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American white pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, Pelecanidae) fly closely over their blurred reflections in the mostly calm water of Lake Butte des Morts at Terrell's Island Preserve.
Winnebago County, Wisconsin
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Common, and widepread, American Robins are always a welcome sight in Spring. Although some robins remain to struggle through the cold winter months, most robins migrate southward for the winter.
They are common backyard birds that will sing sweetly all through the early morning. This male robin was seen in a low, swampy area of Lake St Clair Metropark, a typical place to find winter non-migrating robins.
State Bird of Michigan.
One of the beautiful aquatic flowers on the lake at Stoevers Dam Park, Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Took some other photos the same day, see collage below.
Canon FD lens adapted via Metabones
South Pond, Lincoln Park - Chicago, IL
July 2021
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An eagle can live up to 70 years, but to reach this age the eagle must make some hard and difficult decisions.
American Oystercatchers are the only birds in their environment with the ability to open large molluscs such as clams and oysters (except for large gulls that drop clams onto pavement). Foraging oystercatchers often attract other birds eager to share (or steal from) the oystercatcher’s “raw bar,” including Willets, large gulls, and Ruddy Turnstones.
Photographed in my backyard, Yakima County, Washington. I have seen a significant increase in the number of American Goldfinches recently.
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Don't you just love the "knob" on the left one's bill? That's this bird's form of breeding plumage.
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Nesting adults will add broken shells or pebbles to the nests in order to disguise the speckled eggs.
American white ibis juvenile.
No post-processing done to photo, only cropped. Nikon NEF (RAW) files available. NPP Straight Photography at noPhotoShopping.com
American White Pelicans are gregarious birds, often associated with Double-crested Cormorants. Few can fail to be impressed by the sight of this spectacular species, one of the largest boreal birds, soaring overhead or feeding in synchronized groups. A flock of migrating American White Pelicans is a majestic sight-a long line of ponderous birds, flapping and coasting. Each bird seems to take its cue from the one in front of it, beginning to flap and starting a glide when its predecessor does. These birds ride rising air currents to great heights, where they soar slowly and gracefully in circles. These birds are more buoyant than Brown Pelicans and do not dive for their food. They cooperate to surround fish in shallow water, scooping them into their pouches. They take in both water and fish, and then hold their bills vertically to drain out the water before swallowing the food. This species is something of a conservation success story, with major population declines and range contractions before 1980 largely reversed.
A part of a larger group found in Lake Marian, Osceola County, Florida.
You'll need sharp eyes to catch sight of an American Bittern. This streaky, brown, and buff heron can materialize among the reeds, and disappear as quickly, especially when striking a concealment pose with neck stretched and bill pointed skyward. We spotted this one moving from one side of the reeds to the other. Usually, they can be heard but rarely seen, so we were thrilled to see this one emerge from the brush.
American Goldfinch ~ "The goldfinches are symbolic of joy, enthusiasm, positivity, and persistence. In Christianity, these birds have a strong symbolism and are considered to be sacred".
A large number of American Robins (Turdus migratorius) spent the winter of 2015/2016, surviving on fruit and berry trees along with feeding on minnows in a small wetland in northeast Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
As we have now entered the winter of 2016/2017, it will be interesting to see if any Robins attempt to brave the season again.
20 January, 2016.
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If you look closely in the frogs eye, you can see the silhouettes of my friends Karen and Steve, as well as myself. Wildwood Park, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
American Robin took a break while ice fishing on the local pond.
Nikon 500mm f4G + 1.4X
(Taken 0n Jan. 2020, Hermitage Park, Edmonton, Alberta)
Young nestlings can run within 24 hours of birth but their beaks are not strong enough to open bivalve shells until they are about 2 months old.
(Vanessa virginiensis) is a butterfly found throughout North America. Flower is Lantana. Very unusual to see a butterfly this late in the year.
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I'm a little confused with the bit of green around the eye. Is this a female or a young male? Taken in Calgary, Alberta. Canon R5
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This American Avocet in winter plumage was seen at Merritt Island NWR. It's a fairly large wading bird (14", 46cm) that often feeds in groups by swinging their long recurved bills in the water.
I specifically searched for an Avocet and a Florida Scrub Jay on this trip, and was very satisfied to add both to my "life list."
American Avocet (Recurvirostra Americana), Life Bird Photograph #220.
An unmistakable bird of the Caribbean and nothern South American coast, this species is found in saline lagoons where it often walks with its head under water as it feeds on acquatic invertebrates. Santuario de Fauna y Flora Los Flamencos, Camarones, Colombia
This robin was about to enjoy a puddle in our driveway, but hadn't disrupted the perfect reflection yet.
An American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) in full breeding plumage relaxes on the shores of a small wetland on the prairie landscape east of Tofield, Alberta, Canada.
17 May, 2022.
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Both parents incubate, taking turns to go out to forage so that the eggs are constantly guarded. Parents switch duty every other day during incubation. Eggs left unattended are rapidly eaten by California gulls.
This robin found a nice place to pose with lovely light and bokeh. I love it when they find a good place to pose!
American Goldfinch numbers have been increasing recently in my yard but they have ate most of the sunflower seeds so they may go somewhere else. Next year I need to grow more sunflowers. A couple of chickadees were checking for seeds yesterday but not sure they found any. Now that the birds ate all of the seeds from my plants I will feed them a few sunflower seeds occasionally. Yakima County, Washington.
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A North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) is observed in an open field, not often on the ground, feeding on dried vegetation in the apsen parkland region north of Thorhild, Alberta, Canada.
22 March, 2014.
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