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Looks like he is smiling with a big fish in his mouth.
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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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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.
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.
The most noticeable characteristics of the American red squirrel are the tail and the eye ring. The tree squirrel's tail is bushy and dark red with hints of a white outline. The eye ring is a thick, white circle around the rodent's black eyes. American red squirrels are about 12 inches and have grayish, red, or rust-colored fur with a white belly. Sometimes a black stripe can be seen on the sides.
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South Pond, Lincoln Park - Chicago, IL
July 2021
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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.
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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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Photographed in my backyard, Yakima County, Washington. I have seen a significant increase in the number of American Goldfinches recently.
Nesting adults will add broken shells or pebbles to the nests in order to disguise the speckled eggs.
American white ibis juvenile.
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When I come back from my photography tours, usually, I prefer to show as first the ones I think are the best. But when I get some spare time, I go back to my old shots and I try to review them with more calm. Here are some of those of the American Land. The red canyons and sands and rocks which form the legendary South West.
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.
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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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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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.
White-Tailed Deer (female).
From between 27 to 45 inches tall and 6 to 7 feet long and weighing 150-310 pounds (male) and 90 to 211 pounds (female). Tan or reddish brown in summer and grayish brown in winter. Belly, throat, nose band, eye ring and inside of ears are white. Tail brown and edged with white above often with a dark stripe down the center and white below. Black spots on side of chin. Buck's antlers can spread to 3 feet. Does rarely have antlers. Fawns are spotted.
The White-Tailed Deer inhabits farmlands, brushy areas, woods, suburbs and gardens.
They range throughtout the southern half of the southern tier of Canadian provinces and through most of the United States except for the Southwest.
Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.