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Apparently, this is not the "Mighty Hunter" of Peace Valley. This male is banded. He is flying towards his mate in this shot. The pair is hanging around the Kestrel box in the field near Sailors Point. They are both pretty skittish
An American Magpie (Pica hudsonia) searches for food in the snow in n urban park in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
We have a very healthy population of this species in our city who are vary acted to urban living thus allowing for such a close-up of this bird.
9 November, 2017
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American White Pelican gliding effortlessly during winter migration. Image taken near Elsberry, Missouri USA.
This particular ibis is a medium-sized bird with an overall white plumage, bright red-orange down-curved bill and long legs. Males are larger and have longer bills than females. Their diet consists primarily of small aquatic prey, such as insects and small fishes. Pairs are predominantly monogamous and both parents care for the young.
American Oystercatcher
These images of the Oyster catcher were taken down at Forsythe NWR back on 04-17-2014.
Camera: Nikon D7100
Lens: Nikon 300mm w 2X TC
ISO 320
1/1000sec f8
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I'm hoping that I will be able to get there this year, with travel restrictions I'm not so sure
Again, be safe be well
This was a species that we were hoping to find on our trip out west and we got lucky to do so on a not-so-popular trail to a small mountain stream. Unless you see it for yourself, it is hard to image a bird this size braving a cascade like this. We have many tighter framings of the dipper, but the setting is an important part of the story with these birds.
The first line from the description in allbaboutbirds.org tells you why they are special: "A bird that walks underneath the water, the slate-gray American Dipper is North America’s only truly aquatic songbird."
An American Wigeon (Anas americana) flaps its wings in an effort to keep them loose and limber in case of the need for a rapid departure from an urban pond in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
20 October, 2016.
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American Coot (Fulica americana) on a small urban wetland in St. Albert, Alberta, Canada.
3 May, 2015.
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A female white pelican (front) is a fair bit smaller than the male (back), as you can see in this image. This pair seemed to be paired up as the male followed her in a ritualistic swim around the pond many times. They are both sporting their long head feathers and more intense colouring of the face and beak.
The American Redstart is referred to as "the butterfly of the bird world" because of its quick fluttering motions and bright orange color on the wings and tail.
They are known by some in the tropics as the "latrine bird" because of their tendency to look for flies around outhouse and garbage dumps. They are also known there as the "Christmas bird" because they appear in the region around Christmas time.
An American Goldfinch perched on a Tamarack tree limb. Which turn a beautiful gold color in the fall, before they drop there needles.
I am paying much more attention to Dragonflies, Butterflies, and Moths these days. The University of Alberta has a great identification help service for Butterflies and Moths called "albertaleps", and a service for all other insects and arachnids called "albertabugs"
John Acorn identified this one for me as an American Emerald. He also identified my other Dragonfly post this evening as a Beaverpond Baskettail.
Elk Island National Park, Alberta.
I love these beautiful pelicans! I was at a local lake and they were everywhere in the water. When the sun came out from behind the clouds, they started flying. What a beautiful sight.
American Pelicans of both sexes develop a bump in breeding season, and it's not on their bellies. The lump forms on top of the bird's beak, and falls off after the birds have mated and laid eggs. Its function is not entirely known, but is thought to be a display of fertility.
We also had a couple of Eurasian Wigeons and Hybrid on the lagoon... They seem to know that they are special... they are more shy than those American Wigeons. I was only using my 100-400 mm lens and could not get close enough to the "special ones".
From the Indians who welcomed the pilgrims
And to the buffalo who once ruled the plains
Like the vultures circling beneath the dark clouds
Looking for the rain
Looking for the rain
Just like the cities staggered on the coastline
Living in a nation that just can't stand much more
Like the forest buried beneath the highway
Never had a chance to grow
Never had a chance to grow
And now it's winter
Winter in America
Gill Scott Heron / Brian Jackson
1973
American Bittern - Port Aransas--Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center, Texas, USA
Bird Species (# 395) that I photographed and placed on my Flickr Photostream. Overall goal is 1000.
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