Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

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These are very small finches - between 4 - 4.5 inches in length

Lesser Goldfinch -

Spinus psaltria

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Couldn't resist a quick stop off on route to The Open at Hoylake . I could watch these beautiful birds of prey all day .

Alligator Farm, St.Augustine, FL

Billy Frank Nisqually Wildlife Refuge

Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge

A Black-tailed Godwit in flight.

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Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge

Robin

Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge

Hyderabad, India

Wood Duck

The Wood Duck or Carolina Duck (Aix sponsa) is a species of perching duck found in North America. It is one of the most colorful North American waterfowl.

The Wood Duck is a medium-sized perching duck. A typical adult is from 19 to 21 inches in length with a wingspan of between 26 to 29 inches. This is about three-quarters of the length of an adult Mallard. It shares its genus with the Asian Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata).

The adult male has distinctive multicolored iridescent plumage and red eyes, with a distinctive white flare down the neck. The female, less colorful, has a white eye-ring and a whitish throat. Both adults have crested heads.

For more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_duck

The Cornell Lab: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Wood_Duck/id

Three Trumpeter Swans in flight, and if I'm not mistaken, I believe one Tundra Swan-- it is smaller, with a sharper slope in the beak. I also see a different flight position, with head held lower. I don't see any yellow in the beak however.

Short-eared Owls

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Flowers and Hummingbirds are a cheerful combination.

Allen's Hummingbird

Selasphorus sasin

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I always relish seeing Kingfishers on my travels as I find them much more approachable than our single Kingfisher species we have here on the east coast of the US.

I have never been remotely successful in photographing our Belted Kingfisher. It seems that if I look sideways at them from 100 yards away, off they go in the other direction.

In fact, I'm confident that if I stood at the edge of a lake and muttered softly under my breath "Belted Kingfisher", every dang one of them within 1/4 mile would immediately take off for the next closest lake.

Given that, I was excited to finely arrange with Ron Bielefeld of Whistling Wings Photography for a morning photographing these wonderful birds.

Ron has a great setup with some small portable blinds that you setup in before sunrise and wait for the action to start.

it was a great experience that I am sure I will repeat the trip more than once. Highly recommended if you find yourself on the east coast of central Florida.

SandHill Cranes Silhouettes SunSet Flight

Forster's Tern

Sterna forsteri

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Best enlarged to see the fish in his beak

Elegant Tern

Thalasseus elegans

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It's always a challenge to get any bird in flight but warblers are even more difficult.

Ameenpur, Hyderabad, India

Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge

Goldfinch

About Turn just spotted lunch

Pelican in flight, kayaking Alameda

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Numenius phaeopus

Egans Creek, Fernandina Beach, FL