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(Buteo platypterus) I wasn't sure of the ID on this one. If anyone thinks differently please let me know.
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Hey Wood Nature Reserve. The new pond already attracting some interesting visitors.
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Interesting facts about Thomas: Broad-winged Hawks nest in Ontario but spend the winter as far south as South America. During migration, they can form large flocks or “kettles” that can contain thousands of birds. When migrating, Broad-winged Hawks travel an average of 110 kilometers per day and a total of 7000 kilometers one way!
First new photo posting since rotator cuff surgery 9 weeks ago. And as you might expected, it's a hummingbird. 5 Flash set-up at 1/32 power freezes action to @ 0.0004 sec (4/10,000 of a second)
Yesterday I saw a female Broad-bodied Chaser (Libellula depressa) in the nature reserve "Gemene Weidebeek". Though it seems it is a common dragonfly, I think I had seen it just once before.
It has a broad, flat and short abdomen, hence its Dutch name "Platbuik" = 'Flat belly'. The abdomen of the male dragonfly is a bluish grey, the females are quite bright yellow.
Anyway, I was delighted to discover it perched on a branch and to be able to capture it.
It was an amazing experience to be able to watch this daring male defend and feed from a specific flower patch day after day at the YMCA. I knew how attached individuals could get to one pot of flowers from previous encounters, so I just hung around them until a bird showed up and stayed in the area. Luckily for me, it just happened to be this brilliant male, and he wasn't shy at all.
BROAD-BILLED HUMMINGBIRD:( Male)
Family: Trochilidae
Species: Cynanthus latirostris
Seen at Santa Rita Lodge in Madera Canyon, Arizona. (Santa Cruz County)
A green Bug in a green world.
This one brushed my shoulder as it flew across the path I was walking on. Even though I did see it land among a patch of thistles and grass, it took me awhile to find it, The bright light and dappled highlights didn't help.
Fort Saskatchewan Prairie. Fort Sakatchewan, Alberta.
perched on an island in the middle of the Kafue River, not far from another dead tree in which they had built their nest.
Taken from a small boat on the Kafue River in Kafue National Park, Zambia in November 2017
Broad-billed Rollers are more compact than the other African rollers.
They are intra-African breeding migrants that move to the south as from late October. They can be found in riverine forest and nearby savanna.
Eurystomus glaucurus
breedbekscharrelaar
Rolle violet
Zimtracke
Carraca Picogorda
Uccello dollaro africano
rolieiro-de-bico-amarelo / peito-lilás
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This hummingbird nests throughout the Western states but only in mountain elevations. I have spent time with the BTH in several states, and, yes, every time I encountered it I did so at elevations between 7000-8000 feet.
In the Mountains east of Salt Lake City, this species is all over. It makes a trilling sound as it flies by, and I never walked more than fifteen minutes without hearing one.
Perhaps not oddly, they respond very well to feeders. The host of a campground at which I stayed had perhaps a dozen feeders next to her RV. She said she goes through 3 gallons a week. How spectacular.
I simply stood and shot for an hour.
Haven't seen her in a while. I hope she off building a nest somewhere nearby.
Backyard patio
Tucson, Arizona
Quite a rarity this far north in West Texas, this bird visited hummingbird feeders on private property in Nolan County, TX.
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Aucun groupe privé ou groupe multiple ne vous invite
Geen privégroep of meerdere groepsuitnodigingen alstublieft
Keine private Gruppe oder mehrere Gruppen laden bitte ein
Nenhum grupo privado ou grupo múltiplo convida por favor
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Love these little guys! : )
I think this is a BT hummer, but it sure acted like a rufous. I have a lot of difficulty ID'ing them. And I'm not sure what's going on with the neck feathers.
A female broad-billed hummingbird emerges from the shadows at Boyce Thompson Arboretum. If I were to choose my perfect bokeh, it would not be beige, but living in the desert there tends to be a bit of beige around. So you shoot what you see. At least the hummingbird brings a sparkle of green to the scene.