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Elk Island National Park, AB, Canada

September 5, 2010

 

More of the Palm Warbler that I didn't realize I got that day.

Gateway National Recreation Area Sandy Hook, New Jersey

 

This male warbler was very intent on gleaming moths from a few specific shrubs. It paid me no mind whatsoever and would occasionally chase an insect by my feet.

A curious Philadelphia Vireo exploring Sandy Hook’s northern woods

Blue-headed vireo perching on the the yellow flower and looking into my camera.

A single monarch stopped by on its long journey south

This day was really slow, except for the start. I just got off the bus, and saw Wilma kiting into the wind. She was joined by The Boy. He didn't come as close as she did.I hadn't seen her fly in a long time. No joy on the pictures, too dark.

Photographed 24 September 2022, Morning Flight, Gooseberry Neck, Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts

Red-breasted Nuthatch - Burke Lake Park

Plantation preserve , Linear Trail , Fl

Dry Tortugas National Park , Florida

grus canadensis

 

Sandhill Cranes in a farmers field, about 50 km east of Sault Ste. Marie, during fall migration.

 

AF-S VR Nikkor 500mm f/4G ED + Nikon D300S

Fairfield Metro Conservation Area

Fairfield, CT

 

My earliest fall record for Fairfield.

Not as good a day as Tuesday, but I was out.

Large really is best.

 

One thing I love about living where I do, is this rather amazing spectacle of nature that can be witnessed every fall at Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve, which stands on an ~800 feet (~250 meters) high bluff overlooking Lake Superior. On any given day in September and October, anywhere from hundreds to tens of thousands of birds of prey migrate past the overlook (the daily record is 101,000 broad-winged hawks!), originating from summer breeding grounds as far north as the Arctic and with wintering destinations as far south as South America. Raptor enthusiasts come from all over the world to watch it unfold, while enjoying magnificent views of The Great Lake.

 

Miquelon Lake Provincial Park, AB, Canada

 

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! Back to my shorebird series! Enjoy!

Large gatherings of the snow geese during late fall 2017, just before heading farther south for the winter.

Feeding on wild Jewel Weed at Presquile Provincial Park,Ontario

She got very, very close. I think she was curious about the camera. Wasn't bothered by a jogger going by either.

 

I've taken 218797 pictures and still it hasn't blown up.

Marbled Godwit

 

Miquelon Lake Provincial Park, AB, Canada

Brower Park, Brooklyn

Sample of Dead Birds that struck buildings in Washington D.C. during the Fall and Spring of 2012 in a short stretch of streets from Union Station to the Convention Center, photo stitched together from 18 separate hi res shots. Specimens surveyed (with permits) by Lights Out DC group and deposited in the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History , can you name all the species?

Presqu'ile Provincial Park,Ontario

The monarchs gather each fall at the Peninsula Point State Park in Stonington (Upper Peninsula of Michigan). They wait there along the shores of Lake Michigan for a north wind or favorable flying conditions. When the time is right, they fly en masse over Lake Michigan and continue on their long journey to Mexico.

We felt our first hint of Fall yesterday in North Texas. A cool front late Friday night dropped us from our normal 95 to 105 degree days to a wonderful high of 83. The cool spell caused the Cattle Egrets to start flocking together, and it gave the local horses something to get excited about.

 

Thanks goodness I had my camera handy to catch some of the excitement.

 

Sorry I've been gone so long - I really miss my Flickr friends.

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Rushton Preserve,

Chester Co., PA

September 25, 2016

The dew was very thick this morning. This little one seemed not to notice the big droplet on its chin.

so I posted me some ;D

 

Hope I haven't already posted this one I don't think I have!

An uncommon sparrow for our area...on the east side of the Golf Course on the way to Montrose.

Taken at Crandon Park, Key Biscayne, FL, USA

Ruby Throated hummingbird at Klein Woods Nature Center.

Yellow-rumped warblers were enjoying the juniper berries.

Fall migration has begun as I spotted this warbling vireo and some warblers have stopped in for a bit before heading down south.

Archilochus colubris

Early fall migration with males dominating

Photographed 24 September 2022, Morning Flight, Gooseberry Neck, Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts

Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada

August 2014

(Setophaga americana) -- Northern Parula

A small warbler of the upper canopy, the Northern Parula flutters at the edges of branches plucking insects. This bluish gray warbler with yellow highlights breeds in forests laden with Spanish moss or beard lichens, from Florida to the boreal forest, and it's sure to give you "warbler neck." It hops through branches bursting with a rising buzzy trill that pinches off at the end. Its white eye crescents, chestnut breast band, and yellow-green patch on the back set it apart from other warblers.

 

Read more at: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/northern_parula/overview

I only see these big, beautiful doves during spring & fall migration. Always fun to look out and spot one.

Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)

Garland, Texas

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