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A formation of Canada Geese, migrating northward, passes by Chicago's South Side as the sun rises over Lake Michigan.
Nikon D5100, Tamron 18-270, ISO 320, f/5.6, 18mm, 1/125s
Hyacinth Macaws - Vulnerable - at Miranda - MS.
It was a rare and happy moment to find this beautiful flock!!
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Flock, North Spain (in Explore)
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I was at Beaverton Creek wetlands a few weeks ago near sunset. The light was pretty low, so I couldn't see clearly the kinds of birds that were flocking, but definitely a large group was circling together. I took shots, and found out when I got home that they were killdeer - first time I'd seen more than just a few together!
This was a large flock of ravens in transit, about 500 individuals, and I think the sudden onset of darkness forced them to land and look for a place to spend the night. They are very big and very noisy birds.
A Sunday stroll past flocks of sheep.
In comparison to other German states, Baden-Württemberg, along with Hesse, Bavaria, and Schleswig-Holstein, stands out as a focal area for sheep and goat farming. In Schleswig-Holstein, sheep are primarily kept on dykes to maintain a short turf and compact the soil with their hooves. In contrast, Baden-Württemberg predominantly utilizes extensive sheep breeds in migratory shepherding for landscape management. The sheep herds migrate to different grazing areas according to the vegetative season: in the summer, for instance, they graze on the orchard meadows and the sparse, dry grasslands of the Swabian Jura. Without the sheep, juniper heaths, sparse and dry grasslands, and sloping terrains would risk becoming overgrown with shrubs and trees. However, across Baden-Württemberg and the entire country, sedentary sheep farming prevails.
The Pantanal
Brazil
South America
The black skimmer was photographed resting on a sandbar along the Cuiaba River. There were about six of them there when this image was taken. Within minutes more skimmers were circling above getting ready to land.
The black skimmer (Rynchops niger) is a tern-like seabird, one of three very similar birds species in the skimmer family. It breeds in North and South America. Northern populations winter in the warmer waters of the Caribbean and the tropical and subtropical Pacific coasts, but the South American races make only shorter movements in response to annual floods which extend their feeding areas in the river shallows.
Skimmers have a light graceful flight, with steady beats of their long wings. They feed usually in large flocks, flying low over the water surface with the lower mandible skimming the water (in order of importance) for small fish, insects, crustaceans and molluscs caught by touch by day or especially at night.
The black skimmer breeds in loose groups on sandbanks and sandy beaches in the Americas, the three to seven heavily dark-blotched buff or bluish eggs being incubated by both the male and female. The chicks leave the nest as soon as they hatch and lie inconspicuously in the nest depression or "scrape" where they are shaded from high temperatures by the parents. They may dig their own depressions in the sand at times. Parents feed the young almost exclusively during the day with almost no feeding occurring at night, due to the entire population of adults sometimes departing the colony to forage.
Washington Park Beach ~ Michigan City, Indiana
Nikon D5100, Tamron 18-270, ISO 160, f/6.3, 270mm, 1/2000s
Havent seen this one before! He was hanging with a flock of willets (also a new bird for me) up near Payson AZ
Flocking birds at Titchwell
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Northern Shovelers feed by dabbling for plant food, often by swinging its bill from side to side and using the bill to strain food from the water. We spotted this group as they flew in front of us and this was an opportunistic shot. Despite their stout appearance, shovelers are nimble flyers. We love the large beak, which sets it apart from other ducks, and the beautiful breeding colors that it displays.
My feathers in a birds nest. I found all the feathers and the nest too. This week’s submission for Smile on Saturday! Thank you for your visit, faves and comments 🙏. Second from the left is the feather of a Golden Eagle. The brown one which is pretty wide is from a Hawk. Three large striped feathers are off a Wild Turkey. Blue feathers in front I found attached in a small cluster. Not sure if from baby Blue Jay?
The flocks head home through the orange and pink glow of a Darwin sunset. Very simple, I know, but it was a lovely experience, sitting on a balcony with close friends, sipping champagne and watching this spectacle. Have to treasure those moments and memories. Wishing each of you a safe and happy 2017.