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Flock of sheep and Great Caucasus panorama near the village of Laza, Azerbaijan.
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This image was taken in the summer time when I visited a local shore line to photograph Least Tern Chicks. Black Skimmers are very interesting birds, and there was a small flock at the beach. They were clearly engaged in some type of social behavior, which may have been some type of early courtship ritual. Anywho, there was this one Skimmer who would always stand away from the others. It appeared to me that he was the lookout or sentry for the group, ready to alert the others if danger was lurking. View large for best Black Skimmer experience.
The weather has turned beautiful and cool here in Philly and I am hoping that spurs on some bird activity.
It is the weekend! Get out and shoot!
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A plain, chunky bird with a “big mouth.” Found in foothill rainforest of western Ecuador and western Colombia. It’s mostly olive-brown with pale eyes and a stout bill. Forages at middle levels of the forest and may join mixed-species flocks. Sings incessantly early in the morning, giving loud whistles intermixed with scratchy twitters and squeaks. It can open its beak surprisingly wide while singing, giving the impression that it’s shouting. (eBird)
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I've been going through my photo archive, updating names based on the latest taxonomy. As part of that work, I've come across photos that I've never processed or posted (usually because they were too grainy, fuzzy, etc.). New editing tools, though, have meant that a few will now see the light of day, like this one. Taken in the early hours of the morning by a less than perfect camera, it finally comes to light after some heavy duty editing.
Note: I had originally ID'd this bird as a South American Leaftosser (which is very similar to this). When I posted it on eBird, the reviewer got back to me almost immediately with a correction. Oh well, still a lifer and still the one and only time I've seen this bird.
San Jorge de Milpe, Pinchincha, Ecuador. July 2019.
Magic Birding Circuit.
As the shorebirds migrate to their summer breeding grounds in Alaska, one fascinating component of their behavior is that they stick together, fly together, and eat together. The flock allows protection from predators as the great numbers of birds can confuse predators. For us, the observers, it's almost musical and or magical to see this behavior. I thought this spatial separateness continued on the ground after they landed for eating but to my surprise I found and posted a photo where two birds collided when one ran into another as they frantically ran around to find food.
Taken 11 May 2020 at Homer, Alaska.
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Flocking to the sea
The sun is shining
The Water's clear
Down by the sea
I lost control with you,
And living, living,
And I, living, by the sea
Living free
I'd love to stay here
In the Time of the Virus, I am reviewing my earliest Flickr uploads [2008 forward] hoping some are worth a second look.
The flock of pigeons scatter as a pair of GP40-2s lead local train L012 westbound over the diamonds crossing the New England Central Railroad (ex CV) main at CP83 on CSXT's Boston Sub (ex Boston and Albany) mainline.
The West Springfield based local is pulling off the controlled siding after making their set off and pick up in the small but busy yard just to the east. Standing guard at the junction as it has for 140 years is the 1883 built H.H. Richardson designed Union Station.
Palmer, Massachusetts
Thursday January 26, 2022
Charlotte Plains, QLD
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Flock of sheep (about 150 animals) in the Immerloopark (park, lake and morass) in Arnhem, the Netherlands.
Schaapskudde in het najaar in het Immerloopark in Arnhem
Het gras in een van de grotere Arnhemse stadsparken "Het Immerloopark" (park, meertje, moeras) wordt dagelijks op een natuurlijke wijze kort gehouden door een kudde van circa 150 Australische schapen.