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A single brown pelican on a sand bar next to a large flock of American white pelicans in the Ten Thousand Islands area of Florida
Took this photo as a large flock of Terns hanging out on Caladesi Island took flight and circled me.
Staying local and walking the lanes by the house and I came across this flock just after dawn. They were just lying on the ground warmed by their body heat, but one or two started to move as I approached leaving thawed patches on the frozen ground. It was comical watching some of them trying to move with stiff cold joints!
This was taken hand held in the gloomy light hence the high ISO!
I had planned to get a shot of the frozen misty lane with the sun angling through the avenue of trees. A foggy mist had been forecast, but as you can see it turned out to be relatively clear here! I will get that shot though one of these winter mornings!
A Flock of Seagulls are an English new wave band formed in Liverpool in 1979. The group, whose best-known line-up comprised Mike Score, Ali Score, Frank Maudsley and Paul Reynolds, hit the peak of their chart success in the early 1980s.
In an Interview with the Worchester Magazine (2017), Mike Score explains where the band name comes from:
my favorite band was The Stranglers. One of their songs was called "Toiler on the Sea." We were at one of their concerts (The singer) yells out, "a flock of seagulls." We were in the front row. He looked like he looked right at us and called out, “a flock of seagulls.” We took it as a sign. Originally, we were called Level 7, but Level 42 has just put their album out. We knew we were going to have to change our name … Strangely enough, from that moment on, everybody noticed us. Everyone was like, 'Wow, what a strange name.' I think the name made people want to hear what we were about.[5]
Redpolls travel in flocks of up to several hundred individuals. They move frenetically, foraging on seeds in weedy fields or small trees one minute and swirling away in a mass of chattering birds the next. Their buzzy zap and rising dreeee calls are distinctive.
The Pantanal
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Formerly widespread in gallery forest or woodland, now most numerous in the Pantanal. Elsewhere very rare or absent. They are the longest in length of the macaws. Flocks can be as large as 40-50 birds. Many landowners offer protection to these birds helping to stabilize the population.
Of the 145 species of parrot in Central and South America, 45 are in danger of extinction. All 18 species of macaws are threatened. The primary causes are habitat loss and heavy exploitation for the pet trade.
Hyacinth macaws brought $5,000 to $10,000 each in the pet trade as of 1988. This high price fosters a dangerous level of poaching and smuggling. Data and anecdotal evidence suggests that as many as 10,000 Hyacinth macaws were taken from the wild during the 1980s.
My two cats entertainment are these sparrows outside each front window, clustered in teh lilac bushes.
"The beautiful Mandarin Duck was introduced from the Far East, where it can still be found in China, Japan, Korea and parts of Russia... It escaped, or was deliberately released, from captivity in the UK... Mandarin Ducks are actually quite shy birds, often hiding beneath overhanging willows and usually only forming small flocks..."
A beautiful, unmistakable duck: Male Mandarin Ducks have elaborate plumage with orange plumes on their cheeks, orange 'sails' on their back, and pale orange sides, bright bib. green 'ears'; females are dull in comparison, with grey heads, brown backs and white eyestripe..."
The Mandarin Duck nests in holes in trees, sometimes high up and a long way from the water...Shortly after the ducklings hatch, the Mandarin Hen (female) flies down and tries to coax the young to jump from the nest...Once they have left the tree and made their way back to water, the Drake (male) will return to the family and help to protect the ducklings..."
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He's calling all his wives, and they all came and joined him in the tree. I think he was telling them the bird feeder was close by because they all attacked it.
The famous Robe Obelisk on the Limestone Coast, South Australia. The cliffs are slowly being eroded away by the relentless waves with the Obelisk being given no more than 30 year until it is swallowed by the ocean.
A flock of at least 200 of these highly social birds descended on our back yard yesterday and feasted on the black oil sunflower seeds in the feeder. I see flocks crossing the highway occasionally, but this is the first time in our yard. Hey. Take it easy. Those seeds are expensive!
These White-faced ibises, along with Canada geese and other water birds, were at the City of Davis Wastewater Treatment Plant pond in Davis, California.
Feeding time, A Lesser Goldfinch (F) perched on a Fuller's Teasel which is packed with seeds. Coast Range, Eel River Watershed, North California
I shot this a few days ago on the beach in Juno Fl.. It was about 6pm so light not great . 19 birds here in this shot but there were more..Never seen so many Pelicans fishing .It was fun .I wish the light had been better. I used flypaper texture here which I am experimenting with which helps bring out the contrast .
I Really must come up with something more appropriate than beach scenes.
Hope you are all getting ready to enjoy the Holidays!
A Ewe laying peacefully with a flock of Starlings noisily searching round it for food.
Apparently the collective noun for Starlings is a Murmuration, however, is this true when they are on the ground? We usually associate a Murmuration as the mass patterns created by Starlings in flight, or at least I do!
Flying low just above Lake Michigan, these Cormorants were migratating northward on May 1st, 2025.
They often fly by in flocks of a hundred or more!
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A flock of Yellow-rumped Warblers came through our area and along with American Robins, American Goldfinch, and Starlings, pretty well cleaned out the Juniper berries.
Photographed in our backyard in Palisade, Colorado.
A cormorant in flight at the Leonabelle Turnbull Birding center in Port Aransas, Texas. I'm pretty sure it is a Neotropic Cormorant - there is a flock of those that live in the area, but it is too high to get a good look at the head.
In UK winters, snow buntings appear as sparrow-sized birds with a buffy and streaky plumage, contrasting with their summer black-and-white appearance. They have a sandy or buff wash on their heads and backs, with rusty-brown streaks on the crown, ear coverts, and breast sides. However, when they fly, they show bold white patches on their wings and dark wingtips, making them look black and white again