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A male hooded merganser floats in a small, highly shaded water body in Tampa, Florida.
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This male Western Tanager was the best photo opportunity of the day. Photographed east of Rimrock Lake at Jumpoff Meadows, Yakima County, Washington. I found surprisingly few birds compared to past visits. None of the usual Western Bluebirds, Red-tailed Hawks, Canada jays.and more. Even American Robins were scarce and there are usually dozens of them. IMG_7182
Photographed in my backyard, Yakima County, Washington. IMG_3392
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One of our largest diving ducks, the Canvasback is uncommon. In fact, this is only the 3rd year I have seen them. They really are stunning, both the male here, and the female.
The pied kingfisher or Ceryle rudis, is a species of water kingfisher widely distributed across Africa and Asia. Originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, it has five recognised subspecies.
Its black and white plumage and crest, as well as its habit of hovering over clear lakes and rivers before diving for fish, make it distinctive.
Males have a double band across the breast, while females have a single gorget that is often broken in the middle.
They are usually found in pairs or small family groups.
This is a medium-sized kingfisher, about 25 cm (9.8 in) long.
This is a male member of the flock that has been consistently visiting my feeders for the past month. I photographed him out of my back window. No cropping,
This is North America's smallest bird. They visit the Davis Mountains in far West Texas as they migrate south.
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I've posted a couple of recently taken female American Kestrel images and have not seen a male yet this year. Here's one from the archives in a similar pose so you can see the differences. The topside is brown tones on the female where the male has feathers of grey. The most striking difference to me is the tail.