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The warm light from the setting sun, the dark, moody clouds in the eastern sky, a little bit of ice on the water, and periodic flocks of migrating tundra swans all conspired to make a magical evening in Goose Island Park, La Crosse County, Wisconsin.
Not all wildebeests migrate endlessly around the Serengeti. Some wander near Ngorgoro Crater, see the lush grasses and freshwater ponds and streams and only a small population of predators and say, "Hey, let's stay here! We don't havr to wander and be quaite as afraid of other animals trying to kill and eat us," and so some stay. But even in Tanzania's Garden of Eden they get selfish to dominate their clans and their territories, as this pair of males is doing. Old habits die hard. ©2019 John M. Hudson | jmhudson1.com
It has been a great season to catch migrating Bald Eagles. This one managed to turn at the right time to catch the good light.
These Lesser Sandhill Cranes, Grus canadensis canadensis are on their northward migration to Alaska. Some of them stop over in the West Richland area annually. I think most of them spent the winter in Central California. These are the early arrivals that don't want to miss the Othello Sandhill Crane Festival (March 24-26) held in their honor every year. According the the Othello Sandhill Crane Festival website these birds are Lesser Sandhill Cranes. IMG_3961
Osprey's were formerly a common breeding bird and a visitor to Scotland but have since spread to a few places across England. Osprey's migrate to Africa to spend winter times.
While photographing the dramatic waves on Diamond Beach, Iceland, it was a thrill hear honking sounds and to look up and see a V formation of migrating Whooping swans (Cygnus cygnus) overhead. They return to Iceland in the spring, migrating from Europe.
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With the white patch behind the eye and a not so bright rufous/orange area along her chest/belly are the dominant markings. As a migrator, I'm thinking she hasn't been on the flyway for very long as she's nice and plump.
With the cooler weather, I am going through some of my pictures from this spring. Always exciting to find the male Summer Tanager all decked out and looking for a bride.
A Yellow Bellied Sapsucker showing a significant amount of yellow but little to no "red". So much so I needed to think twice when watching this bird, but after further observation and hanging out with another sap sucker they appear to be migrating through to their final destination!
Migrating Semipalmated Sandpiper feeding on the beach as Stone Harbor Point
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This lion is sleek, well-fed and relaxed because the rains still are plentiful in the southern Serengeti, making the grass green and keeping would-be migrants in place in early June. By this time most of the millions of wildebeests, zebras and Thomson's gazelles would be well into the Western Corridor and headed for the Grumeti River and the first major crossing, but for now the feeding is good in the south, and so migrators -- and their predators -- still are hungrily hanging around. From a 2019 safari in northern Tanzania. 2019 | John M. Hudson
Our base camp on the Anderson River was not too far from the shores of the Beaufort Sea and during our free time we would hike to the coastal area. During on of these hikes we found a small rocky cliff face with a Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) nest and we could see it from a good distance from above. We spent a short period of time to get a photo then departed the nest site.
There was an ample supply of prey to ensure they grew and were able to migrate south in the fall.
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A pair of Swainson's hawks live not far from my house in northeastern Colorado, and I was delighted to find their nest in early July with two youngsters. They were fairly well hidden among the foliage, but it also made it easier for me to be hidden from the parents! Later toward the end of July, the family was out in the open. They migrate for the winter, but I'm hoping they will be back next summer.
The nuthatches constitute a genus, Sitta, of small passerine birds belonging to the family Sittidae. Characterised by large heads, short tails, and powerful bills and feet, nuthatches advertise their territory using loud, simple songs. Most species exhibit grey or bluish upperparts and a black eye stripe.
Most nuthatches breed in the temperate or montane woodlands of the Northern Hemisphere, although two species have adapted to rocky habitats in the warmer and drier regions of Eurasia. However, the greatest diversity is in Southern Asia, and similarities between the species have made it difficult to identify distinct species. All members of this genus nest in holes or crevices. Most species are non-migratory and live in their habitat year-round, although the North American red-breasted nuthatch migrates to warmer regions during the winter. A few nuthatch species have restricted ranges and face threats from deforestation.
Nuthatches are omnivorous, eating mostly insects, nuts, and seeds. They forage for insects hidden in or under bark by climbing along tree trunks and branches, sometimes upside-down. They forage within their territories when breeding, but they may join mixed feeding flocks at other times.
Their habit of wedging a large food item in a crevice and then hacking at it with their strong bills gives this group its English name.
In one of the few remaining places for me to bird in Ottawa, while respecting the rules around public space and physical distancing, there are densely overgrown trails. The birds migrating through love the protection they provide, and photographers - the few of us out and about - are less thrilled. But this is the bird in its habitat and for that I am really pleased.
This was my first day using a new (to me, but previously used) camera that I bought to change things up (thanks David!). It is a very different approach to bird photography for me, as it really relies on my getting pretty close to my subject. But it works really well, and the detail (assuming i can keep getting close to something!) is amazing.
Yesterday - caught this second when one of our remaining Ruby-throated hummingbirds was tussling with a migrating Monarch for one of our Torch sunflowers. The flowers are up to 9 feet tall - that's our roof in the background. Both the Monarchs and hummers are headed soon to Mexico! More Monarch photos soon ... our North Georgia yard
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The grey heron (Ardea cinerea) is a long-legged wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe and Asia and also parts of Africa. It is resident in much of its range, but some populations from the more northern parts migrate southwards in autumn. A bird of wetland areas, it can be seen around lakes, rivers, ponds, marshes and on the sea coast. It feeds mostly on aquatic creatures which it catches after standing stationary beside or in the water or stalking its prey through the shallows.
It's unusual to see White Pelicans more than a couple hundred miles east of the Mississippi. I counted around 200 at this location, a sight to behold when they're all airborne.
Lesser Yellowlegs - Tringa flavipes
The lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) is a medium-sized shorebird. The genus name Tringa is the New Latin name given to the green sandpiper by Aldrovandus in 1599 based on Ancient Greek trungas, a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading bird mentioned by Aristotle. The specific flavipes is from Latin flavus, "yellow", and pes, "foot".
This species is similar in appearance to the larger greater yellowlegs, although it is more closely related to the much larger willet; the fine, clear and dense pattern of the neck shown in breeding plumage indicates these species' actual relationships.
A medium-large shorebird, the lesser yellowlegs measures 27 cm (11 in). The legs are yellow. Compared to the greater yellowlegs, the bill is shorter (visually about the same length as the head), slim, straight, and uniformly dark. The breast is streaked and the flanks are finely marked with short bars.
Their breeding habitat is clearings near ponds in the boreal forest region from Alaska to Quebec. They nest on the ground, usually in open dry locations.
They migrate to the Gulf coast of the United States and south to South America.
This species is a regular vagrant to western Europe, and the odd bird has wintered in Great Britain.
These birds forage in shallow water, sometimes using their bill to stir up the water. They mainly eat insects, small fish and crustaceans.
The call of this bird is softer than that of the greater yellowlegs.
Butterflies are migrating north, and more are showing up in San Antonio every day. This Tiger Swallowtail was in Comanche Lookout Park this morning.
It has been many years since I have seen an Osprey. She appeared at the neighbors lake after being irritated by a murder of crow. I watched her for quite some time hoping she would move closer and provide me with a closer capture and maybe a fishing event. She made a loop quite some distance from me and departed the area! While not the capture I was hoping for, this is my first osprey! Have a wonderful day and thank you for your visit!
I had no idea this was happening, I went to the Taylor Creek Marsh on the south shore of Lake Tahoe to look for fall color. And I wondered why it was so crowded! Yeah, thousands of bright red migrating salmon were visible in the creek.
Rainbow Trail, Taylor Creek. October 7, 2019.
The European crested tit, or simply crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus) (formerly Parus cristatus), is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. It is a widespread and common resident breeder in coniferous forests throughout central and northern Europe and in deciduous woodland in France and the Iberian peninsula. In Great Britain, it is chiefly restricted to the ancient pinewoods of Inverness and Strathspey in Scotland, and seldom strays far from its haunts. A few vagrant crested tits have been seen in England. It is resident, and most individuals do not migrate.
This handsome male Indigo Bunting paid a brief visit while I was waiting at a distance from the Flicker nest that appears in the following frames. While I was staying out of the way of the Flickers, I "park" myself up the road where Ive been able to see a bevy of Warblers and even a Black-billed Cuckoo....its been a terrific spot for me . The Indigo Bunting's breeding range includes Eastern and Southern Ontario and Quebec and extends as far as Manitoba when the recorded sightings dwindle off, they migrate this far north from as far away as Northern South and Central America. Its reallly a striking looking bird isnt it! Thanks to the Flickers ( seen in the next set of photos here ) for being where I discovered them! Sweet isnt it!
Blue wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus) running at sunrise during the Great Migration with Lake Ndutu in the background, Serengeti, Tanzania
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