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I have a neighbor who grows native Texan flowers and plants, which attract hundreds of butterflies. So beautiful to walk by.
Curlew Sandpiper passing by on its way to warmer climates, a rare visitor around here
Bécasseau cocorli - Curlew Sandpiper
Urville-Nacqueville, Cotentin, Normandy, France
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I was very surprised to see swans flying through the area yesterday morning, but I'm glad they did! Beaturiful to see them flying in the early morning light.
One of the butterflies migrating south. "South winds have been holding the butterflies back. During most of October, a persistent weather pattern has remained in place. Cold fronts have been weak and have only twice dipped as far south as Texas. On only 4 of the last 19 days has the wind blown down from the north.
The pattern finally broke on October 12th. In the absence of headwinds butterflies moved across Texas in a clear pulse — including this remarkable report of an estimated 5,000 monarchs." Text credit to "Monarch Butterfly Journey North."
A family of Qashqai during their spring migration in search of greener pasture in the Zogros Mountain in Central Iran. The Qashqai are a nomadic group of Turkish origin that lives in Iran and still lead a traditional life.
A migrating monarch on a big pot of mostly red lantana next to a birdbath. The monarchs clearly preferred these red blossoms to a much larger bed of pink and yellow. Fewer monarchs are passing through now. Hopefully, I have some eggs on my measly crop of swamp milkweed. I'll do better nex year, I promise.
Our beautiful world, pass it on.
"On warm summer evenings, Common Nighthawks roam the skies over treetops, grasslands, and cities. Their sharp, electric peent call is often the first clue they’re overhead. In the dim half-light, these long-winged birds fly in graceful loops, flashing white patches out past the bend of each wing as they chase insects. These fairly common but declining birds make no nest. Their young are so well camouflaged that they’re hard to find, and even the adults seem to vanish as soon as they land." Cornell
We've found a few mixed flocks of migrating warblers. Every Yellow Warbler has been a female. Maybe the males migrate earlier/later? Our beautiful world, pass it on.
A blue-morph Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) and three white morphs accompanied by two Ross's Geese (Anser rossii). A cool fact from Cornell "Populations of arctic-nesting geese, especially Ross’s Geese and Snow Geese, have changed the plant communities in the places where they nest. Their large, growing colonies strip vast areas of vegetation, in some areas nearly down to bare ground. Some of these denuded areas of tundra are visible from space." Press L to view larger, a short cut I just learned.
Medium-sized, rather nondescript raptor with overall dark plumage. Varies considerably across range, but always note tail fork (can disappear when tail is fully open), and short head and neck. Juvenile averages paler and more contrastingly-marked. Flight style buoyant, gliding and changing direction with ease. Frequently forages in urban areas, rubbish dumps, aquatic habitats, and grassland, but usually avoids heavily forested areas. Sometimes solitary, but also gathers in large flocks on migration and at good feeding areas. eBird
Red Breasted male in the morning sunlight.
This might be one of my last shots I will get of these little birds. Their time with us this far South is quickly coming to an end as the urge to migrate back North to breed returns. Thats ok, they need to go back to make more so maybe in another few years they will irrupt again and I will get to see them here once more. Safe travels my little buddies!!
It doesn't feel like spring in Saskatchewan where the temperature hasn't been above freezing in the past week. These birds are on their northern migration and must be wondering if they left their warm summer homes a little too early. I'm hoping warmer weather is on its way ...
Hadn't seen a tanager that bred here for a few weeks, but lots of migrating birds here this morning. Surprised to see a few summer tanagers. We run Merlin when birding and it heard them clicking even though we didn't. If you don't know about Merlin from Cornell, check it out. It's not only good to ID calls, but to locate birds. Our beautiful world, pass it on.
... to the weekend - TGIF!
Wildebeests / Weißbartgnus (Connochaetus taurinus)
crossing the Mara River
in Northern Serengeti N.P., Tanzania, Africa
Migrating white-out at Middlecreek WMA on 3/2/2016. This photograph shows only a small part of the huge flocks of snow geese feeding in the corn fields around Middlecreek.
Nearly 100,000 snow geese, several thousands of tundra swans and many other species of water fowl at Middlecreek Wildlife Management Area during the migration is an awe inspiring sight. Middlecreek is critical to migrating water fowl and an invaluable educational resource.
So I was shocked and dismayed to read that Pennsylvania legislators are considering closing Middlecreek because of funding problems. Hopefully this can be prevented and this is only a bargaining chip in the current budget battle.
For birders at least three Ross's Geese were spotted and I am certain that they are in this photograph, but I have been unable to identify in the mass of snow geese in this photograph
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