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Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) male on a pond in the Gilbert Riparian Preserve in Gilbert, Arizona, U.S.A.
14 February, 2017.
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I did not expect to see Black-necked stilts here today. This one was part of a group of 14 that flew in. The constructed storm water wetland is the only piece of open water for many kilometers around here. Every day more species are arriving.
This area is the only place where migratory waterfowl can find a place to land and feed. It could get very interesting until the general thaw happens.
Hermitage Park. Edmonton, Alberta.
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Stilt is a common name for several species of birds in the family Recurvirostridae, which also includes those known as avocets. They are found in brackish or saline wetlands in warm or hot climates.
They have extremely long legs, hence the group name, and long thin bills. Stilts typically feed on aquatic insects and other small creatures and nest on the ground surface in loose colonies.
Most sources recognize 6 species in 2 genera, although the white-backed and Hawaiian stilts are occasionally considered subspecies of the black-necked stilt. The generic name "Himantopus" comes from the Greek meaning "strap-leg".
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Male - right - Female - left side. The Red-necked Tanager is a beautiful tanager, with mainly bright grass green underparts; a brilliant scarlet-red chin that broadens over the cheeks, neck, and nape; a dark blue crown and throat; and orange-yellow wing-coverts. The species is restricted to eastern South America; it is almost endemic to eastern Brazil, but the distribution also extends to adjacent eastern Paraguay and northeastern Argentina. This couple was visiting the feeders of Sítio Espinheiro Negro, São Paulo, Brazil.
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A pair of Red-necked Grebes (Podiceps grisegena) in courtstship display on a lake in the prairie parkland region east of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
4 June, 2018.
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After not going home to Maine in well over a year, I headed east in early January for an extended visit. After arriving in the state, I stayed at an Airbnb in the Portland area for a few days before getting COVID tested to safely see my parents. However, I figured railfanning was a safe quarantine activity, so on the morning of Jan. 7, I was out at Winnocks Neck Road in the Scarborough Marsh to shoot Pan Am Railways POAY led by a patched CSX GE. Having not shot Pan Am for a few years, it was exciting to get one of the GEs. That excitement lasted about one shot though.
The Island in the Sky district of Canyonlands National Park is a large and level mesa. Access to it is provided by a narrow section of rock known as the Neck.
Wolf's Neck Maine state park contains varied ecosystems, including climax white pine and hemlock forests, a salt marsh estuary, and the rocky shorelines on Casco Bays and the Harraseeket River.
This full-sized hummingbird can be found in various parts of Central America as well as upper South America. I only found this species in one of spot in Honduras--Pico Bonito in the east of that country. Funny how a particular hummingbird will dominate in a particular area.
I'm not sure how this bird gained the moniker 'Jacobin' instead of the simpler White-necked Hummingbird. Students of history will remember, though, that the Jacobins were radicals that sprang up following the French Revolution and formed the Reign of Terror along with Robespierre.
The White-necked Jacobin has a reputation as a brawler and a bully that will aggressively chase off other hummingbirds, even female WNJ's. The female of this species will even form the appearance of the males to protect itself from aggression.
White-necked Heron, Ardea pacifica
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There has been an irruption of crickets in the grasslands.
This heron was making the most of the opportunities.
The Black-necked Stilts put on a nice show in the ponds along Highway 87 in Surfside yesterday morning. What a fun way to tune up the photography skills!
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Nyctanassa violacea
Two males and a female black-neck stilts. Black-necked Stilts most often consume aquatic invertebrates. They also eat small fish, tadpoles, and seeds of aquatic plants. Behavior: Black-necked Stilts are gregarious birds. They roost in small groups, but spread out while foraging.
Image taken in the Toledo region of Spain.
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This White-necked Jacobin was one of many hummingbirds that we photographed during our trip to Trinidad this month. Apparently the name Jacobin comes from its hooded appearance that resembled the hoods of Dominican friars which were known as Jacobins. In any case they are quite striking birds.
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Florisuga mellivora
Phalaropus lobatus male,
Morro Creek mouth,
Morro Bay, California
Diptera is the entire order of flies (including mosquitoes, midges, etc.), so I haven't gotten specific about the prey.
The Yellow-necked Caterpillar feeds on a wide variety of woody plants. This group of caterpillars was feeding on one of my blueberry bushes. They are known as being highly gregarious. They feed together and when done devouring a leafy snack they move onto the next one as a single mass. When threatened, they assume a typical C-shaped defensive posture...evidently my camera lens made them feel threatened.
The author of a blog called 1003 Gardens Bog celebrates them: “I love the “gregarious” caterpillars. They’re like a school of fish; they move together. You can conduct them by moving your hand back and forth where they can see it. They shift in unison as though they were watching a tennis match.”
White-necked Heron, Ardea pacifica
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A slow wing flap to move from one part of the paddock to another.
I had hoped it might turn and fly in my direction so we could see those wonderful "White Headlight" wing flashes.
Podiceps nigricollis
St Aidan's RSPB Reserve, Leeds
A former opencast coal mine site which flooded by the adjoining River Aire, and is now managed by the RSPB for wild birds, both resident and migrant birds.The reserve covers nearly 1000 acres (400 hectares). There are 7.5 miles (12kms) of trails winding their way through extensive reed beds, lagoons, open hillside grassland, and scrub; all attracting a wide variety of birds.