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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
White-necked Heron, Ardea pacifica
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Not a regular bird for us, we only see them on irregular visits.
The cricket population has exploded in the mown paddocks and this bird was making the most of the smorgasboard offerings.
Getting close to it was out of the question as it was in the middle of large grassed paddock, and it was early afternoon sunlight.
If it could spot a cricket in the grass, a great clumping photographer waving a lens would have been easy to spot.
This Black-necked Stilt was doing a good job making sure no potential predators got too close to its young. I thought I had given them enough space but obviously this beauty didn’t agree. While this one gave me a fuss the other adult quickly wandered farther into the marsh along with its chicks.
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Himantopus mexicanus
Another shot of a fine looking Black-necked Grebe from my trip to to the reservoir. These birds are just stunning in their summer plumage.
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This Green Heron just couldn’t decide: ‘Should I stay or should I go?’ He would stretch his neck up, begin to leave then compress that magical slinky neck down and relax for a few seconds before doing it again. Finally, he stretched his neck way out and took to the air. Green Herons are often amusing, chasing each other around, making strange sounds, fishing from low branches or from the air and working that magical neck. Lots of fun. I’ll be offline for a bit but wanted to wish everybody a wonderful New Year. See you in ’25! (Butorides virescens) (Sony a1ii, 400mm, f/2.8, 1/3200, ISO 1600)
My last post from a recent visit to Elk Island National Park. Also my last post for a few days as I have some repairs to make to my car which will take some time. I am pretty slow at such things being very careful with each step and labeling everything I remove. I am hoping that temperature and conditions (smoke) cooperate to make it as easy as possible as I have no garage.
Anyways, I have been complaining about how little there is at Elk Island these days and how distant everything seems to be, well that is true, but there was a slight exception here as I was able to shoot low from the boardwalk and this Red Necked Grebe came in fairly close. This is still a crop but I was very happy with the conditions. Besides this one and its nearby mate there was only a couple of Canada Geese in sight from the boardwalk which is a disappointment, but I have to make the best use I can of what is presented, and although Red Necked Grebes are quite common here they are always a treat for me.
Black-necked Stilts (Himantopus mexicanus) are among the easiest birds to identify with their striking black and white plumage and very long, thin red legs. Females and juveniles may be distinguished from males by their dark brownish backs. Copyright © Kim Toews/All Rights Reserved.
2011.03.30 MacBook & Iomega HD, 1842
Aythya collaris.
The ring-necked duck is a diving duck from North America commonly found in freshwater ponds and lakes. A migrant to the UK, this bird has set up home at RSPB Radipole in Weymouth, Dorset.
Pink-Necked Pigeon, Punai Gading, Treron vernans
Although the name pink-necked, the neck part is almost purple, not pink. A forest species which has successfully adapted to urban landscape, gardens and park all over Malaysia. This species usually perched high in the trees but they certainly not shy to come down to lower part feeding on fruits of gardens trees planted along the roads. I love the sound of this species, a series of pleasing chuckling coos, uttered up and down the scale while feeding. Can also be found in flocks especially near coast in mangroves, scrub, secondary forest, forest edges throughout Peninsular and adjoining islands.
A striking black-and-white bird with very long, thin red legs, the Black-necked Stilt is found along the edges of shallow water in open country.
Black-necked Stilts inhabit shallow wetlands from the western United States to Central America and parts of South America. In the United States, Black-necked Stilts are commonly found in salt ponds, flooded lowlands, or shallow lagoons. Human-maintained wetlands such as sewage ponds or flooded pastures are particularly suitable habitats for these birds, since such environments have some sparse vegetation without being too overgrown. The endangered Hawaiian subspecies, the Ae'o, lives in wetlands, mudflats, and ponds on all the major islands.
Black-necked Stilts wade for their food, and will only swim or dive when under duress. During breeding and during winter, they are strongly territorial birds, and are particularly aggressive to chicks that are not their own. When not breeding, Black-necked Stilts roost and forage in closely packed groups, often staying within a foot of each other. Black-necked Stilts are semicolonial when nesting, and they participate en masse in anti-predator displays. The displays include one in which nonincubating birds fly up to mob predators, and one in which all birds encircle a predator, hop up and down, and flap their wings.
Source: Cornell Lab of Orinthology
A few years ago, I had received word of a Red-necked Grebe that had showed up here in Southeast Michigan. It was spotted at one of our local metro parks. I was able able to locate him below one of the dams. I had watched him for about a half hour diving looking for food. each time he came up, he had a small bullhead in his beak. I have only seen about a handful since then out on Lake St. Clair but they were way to far out for pictures.
Black-necked Grebe, Podiceps nigricollis
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Whtie-necked Heron, Ardea pacifica
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A pair are currently working in some of the local paddocks. There has been an abundance of crickets providng easy feeding
The ring-necked ducks have made their way back to Arizona for the winter. Always a welcome winter resident in my opinion. This one is a male. These are diving ducks as you might guess from the beading water all over him. According to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the oldest recorded ring-neck duck was 20 years and 5 months. Seems pretty old to me. (BTW: The theme to the James Bond movie, Gold Finger, ran through my head when I pondered the golden eye of this ring-necked duck. Hence my title. It doesn't really fit, but hey, I'm taking license)
I’m not usually a fan of birds on stick photographs, but this red-necked tanager is just too stunning to keep to myself.
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The beautiful eye on this Black-necked Stilt is quite visible here. Probably the last one of these beauties for this album. I love them so much!
Black-necked Stilts wade into shallow bodies of water, seldom swimming, in pursuit of tiny aquatic invertebrates. Adults defending nests or chicks fly around and call loudly, sometimes performing a distraction display by feigning injury.
Female.
Species: Aythya collaris.
The Female Ring-necked Duck looks similar to female Greater and Lesser Scaups. She is brown overall with lighter-grey cheeks. Like the scaups, she has a white crescent at the base of her bill, although it is less distinctive than that of either the Greater or Lesser Scaup. The Female Ring-necked Duck can be distinguished from the scaups by the thin, white eye-ring that trails back to her ear, and the peaked shape of her head, as well as by differing habitat. Juveniles look like females. Info: Bird Web.
Alexandra Park, Manchester, UK.
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When I spotted this shorebird at the same location that I found a Dunlin about 2 days before, I initially thought this was the same bird. (See previous frame for Dunlin photo.) However with a closer look I realized this was an even rarer bird, a Phalarope. Finding this species definitely made my day and I had a chance to read-up on Phalaropes:
Red-necked Phalaropes are fascinating shorebirds. Sex roles are reversed so that the females are the more colorful ones and it is they who compete aggressively with each other for the males. Responsibility for tending to the eggs and the young goes to the male. Red-necked Phalaropes breed in the Arctic but spend winters off the coast of Ecuador and Peru in tropical ocean waters.
Saratoga Lake
Stillwater, NY