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They've been in the area a long time - those black clouds of birds. The female Red-Winged Blackbirds are the first ones to visit the feeders every year. Sometimes the males will follow. Male Grackles, also in the clouds, will make a rare appearance. I have never seen a female Grackle at the feeders. (Apologies for over processing the image.)
Seventh day with the common cold. If anything, I feel worse.
Got a huge surprise when this wild turkey landed in my garden! I heard a loud flapping of wings & seconds later this gorgeous, wild turkey arrives! It stayed around long enough for me to take a few photos of it before it flew away! Lucky for him it wasn't Thanksgiving, lol =)
♀️Pochard is a rare winter visitor to the UK as most ♀️’s stay in warmer climates whilst ♂️Pochard visit in very large numbers. This bird was seen at WWT Welney
Happy to see the pandemic has brought a Ruby-crowned Kinglet to the yard. Have seen its crown only once for a mini-second and it almost never stays still.
Haven't seen an Indigo Bunting here in years. I suppose it was the thistle seeds. Thanks for the look and have a good week.
This visitor would go to the heart of the flowers and wallow in the pollen. I tried to capture it but the cactus was forbidding. :-)) It was something to watch, though!
Tiny Visitor - Red-necked Phalaropes are probably my favorite shorebird. I was fortunate to get an opportunity to photograph one while laying down in the reeds last evening. They are incredibly small birds that migrate from wintering grounds in Mexico all the way up to the arctic circle to breed in the summer.
They tend to stop over for a couple weeks around May in California to refuel. Many already are molted fully into breeding plumage and look quite striking. Interestingly, this species exhibits "reverse sexual dimorphism". Females tend to be more brightly colored and more aggressively compete for territories and males, which is unusual in the avian world.
They also have a fascinating spinning feeding behavior which is fun to observe. Looking forward to getting a few more opportunities to photograph this species during their stopover.
Species: Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
Location: Northern California, CA, USA
Date Taken: May 2021
Equipment: Nikon D850 + Nikkor 500mm f/4G ED VR, Handheld
Settings: 1/400s, ISO: 800, f/4.0, +0.7 EV
one of only a couple of feeder visitors today. I guess they are also practicing social distancing as they are staying away in droves.
This lovely butterfly came to see us at Easter Sunday. I've watched it about an hour (!) on these yellow flowers... 😊
This is Freddie and squirrel , both visitors, just staring at each other - no barking or agitation! Had to grab my camera quickly for this one ...
Draveur Visitors Centre at Hautes Gorges National Park in Quebec Canada. This beautiful visitor centre serves as the trailhead for hiking, biking, and canoeing adventures in the heart of the Laurentian Mountains.
Some weird Canadian visitors and a bland ACe. K554-29, (Chicago Clearing, IL - Wauhatchie, TN made an amazing 6 and a half hour run from Nashville to Wauhatchie. On the point was a pair of CN SD75Is, and a rare 1 of 26 SD70Is on CN. I first found 94Z at Bradley with the 1065 leading. Then made my way over to Wauhatchie for the CN motors. Seems as though they had no issue pulling the loaded ethanol upgrade on wet rails. Great seeing all y'all out there!
A succulent plant gets a visitor for a minute or so. didn't think as much of the scene until I converted it to mono (B&W) and let the tones and patterns do their work.