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A Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) belts out it song to all the residents on the prairie landscape near Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada.
22 May, 2018.
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I want to thank Joe www.flickr.com/photos/joebranco/ For helping me on the phone today with this capture. 1 1/2 stops overexposed and I couldn't get it right or toss it. Thanks for the save Joe.
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Western tiger swallowtail
Family: Papilionidae
Subfamily: Papilioninae
Identification: Upperside of hindwing with upper-most marginal spot yellow or lacking. Underside of forewing with separate yellow spots forming marginal band. Hindwing has narrow marginal spots and no orange tint except for 2 spots near end of inner margin.
Wing Span: 2 3/4 - 4 inches (7 - 10 cm).
Life History: Males patrol canyons or hilltops for receptive females. Females lay eggs singly on surface of host plant leaves. Caterpillars feed on leaves and rest on silken mats in shelters of curled leaves. Chrysalids hibernate.
Flight: One flight from June-July.
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So there were these two sandpipers hanging out in a grassy area of a large regional park. The area had gone underwater from our unusual heavy rains, so it was pretty crazy to see the birds take advantage: mallards, teals, egrets. And really unusual is that the two sandpipers paid absolutely no attention to me. Definitely the closest I've ever been to a Western Sandpiper. I posted the other, a Least Sandpiper, awhile back.
A Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) roosting in some shrubs along the South Saskatchewan River south of Cereal, Alberta, Canada.
17 May, 2018.
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I was absolutely delighted when this Western Grebe came in closer for a photo op. They should be nesting now so we may see their babies. Taken at Frank Lake, Alberta.
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Western jackdaw (Coloeus monedua spermologus) walking through a lawn.
Kawka (Coloeus monedula spermologus) idąca przez trawnik.
Western spectacled barwing, Thailand.
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One from the archives.
Interesting fact: they sometimes steal acorns from acorn woodpecker caches and then look around to make sure no one is watching before they hide their prize again. Sneaky!
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Huge crop long shot. Taken Audubon path at Lakeside Park
The western grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) is a species in the grebe family of water birds. Folk names include "dabchick", "swan grebe" and "swan-necked grebe".
Western grebe fossils from the Late Pleistocene of SW North America were described as a distinct species, but later ranked as a paleosubspecies Aechmophorus occidentalis lucasi. More recent study found them to fall within the variation now known to exist in today's birds.
The western grebe is the largest North American grebe. It is 55–75 cm (22–30 in) long, weighs 795–2,000 g (1.753–4.409 lb) and measures 79–102 cm (31–40 in) across the wings. It is black-and-white, with a long, slender, swan-like neck and red eyes. It is easily confused with Clark's grebe, which shares similar features, body size, behavior and habitat, and hybrids are known.
The western grebe has black around the eyes and a straight greenish-yellow bill whereas the Clark's grebe has white around the eyes and an up-turned bright yellow bill. The downy young of Western are grey; Clark's downy young are white.
Marina del Rey. California.
A Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) gathers some stands of hair for its nest from a pasture on the prairie landscape east of hanna, Alberta, Canada.
30 May, 2011.
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Western Grebes usually nest here in colonies on large lakes on islands far from the shoreline. Thank you Peter Stahl for the boat ride to find them
Parkland County, Alberta.
One Western Grebe with another virtually identical one behind it — a symmetrical scene of two elegant birds at Keho Lake near Lethbridge in southern Alberta, Canada.
A Western Weka seen at Bark Bay while walking the Abel Tasman Coast Track, New Zealand.
The weka is one of New Zealand’s iconic flightless birds. Weka are large birds, about the size of a chicken, which belong to the rail family. The western subspecies is found mainly in the northern and western regions of the South Island