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This Common Loon was swimming around, catching fish, and doing its thing near Lands End on the Spit at Homer, Alaska.
Here it takes a moment to do some wing flapping as it rears out of the water.
Taken 9 May 2022 at Homer, Alaska.
Female red winged blackbird with insect.
Reminds me of a joke from my youth: Mommy, mommy what's for dinner?
Mother: Shit and Potatoes
Youth: Aw no, not potatoes again!
Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix
Well she's walking,
through the clouds
With a circus mind
that's running round
Butterflies and zebras
And moonbeams
And fairytales
That's all she ever thinks about
Riding with the wind
When I'm sad,
she comes to me
With a thousand smiles
she gives to me free
It's alright, she said, it's alright
Take anything you want from me
Anything, anything
Fly on, little wing
Burning bush
Huso con alas
Flügel-Spindelstrauch
Burning bush is a species of flowering plant native to central and northern China, Japan, and Korea. The common name "burning bush" comes from the bright red fall color. It is a popular ornamental plant in gardens and parks due to its bright pink or orange fruit and attractive fall color. This plant is regarded as an invasive species of woodlands in eastern North America.
Canon EOS REBEL T3i
New Jersey, USA
A momentary pause to check her surroundings before sipping the nectar. View full size for details of this beauty's bad hair day.
A Red-wing Blackbird on the lookout for intruding males! He was perched on a cattail for a great vatage point to patrol his territory! Photo taken at Shillapoo Lake, Vancouver, Washington.
I had another search for Yorkshire's rarest butterfly the Pearl bordered Fritillary [Boloria euphrosyne]. Hoping for better shots than those I've had in the past, my aim was to get under wing shots and my persistence paid off.
Popped in for a second and was gone. They are a member of those huge flocks of black birds we see this time of the year. Or earlier. Pretty impressive sharp beaks.
You know you are starting to get a bit bored with COVID routines when you start paying a bit more attention to the ducks at your local park. On our walk yesterday, I saw this guy in the pen where all the other common ducks and swans hang out. The colouring around his eye is what caught my eye at first. Then I checked out the ring of white feathers around his neck. He/she had some lovely coloring in his feathers. It was the only duck of it’s kind that I could see which made him an odd duck for this scene. I hope he/she is not trying to escape his Red Zone! Happy Wing Wednesday!
The Golden-winged Warbler is a dynamo, practically buzzing with activity as it moves through the trees. It also undertakes an amazing migration, traveling from its breeding grounds in the northeastern United States to wintering areas in Central and South America.
My last bird series consisted of shorebirds found mostly along the coast and in wetlands. Going the opposite direction, starting a series of desert denizens with this White-winged Dove found in Big Bend National Park.
From the Cornell Lab:
"Originally a bird of desert thickets, the White-winged Dove has become a common sight in cities and towns across the southern U.S. When perched, this bird’s unspotted brown upperparts and neat white crescents along the wing distinguish it from the ubiquitous Mourning Dove. In flight, those subdued crescents become flashing white stripes worthy of the bird’s common name. Take a closer look and you’ll see a remarkably colorful face, with bright-orange eyes and blue “eye shadow.”."