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A heavily cropped image of a Western Kingbird, showing its attractive, pale yellow belly, taken at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge.
Went back this evening and found a nice spot and better angle this time around. The lighting was even from this side which was nicer. It was great seeing the tufts raised also.
Have been trying to get a shot of this beautiful bird for years. Finally found one. Taken in Colorado.
A Western Purple Swamphen foraging on a lagoon.
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The latest in a long list of rare birds seen in NL this past year.
This Western Tanager showed up a few days ago on the Rennie's River and has been seen often since then. Where did he come from at this time of year? It's a long way to be blown in from the western states or Canada. I suspect he is the one that was seen in the fall here in the city at another location and somehow he has survived on the plentiful mountain ash crop over the winter, perhaps supplemented by suet at someone's feeder.
St John's NL
A native of western North America, western columbine (aka Crimson Columbine, Scarlet Columbine, Red Columbine, scientific name Aquilegia formosa) is found in moist shady and partly sunny sites. It is pollinated primarily by hummingbirds. Its sweet nectar and flowers were consumed by some indigenous peoples, though the flowers can become toxic once the seeds start to develop.
A target bird on my last trip that I finally got. This one was very cooperative and had some nice colors in comparison to the ones we had seen. Again, my car was used as a blind. Click for large view.
A pretty female Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) perched in the Cedar tree, on the lookout for the male, who has been chasing her around all morning!
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.
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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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