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Had perfect overcast lighting this day. I was looking for Rose Breasted Grosbeaks but settled with the plentiful Wilson's Warblers.
A natural sandstone arch in southeastern Utah south of Moab. The arch was named after Joe Wilson, a local pioneer who had a cabin nearby.
This arch was a surprise to me as it’s along the road and really easy to access, in fact you could photograph from the car and get a good shot. But I didn’t, I got closer and adjusted for clouds.
If planning to phot, the afternoon is best so you have the sun at your back
A surprise Nearctic visitor to Pennington Marshes - Hampshire - this first-year bird entertained the birdwatchers & "wildlife paparazzi"!
When they’re not flying, these birds often perch and call from fence posts and other exposed spots. In migration and during winter, carefully scan the edges of muddy ponds, ephemeral pools of rainwater, ditches, small streams, and other such places.
A surprise Nearctic visitor to Pennington Marshes - Hampshire - this first-year bird entertained the birdwatchers & "wildlife paparazzi"!
This is the best shot I have taken of the winnow display. It is difficult to capture because they are high in the air when they begin the dive and being a small bird they are hard to track as they swoop and level off still high in the air.
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology describes winnowing as follows:
"Air rushing over the Wilson’s Snipe’s outspread tail feathers creates the haunting hu-hu-hu winnowing sound, described as similar to the call of an Eastern Screech-Owl. The sound is usually produced as the birds dive, but can also be generated when the bird levels out following a dive. Males perform the winnowing flight to defend territory and attract mates. Females also winnow prior to breeding, but stop as soon as they begin to nest."
To hear this unusual sound, click on the link below and play the "Winnow Display" video.
What a slow shutter speed will do. Did not anticipate this behavior so, as typical with me, was unprepared. :-)
Community Garden, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA.
I see many Wilson’s Phalarope in breeding plumage during our Alberta summers, so it was interesting to observe lots of them in the subdued nonbreeding feathering during my time in Peru. This individual was on Laguna Piuray near Cusco.
I normally don't look to shoot into a sun angle like this, but the glow of the golden Aspens with a large number of orange tips was quite spectacular in person. Was not sure that I would be able to do it justice. Wish I could have returned at different times of the day. It is one of the reasons I have been to the Telluride area more than any other Colorado destination. Autumn 2014.
A male Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) on the grounds of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson, Arizona.
As we were taking off from Martin State Airport, we had a nice view of Wilson Point there that sticks out towards the Chesapeake Bay. I marked on the photo where my Dad's house is located. Also marked some other features in the photo like downtown Baltimore, etc.
Just about all the homes there on the end of Wilson Point ended up with water in them when Hurricane Isabel came up the East Coast. You can see how easily that thin peninsula does not provide a lot of protection from water being blown in from across the large bay.
Though the long tradition of “snipe hunt” pranks at summer camp has convinced many people otherwise, Wilson’s Snipes aren’t made-up creatures. These plump, long-billed birds are among the most widespread shorebirds in North America.
One of my favorite summer spots - Wilson's Creek. The water is cool and clear, and the scenery could not be better on a hot summer day in the piedmont. It's definitiely become more popular since COVID as more people have discovered this hidden gen.
I found a wayward Wilson's Phalarope one evening exploring areas in the late afternoon. Condition were beautiful as I laid low to grab some shots.
Male Wilson's toyed with me this morning by staying under cover. I had to work overtime but finally got one at the very end of the morning.
My first sighting of a Wilson Warbler. Photo taken this spring during the bird migration.
This is the first year that I set out to take pictures of warblers and other migratory song birds.It is very challenging because they are small and fast. They don't stand still very long and there are often leaf cover and branches obstructing the view. So I was very pleased to have a few keepers.
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Wilson’s Snipe are often very wary birds, keeping under cover or close to it, and returning quickly to safety if they sense danger. So it was unusual to see this individual feeding in bright sunshine out in the open at the edge of Frank Lake in southern Alberta, Canada. It was even more surprising that I was able to stealthily approach to water level and in close proximity. That allowed me to obtain some images which show the intricate, cryptic plumage that serves to camouflage the birds so well in their typical wetland environment. You never know your luck with bird photography: sometimes your intended subject will spook for seemingly no reason, on other occasions like this it doesn’t seem to mind or notice even with a reputation for shyness.