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La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Saltator atripennis
(Black-winged Saltator / Saltador de alas negras)
The Black-winged Saltator is a fairly common resident of humid montane forest on the west slope of the Andes from southern Ecuador to northern Colombia. It is more difficult to see than some other species of saltator, perhaps due to its preference for the canopy and its avoidance of clearings.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/species/...
This green-winged teal was one of several in a very small pond - almost a large puddle. Kept it close for this portrait!
My under-wing pose and the last for now in this series folks.
Thank you all so very much for everything.
La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Saltator atripennis
(Black-winged Saltator / Saltador de alas negras)
The Black-winged Saltator is a fairly common resident of humid montane forest on the west slope of the Andes from southern Ecuador to northern Colombia. It is more difficult to see than some other species of saltator, perhaps due to its preference for the canopy and its avoidance of clearings.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/species/...
I visited a butterfly glass house last month with family and was thrilled to see one of these amazing creatures which I've marvelled at in photos on here.
I'm always a little anxious when visiting animals in captivity, but the owner seemed knowledgeable and breeds for reputable places like Kew Gardens and Wisley.
On looking closely it seemed that this beauty had lost its two front legs and I worried that it had been trodden on or damaged in some other way, but apparently glass winged butterflies have two very short front legs which are used only for smelling and tasting!
This female Red-winged Blackbird was busy moving between the cattails in the morning sunlight. Seen in the Hendrie Valley Sanctuary, part of the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington, Ontario.
(Agelaius phoeniceus)
Brightly colored but easily overlooked. A bird of shrubland and old fields, the Blue-winged Warbler expanded its breeding grounds northward throughout the 20th century.
A male Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) is busy preening and in the process displays its wing thus showing how it was named. This bird was on a small marsh west of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
7 June, 2022.
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Red-winged Blackbirds are ubiquitous in Florida wetland areas. They have a lot of interesting behaviors. They chase raptors from their territories, and both males and females share the burden of feeding their young. This one is a male, often calling and displaying their red shoulders. Females are as beautiful but not as striking, having more subtle coloration. (Agelaius phoeniceus)
This was a nice luck shot for me. He was perched and by the time I pushed the shutter he was flying through the reeds.
I hope everyone enjoys this image! :D
A Golden-winged Warbler near Colchester, Vermont
"The Golden-winged Warbler is a sharply declining songbird that lives in shrubby, young forest habitats in the Great Lakes and Appalachian Mountains regions. They have one of the smallest populations of any songbird not on the Endangered Species List and are listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN. An estimated 400,000 breeding adults remain—a drop of 66% since the 1960s. In the Appalachian Mountains the situation is even worse: the regional population has fallen by 98%."
www.birds.cornell.edu/home/golden-winged-warbler-conserva...