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The Mississippi Kite prefers to dine mainly on large insects such as cicadas, grasshoppers, beetles, wasps, and dragonflies. This taste for potentially crop-damaging insects makes this bird a friend to farmers! This kite also feeds on small birds, bats, frogs, toads, and lizards. "Skeeter", now residing at the Houston Audubon Society's Raptor and Education Center was found with an injured wing in Corpus Christi in 2012 while on her first migration to South America. Her wing healed slightly crooked and she doesn't fly well enough to be returned to the wild.
Yellow-rumped warbler on Cholla Cactus skeleton
Although genetically distinct, there is no plan to split Yellow-rumped warbler in to 3 or more species. In the USA we have Myrtle and Audubon's warblers and in Central America there is Goldman's and a few others. However, they are all still yellow-rumped warblers.
aren't these old knarly trees the best?!
I found this one at the Audubon pine island sanctuary and center in the obx
Audubon’s Oriole is primarily a species of both coasts of Mexico, with a small population in southern Texas, USA. This individual was seen at the Salineno Birding Area near the Rio Grande, in keeping with a preference for riparian areas.
These ducks are looking for bread crumbs and crackers and I'm thinking Pate canard, duck a l'orange, duck & apple cassoulet with a herby crust.
This passerine bird was long known to be closely related to its eastern counterpart, the myrtle warbler, and at various times the two forms have been classed as separate species or grouped as the yellow-rumped warbler, Setophaga coronata. Wikipedia
On the afternoon of August 31, 2018, Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western’s “wayfreight” passes milepost 490 between Coleharbor and Garrison, North Dakota, crossing the long causeway separating Lake Sakakawea from Lake Audubon on this section of the Missouri River backed up by the Garrison Dam.
This could also be called a yellow rumped warbler as Audubon warblers are the western variety of yellow rumped warblers.
Green Lake Loop, Seattle, Washington State, USA
Just north of Coleharbor lies the US 83 causeway over Lake Audubon. Because I am crazy, stupid, or both, I decided that launching the drone in extremely high winds was a good idea. The resulting shot is decent, but it was a nerveracking few minutes of fighting the assertive prairie breezes to get it.
American Lifer #563. From..the Audubon society:
In native woodlands and brushy country of far southern Texas, this large oriole is an uncommon resident. Members of a pair may stay together all year, and often forage together in the woods, but they can be hard to see; slow-moving, quiet, and rather secretive, they often stay low in dense cover. Audubon's Orioles may be noticed first by their hesitant slow whistles from deep in the thickets.
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I am one of those who considers the Audubon's and Myrtle warblers to be separate species. OTOH, we are supposed to stop using "Audubon's" and await a new "descriptive" name for the bird. This all makes my head hurt. Christmas Mountain Oasis, Texas
My quest for a better/up-close capture of the Eastern Meadowlark continues. Each time I’ve sought them out, I’ve gotten a bit closer.
While in the Audubon's Nahant Thicket I spotted this guy. Just what you don't want to see in a bird sanctuary. He looked very caught then sheepishly walked away.
A very overcast and gloomy day here, but took the camera out with the dogs anyways. So glad I did, as a flash of yellow caught my eye. I have never seen one of these beauties before. This is a variety of yellow-rumped warbler (yep, he has yellow on his lower back.) This was my favorite setting I caught him in, but I have others with more detail that I will post one of as well.