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As I sat in my garden enjoying a nice cup of tea I liked how the late afternoon light was illuminating the grass.

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birds of Colombia

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El estornino común o estornino europeo (Sturnus vulgaris), también conocido simplemente como estornino en Gran Bretaña e Irlanda, es un ave paseriforme de tamaño mediano de la familia de los estorninos Sturnidae. Mide unos 20 cm de largo y tiene un plumaje negro brillante con un brillo metálico, moteado de blanco en algunas épocas del año. Las patas son rosadas y el pico es negro en invierno y amarillo en verano; Los juveniles tienen un plumaje más marrón que los adultos. Es un pájaro ruidoso, especialmente en dormideros comunales y otras situaciones sociales, con un canto poco musical pero variado. Su capacidad para imitar se ha observado en la literatura, incluido el Mabinogion y las obras de Plinio el Viejo y William Shakespeare.

I tentatively ID'd this beautiful bird based on a small drawing in National Geographics "Field Guide to the Birds of North America" as a Krider's Red-tailed Hawk but was not confident that I was correct. Thanks, Brennan, for properly identifying it as a pale immature red-tailed hawk. I appreciate the help!

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Listening to Carole King today… another old Rocker that’s made beautiful music for a number of years.

Carole King is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who has been active since 1958. King has made 25 solo albums, the most successful being Tapestry, which held the record for most weeks at No. 1 by a female artist for more than 20 years.

Her record sales were estimated at more than 75 million copies worldwide. She has won four Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. She has been inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a performer and songwriter.

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The Hooded Merganser:

Spotted this Female Hooded Merganser Strutting Her Stuff after finishing a breakfast of Frog Legs alfresco. The legs were still attached to the frog, so it took her awhile to dine, but she seems to have had a Happy Ending : )

Hooded Mergansers are fairly common on small ponds and rivers, where they dive for fish, crayfish, and other food, seizing it in their thin, serrated bills. They find their prey underwater by sight. They can actually change the refractive properties of their eyes to improve their underwater vision. In addition, they have an extra eyelid, called a “nictitating membrane,” which is transparent and helps protect the eye during swimming, like a pair of goggles.

Hooded Merganser ducklings leave their nest cavity within 24 hours of hatching. First, their mother checks the area around the nest and calls to the nestlings from ground level. From inside the nest, the little fluffballs scramble up to the entrance hole and then flutter to the ground, which may be 50 feet or more below them. In some cases, they have to walk half a mile or more with their mother to the nearest body of water.

The oldest recorded Hooded Merganser was a male and at least 14 years, 6 months old when he was shot in Mississippi in 2009. He had been banded in Minnesota in 1995.

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The red kite (Milvus milvus) is a medium-large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae

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Querétaro - México.

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♫Three little birds

Pitch by my doorstep

Singing sweet songs

Of melodies pure and true

Saying

This is my message to you-ou-ou...♪

♥

Nature reserve "Peninsula Holnis" on the Flensburg Fjord, Baltic Sea

Pond Heron with lotus flower

and more birds! Yes another bird! But these guys are so pretty, to me anyway

Band-tail Pidgeon

I have no idea about the color of its foot. Natural or blood of prey?

Mexican Bird of Paradise

These lovely little birds come to my feeder. They love peanuts.

Junco.

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El Palmar en la Albufera

A strange bird at the feeder with an attitude.

A major crop, so nothing great. Thanks for looking and happy week.

Birds of prey, or raptors, include species of bird that primarily hunt and feed on vertebrates that are large relative to the hunter.

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Photo taken near Vallorbe, Switzerland

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I almost only see these colorful birds in winter. Then there are several couples who visit the bird tray every day and eat lots of sunflower seeds!

Leaves of the Bird of Paradise flower's plant with the flower bokeh in the background.

Taken at the Melbourne Botanical Gardens.

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"Paradise"

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In Cornwall

In the garden

Young female Eastern Blue bird asking her dad for more food. I just watched him feed her, and I don't know what his thinking is. Is he tired, or just ignoring her, or just wondering what kind of mess he got him self into. They sure act like humans.