Every time I see this, I just wonder how the parent doesn't get hurt. Juvenile American White Ibis sticking it's bill down the parents throat to get food. Ocean City NJ. rookery.

Snowy Owl all puffed up and resting while watching everyone as they say how beautiful she is. Island Beach State Park, NJ.

A drake Lesser Scaup flapping it's wings after preening. Shark River NJ.

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Nov 23, 2022 #83

Giraffes, despite having such humongous necks, actually have the same number of neck vertebrae as a human. There are only seven vertebrae in mammal necks, meaning that the giraffe has vertebrae that are nearly a foot long each! Their cervical (neck) vertebrae have actually just extended in length, instead of adding more bones into the anatomy. This elongation is responsible for the neck becoming so long.

Least Tern with two chicks under wing. Nickerson Beach Park, Long Island NY.

A Field Sparrow lost and asking me where a field is. I told it that it's across the street. Bill's Backyard Bird Blind.

Drake Wood Duck flapping it's wings for the ladies. Wissahickon Valley Park, Philadelphia, PA.

This is the first of the year and a real nice surprise to see them so early. There were about ten Black Skimmers doing their thing at Heislerville Wildlife Management Area, Maurice River Township NJ.

Thank you to this beautiful male Canada Warbler stopping for a split second in the dark forest at The Thomas Darling Preserve in the Pocono Mountains, Monroe County PA.

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Red-headed Woodpecker outside of the nest. Nockamixon State Park, Quakertown, PA.

Male Red-winged Blackbird displaying his wing patches for the ladies. Bucks County PA.

It sure was nice to hit the sand and to find a Piping Plover early in the season. Tougher getting up, but well worth it for shots like this of such a cute little bird. Barnegat Lighthouse State Park NJ.

This is the Male Cardinal, one of my back yard birds, come to the feeder everyday with the Female Cardinal. In the Fall and Winter this bird turn rich red, the most amazing color. This Red Bird is often considered a sign of compassion, passion, pride and love. It represents traits like intuition, love, grace and focus. Seeing this red bird may indicate things like power, survival, security, leadership and intentions. When you wear red it makes a loud statement also, beautiful color.

Drake Canvasback Duck just after a dive. Cambridge, MD.

This was the first male Eastern Towhee of the year. Bucks Co. PA.

American Oystercatcher showing off it's bright orange bill and beautiful eye. Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in Galloway, NJ.

One of my backyard birds, beautiful color.

Well, it makes me happy to see them in my backyard. They are checking out the boxes, but haven't moved in yet. I'm trying to keep them happy with mealy worms. It would be great to have nesting Eastern Bluebirds, at Bill's Backyard Bird Blind.

Well, maybe not that fast, but fast. This male Pileated Woodpecker showed up and was flying back and forth. Not much room to get focus on, but I got a couple quick shots. The advantage of a zoom lens. Bill's Backyard Bird Blind.

I caught this beauty of a Sharp-shinned Hawk scanning the shoreline for little birds. Bucks County PA.

The American Kestrel or Sparrow Hawk when I was growing up. The Golden Nature Guide for birds was my go to book and I used it religiously. I wore it out wanting to know what I was seeing everyday. I had the whole collection of the guides. This guy is in his usual haunt in Bucks County PA.

Today is the day. Super Bowl Sunday. Both teams are winners, but only one will come out on top! GO EAGLES!

Northern Saw-whet Owl

They are one of the smallest and cutest owl species in North America. Montgomery County PA.

Male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker heading up the tree in search of a good place to get sap. Bucks County PA.

It was a first just to see a Hummingbird nest, but now with two littles ones is almost beyond words. I will be going back to see the progress of the babies. Bucks Co. PA.

I wish all these little guys were as cooperative as this Warbling Vireo. It would sit just long enough to get a shot. Bucks County PA.

Red-tailed Hawk starting it's dive to pounce on an unexpecting prey. Dixon Meadow Preserve - Dixon Meadow House, Lafayette Hill, PA.

The Little Snowy Egret, picture taken at the Wading Bird Rookery in Saint Augustine, Florida.

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck looking mighty dapper at Amalfi Dr. Retention Pond, DEL.

Male Baltimore Oriole going after a little bug. It's been coming to the backyard feeder for a couple weeks.

Saltmarsh Sparrow (Ammodramus caudacutus)

Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in Galloway, NJ.

Adult Least Tern with a Spearing Fish for it's chick. Manasquan Inlet, NJ.

Mrs. Red headed Woodpecker putting the finishing touches on the nest. Bucks County PA.

You know Winter is not far away when the Dark-eyed Junco's arrive. Bucks County PA.

A pair of Hooded Mergansers taking flight at Edwin B Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, Galloway, NJ.

Female Pileated Woodpecker flying back to the woods in my backyard.

For as big as the Sandhill Cranes are, they fly so gracefully. They were fun to watch as I was shooting them. Pine Run Reservoir, Bucks County Pa.

Common Tern flying back to the colony to feed it's young with a sandflea at Nickerson Beach Park, Long Island NY. It was a great and beautiful day on the beach. So many birds flying, on the ground and chicks ranging in all different sizes.

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A male White-throated Sparrow thinking with this warm weather that it's time to find a mate. Bucks County PA.

Golden-crowned Kinglet at Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust, Huntingdon Valley, PA.

It's fun and at the same time very frustrating shooting warblers like this White-eyed Vireo. They move so fast and don't sit very long. But the rewards are worth it. The flash helps big time. Belleplain State Forest, Woodbine, NJ.

Male Pileated Woodpecker sticking its tongue out to extract a bug in Bill's Backyard Bird Blind.

American Oystercatcher sibling juveniles wondering about the beach at Nickerson Beach Park, Long Island NY.

I went back the next day to get better shots of the rare Brown Booby. It's on it's fifth day of giving people who may never see one. It belongs in the tropics and I hope it can find it's way back. Bucks County PA.