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Cattails are so common and ordinary so often providing backdrops for birds and other subjects, but when backlit they can be extraordinary.
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At the Colusa National Wildlife Refuge.
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A group of sparrow birds land on some cattails to feed on the seeds! Ah! -Springtime is here!
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Yellow-headed blackbirds are not entirely uncommon west of the Cascades but they usually stay well clear of people. For whatever reason, on this day in late April, I was able to get close. A nice treat! Apparently this was an aberration as on several days since they stay at least 50 yards away.
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Many birds and especially hummingbirds love cattails for use when they build their nests. We always put out several in our garden reach spring.
I was out yesterday looking for Great Horned Owls, but as it happens, they were no shows. I found this beautiful male red-winged blackbird singing away. It looks to me like he is singing into a cattail microphone. A real crooner!
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Cattails in the inlet of the pond at sunset. The pond is starting to thaw, soon the ducks will be coming back.
A song sparrow (Melospiza melodia) sings sweetly on the morning light, splitting its time between eating and defending its territory. Song sparrows are one of the most widespread and abundant sparrows in North America, displaying regional variation in the color and patterning of their feathers and size. The northern populations tend to be larger and darker than the southern populations, possibly for thermal benefits and defense against parasites.
Happy Macro Monday!
Back from my vacation and will try and catch up.
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I will be on and off over the next few weeks. I am in process of selling my house and waiting for one to be built so have to arrange moving and temporary housing - which will occupy a lot of my time.
The watercolor effect of fall leaves reflected on the pond behind the cattails has always drawn me in. The shading of rain over it all was the icing on the top. Found in Acadia National Park in September 2011
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A female Calliope Hummingbird gathers nesting materials from a cattail.
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