EASTERN NECK WILDLIFE REFUGE
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This red phase eastern screech owl was sleeping while we were there, at one point I was able to get a few images with a slightly opened eye.
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I was fortunate to see this owl a couple of times, but it always had its eyes closed sleeping. On this last occasion it finally had its eyes open, but I was only able to get a few images as too many people came by and it was getting stressed by the loud voices so I left.
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Eastern Meadowlark
From Audubon:
A familiar bird, known by the black "V" on its chest when it sings from a fencepost, or by the flash of white tail feathers when it flushes from the grass. The clear whistled song of the Eastern Meadowlark can be heard in spring not only in the East but also in desert grasslands of the Southwest. Some scientists believe that the southwestern form is actually a different species. Other races of the Eastern Meadowlark are widespread in Central America and northern South America.
Photographed, of course, at Joe Overstreet Road.
An eastern spinebill, Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris, feeding on a hybrid Grevillea, "Grevillea Superb".
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Eastern Kingbirds often perch in the open atop trees or along utility lines or fences. They fly with very shallow, rowing wingbeats and a raised head, usually accompanied by metallic, sputtering calls. Eastern Kingbirds are visual hunters, sallying out from perches to snatch flying insects.
Spring weather has come early here in Georgia. The redbuds are in bloom already. A few L0uis1ana Waterthrush are beginning to show up on breeding grounds here but the first meaningful push of Spring migrants is yet a few weeks away.
Red-spotted newt can live up 12 to 15 years in the wild and it’s a common aquarium pet. Remember that you are not allowed to capture them and that amphibians population is in decline, so please protect nature.
This bird and his mate were angrily defending the nest they established in a wooden bird box. Tree swallows were feverishly challenging them for the real estate. More images to come.
One of the best-known birds of American farmlands, the Eastern Meadowlark usually delivers its bright song from a conspicuous perch. The Eastern and Western meadowlarks are so similar that at a distance only their songs and calls distinguish them. Moreover, the two may even learn each other's song where their ranges overlap. Meadowlarks are often polygamous; more than one female may be found nesting in the territory of a single male. Because the birds often breed in hay fields, their nests may be destroyed by mowing; unless the season is well advanced, they normally nest again. In flight they keep their wings stiff, typically fluttering them a few times and then sailing.
I found this one along Joe Overstreet Road in Osceola County, Florida.
An eastern spinebill, Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris feeding on swamp Banksia, Banksia robur. Not sure if it is a female or an immature male. Eastern spinebills are small honeyeaters. They can hover like hummingbirds but they usually perch when feeding. For more information about eastern spinebills see: here. The spinebill was trying to grab a feed before it was chased off by larger New Holland honeyeaters.
The photo was taken at ISO 6400 on a very cloudy day when there was a lot of smoke from the bushfires. It is a bit grainy even after I used the noise reduction filter in Nik filters.
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first time i've ever seen one. been trying to attract them with mealworms, but it was only interested in the berries.
taken @ chez sprezzatura