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Kennesaw Mountain at the very top. Also a male hooded warbler, and my very first worm-eating warbler photo below. All today on Kennesaw Mt. No ceruleans seen today but I had a good flock that flew over that I totally missed out on save IDing a yellow-throated vireo. Also had good looks at a couple of black-and-white warblers today.
As I was walking in, I saw a Hawk sitting in the nest, but it wasn't there when I got to the farm. I went off the trail to see if I could get one last look at the Harriers, and the Red-tail has returned.
Photographed 01 September 2019, Race Point - Beach, Race Point, Provincetown, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Photographed 15 September 2018, Smith Point Hawk Watch, Candy Cain Abshier WMA, Smith Point, Chambers County, Texas
Blackburnian Warbler in a tamarack with his catch: some kind of caterpillar.
Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada
August 2014
Miquelon Lake Provincial Park, AB, Canada
September 10, 2011
Initially I thought it was a Marbled Godwit. After confirming with my Sibley guide, it is a Hudsonian. This guy wasn't shy at all, and I managed to get some decent shots before it was chased away by a Merlin.
For this shot, the morning lighting was on my left, which created shadows on the front side and highlights on the backside of the bird. I kind of like the lighting contrast.
There was a large flock of blue-winged teal circling Sunset Bay. The males have the white stripe that goes around their head in front of their eyes. You can clearly see the blue patches on their wings which just happen to be the same color as the sky. Here they are preparing to make a turn which put them at the perfect angle for my shot.
Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)
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Cochran Shoals. Chattahoochee NRA. Atlanta, Georgia.
I was in the sparrow field doing my best to try and photograph those skittish sparrows and this much smaller bird landed in the small tree next to me. The bright yellow undertail coverts and the general overall yellowish suffusion stood out immediately to my naked eye. Absolutely beautiful. It was off before I could get a shot but I was able to approach it and get a couple photos from a distance as it foraged in a greener area in the middle of the field. This appears to be the eastern variety, and according to Sibley's not often seen in this part of Georgia.
One positive effect of setting up the new computer is reorganizing and cleaning up folders. (45,000 pictures in 3yrs....lol) This came from the fall migration on Key Biscayne....I remember guessing it was a Vireo due to the hook on the beak but now I think it's some berry all the many species were eating in this one tree. Plus I can't find a Vireo with these markers....short, stocky and especially the white around the top and bottom of the eye. Wish I had another view or a better shot. Hope someone can confirm my guess or know what it really is. (I'd love to add a new warbler)
Thanks so much for all your views, comments and id help, making this hobby so much fun!
Photographed 17 September 2018, Smith Point Hawk Watch, Candy Cain Abshier WMA, Smith Point, Chambers County, Texas
It seems that the American Avocet is my species to photograph. I sat on the edge of the slough and watched a group of Avocets going about their busy, totally ignoring me. This one still has some good breeding colour, but soon will have a greyish neck. Canon 7D, 300 mm 2.8L and 1.4 MK3 extender.
The place was crawling with Yellow-rumped and Cape May Warblers. It was a busy morning - where to shoot.