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Photographed 15 September 2018, Smith Point Hawk Watch, Candy Cain Abshier WMA, Smith Point, Chambers County, Texas
Male rose-breasted grosbeak, heading south. I don't know that I've ever before seen a rose-breasted grosbeak at this time of year.
Miquelon Lake Provincial Park, AB, Canada
September 10, 2011
I've been wanting to capture the pale (or gray) coloured winter plumage of the American Avocet. My wish came true! I know others have found or seen a huge flock at the other Miquelon Lake, but this one Avocet was hanging around the beach area. These are all lifer shots for me!
charming piping plover.. one of my favorites.
"The Piping Plover is globally threatened and endangered; it is uncommon and local within its range. The piping plover has been listed by the United States as "endangered" in the Great Lakes region and "threatened" in the remainder of its breeding range"
Sandhill cranes landing next to a cornfield near Navan, Ontario, during their fall migration. There were already 6 cranes on the ground and several groups of 5 to 6 cranes arrived.
This photo was taken 2 years ago on Hallowe'en but a similar invasion happens here every October! A horizon to horizon flock of Blackbirds swarmed over our house this morning...destination: the neighbouring corn field.
They always remind me of Alfred Hitchcock's THE BIRDS!
Photographed 16 September 2018, Smith Point Hawk Watch, Candy Cain Abshier WMA, Smith Point, Chambers County, Texas
Photographed 9/30/12, Heirloom Harvest CSA, Westboro, MA
Photographing birds in the rain is a challenge however the richness of colors and saturation of hues make the effort worth it.
Miquelon Lake Provincial Park, AB, Canada
September 10, 2011
I've been wanting to capture the pale (or gray) coloured winter plumage of the American Avocet. My wish came true! I know others have found or seen a huge flock at the other Miquelon Lake, but this one Avocet was hanging around the beach area. These are all lifer shots for me!
Like all arthropods (including crustaceans and insects), horseshoe crabs have a hard exoskeleton (shell) on the outside of their body. To grow, the crab must shed its old exoskeleton and form a new, bigger one. Unlike true crabs, which back out of their old exoskeletons, horseshoe crabs push forward, leaving their molts behind them, leaving a split in the front.
Joshua Tree, Yucca brevifolia, in the Mojave Desert, Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge along Highway 93 in Nevada, USA