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For weeks now, I've had the wonderful opportunity to see and photograph a Bald Eagle pair as they prepare for breeding season. I've happily seen many different kinds of looks from them and here's another one. He was preening and just decided to shake everything out. He even had a great expression. I hope you're not getting sick of these eagle shots but I can't help myself, LOL. It's like an addiction.
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Fluffed-up Titmouse, in my yard in Chester County, PA.
I really enjoy seeing and hearing these Tufted Titmouse busily flitting around my yard, so I was unhappy when they seemed to disappear. It is great that they are now back again but not as frequently perhaps because they are busy nesting.
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Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
I watched for several minutes as this egret fished from is perch on a rock in perfect late afternoon light. It suddenly decided to fluff up all its feathers, apparently in breeding plumage. It only lasted a few seconds, I was fortunate to capture it mid-fluff.
Circle-B-Bar Reserve, Polk County, FL
Birds puff up their feathers to trap heat next to their body, or to dry out after a bath. They also fluff up their feathers when they are stressed or sick. Or while they are preening. And males may fluff up a bit when they are doing their courtship dancing...This one was seen Early morning on a TV Aerial ..
It's a breed of chicken called a Mille Fleur Silkie.
I don't know much about rare chicken breeds, but according to AI: "Mille Fleur Silkie is a rare, show-stopping project variety of Silkie chicken featuring a multicolored 'thousand flowers' plumage pattern (reddish-brown base with black speckles and white-tipped feathers). Because it is still an emerging project color, traits like skin pigment, eye color, and feather types can vary widely."
There was a hand written sign on the cage with a phone number stating that this bird, a female, is for sale for $275. If anyone is interested in making the purchase, I can give you the number. 😄
What a treat to watch a couple of House Finches dry off their feathers in the Lilac tree in our backyard. It had rained in the morning. But then the afternoon was sunny and warm enough to sit on the deck. The female finch was in the bush too. They both snacked on the new buds on my Burning Bush. I wasn’t worried. There are tons of buds to share with them. They were quite relaxed and stayed for a long time before moving on. I am eager for the next visitors to arrive. Possibly the Oriole again this spring? Happy Wing Wednesday!
Another visit to the Wetlands with long time friend and fellow flickr tog Joe Micallef.
We had sprinkling rain and overcast conditions which was ideal for light - there were a couple of Welcome Swallows that perched nicely and allowed us to get a few close up portraits - hope you like this one!
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Green Herons are often seen along the trails at Circle B Bar Reserve which is located near Lakeland, Florida. The Green Heron (Butorides striatus) measures 16-22 inches (40-55 cm) from beak-tip to tail-tip. As I prepared for this shot, I had not noticed that its chest feathers were fluffed out and I was pleasantly surprised to see it later.
DSC_2510. Wood pigeon/Houtduif.
Just an "ordinary" wood pigeon on a windy day visiting my garden!
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Male Eastern Bluebird getting spruced up for the little ladies close by. Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area, Lancaster County PA.
Numenius americanus,
Morro Strand State Beach,
Morro Bay, California
As much as I like the splayed out feathers, while looking at this photo I noticed the feet had sunk into the sand and, knowing how light this bird is, wondered how quickly the feet sink.