Sandhill cranes (Antigone canadensis, previously Grus canadensis, Gruidae) flying over the Town Drain in the White River Marsh State Wildlife Area, Town of Seneca, Green Lake County, Wisconsin

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Trumpeter swans (Cygnus buccinator, Anatidae) flying to their resting place for the night at White River Marsh State Wildlife Area, Seneca, Green Lake County, Wisconsin.

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Mostly mallards (Anas platyrhynchos), a few northern shovelers (Spatula clypeata) and two blue-winged teals (Spatula discors), all of the Anatidae family, flying overhead.

Uihlein Waterfowl Production Area

Winnebago County, Wisconsin

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what a lucky moment ... I heard a cuckoo, swirled around and was lucky to get a nice shot of him

was für ein Glücksmoment ... Ich hörte einen Kuckuck, wirbelte herum und hatte das Glück, ihn noch im Flug zu erwischen

At Loro parque tenerife

duck in flight

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Taken in the evening at Masirah Island Resort, Oman.

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This image is from the series I am doing on Bird Island. Bird Island is an amazing place where thousands of fish eating birds raise their young during the summer months. I like to go out early in the morning or at dusk in my small rowboat and enjoy the show and record what I can.

I'll be out there next summer again!

pelicans dropping down

returning at the end of the day

carrying food for the young

Image and haiku by John Henry Gremmer

An American Oystercatcher beats a hasty retreat after a confrontation with another Oystercatcher.

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starling in flight

Sand martins are colony breeders breeding at the cliff coast and they are swarming through the air. Still, capturing these very fast birds is quite difficult. For me, it worked for the first time.

Uferschwalben sind Koloniebrüter und brüten an der Steilküste. Sie schwärmen durch die Luft, aber diese sehr schnellen Vögel zu fotografieren ist ziemlich schwierig. Für mich das erste Mal.

Sandhill cranes (Antigone canadensis, previously Grus canadensis, Gruidae) flying toward their resting place for the night in a bright evening sky nearing sunset.

White River Marsh State Wildlife Area

Green Lake County, Wisconsin

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Another example of the variability of plumage in gulls which, for me, makes identification difficult. This is a second winter Laughing Gull seen at Sanibel Beach, Florida.

Juvenile, first-winter, second-winter, and adults are somewhat different from each other, and from summer plumages. A good field guide comes in handy, and knowing the location of the sighting is of paramount importance in aiding with ID.

A male yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus, Icteridae) flying over his cattail marsh habitat.

Uihlein Waterfowl Production Area

Winnebago County, Wisconsin

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and joy in motion

may it extend...

and for those inclined, Sweet Honey in the Rock singing ' Let their be peace' www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzICwz28qVw&list=LL&index=51 :-)

A Roseate Spoonbill flies over head, showing the full extent of it's beautiful coloration.

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