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I saw three of these together right along the trail today! One of the last birds breeding birds in San Diego that is a lifer for me, so it was a very exciting bird. Plus, it's a scarce/localized bird in the state. Two birds ganged up and chased another -- guessing it wasn't a pair given how early it is in the season, but I could be wrong.
Pacific Crest Trail, Kitchen Creek Road, CA.
I photographed a Gray Seedeater (Sporophila intermedia) during an urban photo walk through Restrepo, in the Department of Meta in Colombia. The bird perches on a rusty horizontal wire that runs across the frame, grounding the composition while soft green distance dissolves into clean bokeh. Slate plumage shifts from charcoal crown to silvery flanks, a peach bill and dark eye bringing a calm, watchful mood.
I worked low and parallel to the perch to keep the plane of focus tidy across the face and shoulder. A shallow depth of field isolated the subject, a fast shutter preserved fine texture, and slight negative compensation protected the light bill. I timed exposures between small gusts, letting the wire’s straight line anchor the image and guide the gaze.
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Most of the Gray Jays in the park have bands on their legs as they are part of an ongoing study. This was either a junvenile or a clever bird because so far it has not acquired any bling.
Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario
This bird was in the shadow of the pine trees this afternoon. I mistakenly thought it was a mocking bird from a distance as the appearance and voice is similar. I'm glad I don't have trust my old eyes alone to identify birds.
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Not the prettiest of birds but this is what flew in front of my lens on Sunday evening at Grand River Park and I liked the background.
This Blue-gray Gnatcatcher was flitting around on tree branches near the boardwalk along the Fern Garden Trail in Highlands Hammock State Park in Highlands County, Florida.
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Nikon D500, Nikon 200-500mm
f/5.6, 500mm
1/2000, ISO 450
Hand held.
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le Saint-Bernard (Refuge faunique Marguerite-D'Youville). Châteauguay, Québec, Canada.
Gray Catbird/Dumetella carolinensis
Gray Jays are a familiar sight and a companion on all Pacific Northwest hikes. Bold, inquisitive and smart, will land on your hand to get some food. They work in teams, so while this one is distracting me, their friend is trying to steal a sandwich from my backpack.
Gray Catbird at the Oven of Central Park in Manhattan, New York City.
Rather plain but with lots of personality, the Gray Catbird often hides in the shrubbery, making an odd variety of musical and harsh sounds -- including the catlike mewing responsible for its name. At other times it moves about boldly in the open, jerking its long tail expressively. Most catbirds winter in the southern United States or the tropics, but a few linger far to the north if they have access to a reliable source of berries or a well-stocked bird feeder.
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GGO hunting in a light snow shower. Here it found it's mark and swooped down to the ground to nab a vole.
Gray squirrels forage for nuts, seeds, buds, and flowers of trees. Like other tree squirrels, the eastern gray squirrel plays an important role in what’s known as seed dispersal. As winter approaches, squirrels carry their food and bury it in several locations. They hide more food than they will recover or eat. The buried seeds and nuts sprout and begin to grow in these locations the following spring.
The magic in Yellowstone never ends. Yes, he heard the click of the camera....as he edged out of the woods.
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A native of India, the gray francolin was introduced to Hawaii as a game bird in 1958. Though frequently heard, the color and pattern of this bird’s plumage ensures it visually vanishes a few feet into the brush.
Quite the good luck to get both of these pretty birds to pose there on the same post within a couple minutes of each other in the matching gray light and rain. They also coordinated by looking in opposite directions. Just had to display the two together here. Hope you enjoy it as much as I had capturing them ... in the rain.
Do these feathers make me look fat?
Gray catbird at the water, Rondeau Provincial Park, June 5, 2023.
An enthusiastic bather.
Dumetella carolinensis.
The Gray Catbird’s long song may last for up to 10 minutes.
I was photographing hummingbirds, and noticed a small mammal slink through the thick manzanita grove behind my subjects. Suddenly this gray fox popped its head out from behind a boulder about 15 feet away. I only had my fixed focal length 400 mm telephoto at the time, so could not get a wider angle than these portrait shots.
North Peak, Cuyamaca Mountains, California.
May 25, 2019