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Birds migrating south at sunrise from Market Lake, north of Idaho Falls.
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Discussing whether or not they should head North.
It was a disappointing day at Bosque del Apache NWR yesterday. Most of the birds have flown North already. I saw a couple herons, a couple roadrunners and a hawk. There were a pair of bald eagles in a dead tree in the middle of one of the larger ponds, but my 100-400mm just isn't quite enough lens....
...it was a beautiful day though and while it was disappointing photographically it was a nice day out with my son. We finally found some birds at a pond on a farm just outside the refuge. The farmer had graciously left the gate open and there were more photographers there than anywhere in the refuge.
Definitely will make my trip down south earlier in the season next fall. Seeing as how I live less than a 2 hour drive away I could make more than one trip.
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Ficedula albicollis (french name : Gobemouche à collier) - Near Plitvice NP, Croatia
From a western Europe inhabitant point of view, this bird is fascinating, mainly because in my place we only have the European Pied Flycatcher during migration, also because Collared has this distinctive aesthetic touch (namely the white collar) that makes it more attractive, a strengthened feeling if we consider the situation of its nesting area retricted to the central-eastern part of Europe, a region rarely visited by foreign birders.
I planed first to look for this bird during my first hours in Croatia, coming from Triest, Italy, and making a detour through Plitvice National Park, the best known place to find it in the country. But I learnt the entrance fee only arriving there, and I was not able to pay 40 euros (!) only for one bird, my lone target in forested area for this 3 days in Croatia.
So when going back to France through Slovenia three days later, I took the detour again, knowing a possible location just outside the Park to see it. On the road to this location, I entered the forest and made a stop at the first roadside parking available. And I do not know if it was a coincidence, but a Collared Flycatcher had his nest in a tree just few meters from this roadside !
I could then enjoy watching him going back and forth, catching prey that it provides to a nestling in the cavity. The habitat was as expected, large forest composed of old trees with a clear understory, giving to the species the space to hunt inside the forest. Maybe it is my number one bird sighting during this short trip in Croatia, and the very last, after having been the first target.
Während sich die Gnus bei ihrer jährlichen Wanderung durch die Serengeti immer wieder hektisch einen geeigneten Crossingpoint über den für sie gefährlichen Mara River suchen, lauern im Hintergrund die Löwen und warten nur auf den passenden Moment.
While the wildebeest on their annual migration through the Serengeti are always frantically looking for a suitable crossing point over the Mara River, which is dangerous for them, the lions are lurking in the background, just waiting for the right moment.
Kenia - Masai Mara
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I hope everyone had a great Christmas! One thing we really wanted to see in Mexico was the Monarch Butterfly migration. It took researchers over 40 years to figure out where the monarchs were going during the winter. For years, they tagged thousands of butterflies but they could never figure out where they went. Finally, they figured out they were going to central Mexico and by serendipidty the researcher found one of his tagged butterflies at this spot. What's even more amazing is that the first generation flies from Mexico to the US and lays their eggs. The next generation goes even further north into the US and Canada. The third generation then returns to Mexico and the whole cycle starts again. I don't know how these butterflies know where to go two generations removed!
For this shot, we had to hike up to the top of a steep hill since the butterflies only congregate at a specific altitude on one type of tree. It wasn't touristy at all - we only saw 2 other tourists the whole day! To really show how many butterflies there were, we decided to take a shot of Evelyn surrounded by the butterflies. They would move so fast that they blurred even at 1/1600th sec. But the blurred action kind of gave the shot a dreamy look.
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Goal was to use a slow shutter to blur out the whole photo and still keep the swans head some what sharp. with this photo I used a 1/25th shutter speed which for a 500 mm 4.0 lens is pretty slow. I used my tripod and panned the shot.
Yes, the superbloom is even drawing butterflies! Although maybe the bloom and the butterflies are coincidental, I've been hearing that the LA Basin has been full up with migrating Painted Ladies for the last few days, I guess it's another big migration like the one I saw in Colorado during the fall.
Edit: Actually, I found an article saying it's an irruption, the wet winter has both led to the superbloom, and ideal breeding conditions for painted ladies. The Carrizo Plain was chockablock with painted ladies heading north (against the wind), I hope the swarm reaches Davis soon.
Edit: It did. Davis was swarming with painted ladies for the next couple of months, I hardly saw any other kinds of butterfly until summer!
Carrizo Plain National Monument, March 2019.
Bison tracks through the geothermal runoff at the Grand Prismatic. The vibrant color is from thermophiles living in the hot geyser runoff. In the winter, the bison will hang out near the geothermal pools for warmth. Those are some brave soles ... or souls ... either way. Is it just me or are the tracks moving in different directions? Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, July 2017
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These Red Knots were just amazing to see in large numbers at Plum Island yesterday. Here they're pictured with turnstones as they continue their massive northward migration.
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Canon 7D | 400mm f/5.6L
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Red Knots and Ruddy Turnstones | Sandy Point, Plum Island, MA
This time of year thousands of monarch butterflies are stopping along the Gulf of Mexico at St. Marks, NWR as part of their migration pattern, which sends them along the eastern seaboard toward Mexico.
St. Marks NWR
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Snow and Ross geese, sandhill cranes and glossy faced ibis, fill the sky just days before their final migration north. A little bit of heaven. Thank you Donald, Mike and Alex.
Macaque monkeys migrating to greener pastures via the roof of First World Hotel Theme Park at Genting Highlands, Malaysia, at 1865m above sea level.
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A Northern Parula Warbler on the backside of the water feature. This warbler is very weary and will only barely bath in the water and hopping back out.