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out on the back waters of the Mississippi the other day to do some bird watching. I think there may be up to 10 different kinds of birds here in this picture alone. It's a refuge so we tried to let them rest but it was hard not to paddle closer.
These tiny birds are absolutely adorable. We do not see them often. Lucky day, they are on migration. If it stops eating for an hour and half it dies from starvation. They have to eat all the time. That is why they are hyper-active and rarely perch. Lucky day!
Canon FD300mm f/2.8
Here is a collage of screenshots of the great wildebeest and zebra migration in the Maasai Mara in Kenya. What an amazing sight. Thanks to 'safariLIVE', Africa Geographic, WildSafariLive on FB and youTube for providing the live feed and great videography.
"The migration of nearly two million wildebeest and zebra across the plains of Tanzania's Serengeti and Kenya's Maasai Mara is one of the oldest and last great land migrations on the planet. The movements are dictated solely by the rains and food sources (grasses), with zebras eating the long grasses, while wildebeests follow to feast on fresh shoots."
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Alewives during their annual river migration from the ocean back to their spawning grounds. I used the Outex underwater housing for my Nikon Z6 with the NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S lens.
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I have already posted several pictures of the Semipalmated Sandpipers I captured in Grand-Pré, Nova Scotia. These images were taken in the Bay of Fundy at Johnson's Mills, New Brunswick where I headed after Sackville, only a 30 minute drive. This is where you will find the greatest numbers of these shorebirds during their migration between mid-July to mid-August. I spent two days observing them and this is the biggest flock for me which was approximately 45,000. Much greater than in Grand Pré. In this case, the Peregrine Falcon flew over the flock at rest on the beach and picked one up. Needless to say the entire flock took off..... the view and sound cannot be described, just spectacular.
It's getting to be that time here in Minnesota , when a lot of of waterfowl visit lakes and ponds to rest and fatten up for their long migratory journey.
And we have a lot of Canada geese in the park. They're migrating south at the moment and we do hear them when they fly over the house occasionally. It's kind of come to symbolize the mournful sound of winter's ushering in to me. Kind of bittersweet sound.
Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area, PA
According to the "Migration Update", I took a day off and went there before sunrise, because the birds will take off around the sunrise. When they took off, and passed me over head, and that was what they were, moon and geese.
Osprey heading south along the Hudson River !
Stateline, NJ
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Preparing for migration
Huge flocks of red winged blackbirds gathered at Bombay Hook NWR in preparation for migrating
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After meeting up on the fence post, then settle in to crevices in the bark of a nearby Pine trees. Albert Kelly Park, Bridlemile, Portland, Oregon i6s+11909,18
When they turn one way you see the white of their bellies. When they turn the other you see the brown of their backs. This flock is in mid-turn
Flocks of peep sandpipers (probably Western or Least) are in the marsh. When they get up and whiz around in their mega flocks you can hear the rush of their wings and the myriad peeping calls. People use the term force of nature all the time, these migrating flocks truly live up to that term.
Brescia, february 2011
This photo requested a very, very long post, waiting for the birds to get into the right position. But I'm very proud of the result!
(sorry for low definition, I took it with my old compact camera)
Her freckles migrated with the north winds
too cold this time of year for skin kisses,
near-misses
grey eyed girls can't wait too long
blushed cheeks extinguish themselves in a rush of ice cold reality
this is not the time for backward glances,
second chances
grey-eyed girls can't wait too long
The migration on the first of April at Freezout Lake Montana is incredible. This isn't a great shot since it was a ways across the pond, and when they take off you have no chance of focusing on one particular bird, you just point and shoot. This is also cropped to get a closer view.