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The Sandhill Cranes are still migrating through the area on their way to their winter home. I am guess probably Bosque Del Apache in New Mexico. I took this here in March but saw several hundred here yesterday.
A Junco on a junket. These little winter birds, will be headed up north, and safe travels. See you next year.
Mark this one down to identifiable Sandhill Crane behavior.
I had no end of delight showing this to others while at Creamer's Field during the autumn crane migration from Alaska to the lower 48. The behavior being exhibited by the crane to the left is "Intent to fly," that is, it is telling the others in its group that it wants to fly away and is pointing in the direction of flight. Note how the neck is more of a diagonal than the other two cranes. Less than two seconds after displaying this posture, the small group of cranes took to the air. There were a few times where the small group - sometimes just two - decided not to fly off. When the group agrees, they all assume this "leaning" posture and then fly off. When one in the group doesn't want to fly they don't change their posture, essentially saying, "Yeah, not right now."
Taken 21 August 2021 at Creamer's Field, Fairbanks, Alaska.
Archive image of Eurasian (Common) cranes, wintering in Bordeaux as part of their seasonal migration. It was an awesome experience to see and hear thousands of these magnificent birds moving and living together.
Also into red, purple, pink and orange tones at the moment :)
At this time of the year most of our bird species gather to continue their nomadic life in warmer conditions.
These golden plovers come from the North. They stop down here for some food and rest before proceeding with the journey.
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Sandhill Crane
Kearney, Nebraska
I was invited to join some friends to witness the annual crane migration in Kearney. I have to admit that it was not on my bucket list, but it SHOULD have been! I thoroughly enjoyed this experience. Nothing like getting up way before dawn, and quietly walking to a viewing blind to see and hear thousands of cranes waking to greet the morning. During the day, these beautiful birds are in the corn fields adding weight for their long journeys into Canada and the Arctic. I highly recommend that you add this destination to your bucket list.
I've never been very successful at bird-in-flight photos, but this (rented) lens helped me get some keepers.
The Migration
A small part of the more than 100.000 migrating snow geese stopping over at Middle Creek WMA during their Northward migration
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Shape very similar to Eurasian Kestrel but tail slightly shorter and central tail feathers project slightly. Wings more rounded and shorter than Eurasian Kestrel; claws are white rather than black. Males are unspotted above with blue-gray patches on the upperwings and largely pale underwings. Females have an indistinct mustache but otherwise are rather similar to Eurasian Kestrel. Hovers frequently and catches insects on the wing. Breeds colonially.
The Lesser Kestrel, a small falcon, was all but extinct in Bulgaria. A project enabled to reintroduce the prey bird in this country, with satellite tagging and tracking of its migration, to understand the best way to protect it.
The Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni) is a small bird of prey. It is mostly insectivorous and is thus impacted by widespread use of pesticides. It did not nest in Bulgaria in the last decades (since the 1980s), while it was common in the past, and is thus classified as “critically endangered” in this country. In 2008 the Green Balkans organization launched activities to recover the Lesser Kestrel as a breeder by reinforcement of the species in Bulgaria, including translocation of chicks born in Spain. In 2014, the species has returned to Bulgaria after almost 30 years of absence.
Levka, Bulgaria. May 2016.
With the last three days of cold showery weather it brought down lots of migrating geese in our area. Sturgeon County Alberta
A mini Bay of Fundy with more than a 150 shorebirds. (24 Jul 18) - Captured with the reflection in mind. More to come
Another talented songster here. Regardless of wandering the certain damp, deciduous woods all summer long, listening to a Veery singing his beautiful melodies, I have not been lucky enough to capture a decent photo of him. Ugh. So, I am posting a photo of a Veery I captured a year ago, hah!
Veery is a plain, brown and white bird, a bit smaller than a Wood Thrush (another magical singer I have not been able to adequately photograph regardless of multiple attempts). The enchanting, ethereal and spiraling notes of a Veery are truly heavenly sounds in a quiet summer forest with shaded streams and wildflowers. It's like listening to someone playing a flute!
Veerys spend their winters in central and southern Brazil. When migrating, radio telemetry shows these little birds fly 285 km (160 mi) in one night, and that they can fly at altitudes above 2,000 m (1.2 mi). Right now, in mid-August, they have begun their fall migration from Wisconsin to southern South America.
This either juvenile or female Yellow-rumped warbler was also enjoying the backyard birdbath. Spring migration and warm weather here ... they all love the water features. Sorry, but you're going to have to endure a lot of these Spring birds with me!!! I practically home bound so when they come to my yard, WooHoo!
Clear Lake - North Shore Drive
There haven't been any seagulls around the lake most of the summer. All of a sudden, we have this "flock" hanging out on the public dock.
Must be time to start planning their early autumn migration to where ever they go later this year.
"Will you all please face the same direction?"
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Londolozi Game Reserve
In Kruger National Park
South Africa
Burchell's zebra (Equus quagga burchellii) is a southern subspecies of the plains zebra. It is named after the British explorer and naturalist William John Burchell. Common names include bontequagga, Burchell's zebra, Damara zebra, and Zululand zebra.
Formerly, the Burchell's zebra range was centered north of the Vaal/Orange river system, extending northwest via southern Botswana to Etosha and the Kaokoveld, and southeast to Swaziland and KwaZulu-Natal. Now extinct in the middle portion, it survives at the northwestern and southeastern ends of the distribution.
Burchell's zebra migrates the longest distance of any terrestrial animal in Africa, traveling 160 miles one way. They migrate from the Chobe River in Namibia to Nxai Pan National Park in Botswana. Their migration follows a straight north–south route almost entirely within the Kavango–Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA). - Wikipedia
The Monarch Butterflies are starting together in large groups for their long flight south.
Bolsover, Ontario
Canada
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Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
New Mexico
USA
Part of a flock of sandhill cranes waiting on a pond in the early morning ready to take off to their feeding grounds.
The sandhill crane (Antigone canadensis) is a species of large crane of North America and extreme northeastern Siberia.
Sandhill cranes fly south for the winter. In their wintering areas, they form flocks over 10,000. One place this happens is at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, 100 mi (160 km) south of Albuquerque, New Mexico. An annual Sandhill Crane Festival is held there in November.
Sandhill cranes are fairly social birds that usually live in pairs or family groups through the year. During migration and winter, unrelated cranes come together to form "survival groups" that forage and roost together. Such groups often congregate at migration and winter sites, sometimes in the thousands.
Sandhill cranes are mainly herbivorous, but eat various types of food, depending on availability. They often feed with their bills down to the ground as they root around for seeds and other foods, in shallow wetlands with vegetation or various upland habitats. Cranes readily eat cultivated foods such as corn, wheat, cottonseed, and sorghum. Waste corn is useful to cranes preparing for migration, providing them with nutrients for the long journey. Among northern races of sandhill cranes, the diet is most varied, especially among breeding birds. They variously feed on berries, small mammals, insects, snails, reptiles, and amphibians.
Massive tricolored vulture with whitish head and neck, pale brown body, and contrasting dark flight feathers. Juveniles similar but with a pale brown rather than white neck ruff. Nests in colonies on cliff ledges; often seen in loose flocks soaring over valleys and mountainsides but always in search of updrafts and thermals. Still the commonest vulture over much of its breeding range. Some populations are resident while others are highly migratory. eBird
With the last three days of cold showery weather it brought down lots of migrating geese in our area. Sturgeon County Alberta
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At DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge near Missouri Valley Iowa. Estimated to be 500,000 to 700,000 birds. Incredibile sights and sounds when the geese took to flight.
A juvenile Sandhill crane stretching out after preening at The Creamer’s (an old dairy farm site) Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge in Fairbanks Alaska.
Even though this shot was taken just a few weeks ago, it was fall in Fairbanks with the aspens just a week or so away from full fall colors. I envy this young lad/lass as it travels south along the Pacific Flyway and what it will see!
A large portion of this image was created in the Photoshop Beta Program with AI. The right 1/3 of the image was created with AI as were the migrating birds, about 50% of the sky, the compete sunset, So fun to do!!! Very interesting platform they are working on and it is all available for use commercially without fear of copyright infringement. All AI modifications are taken from Adobe Stock Photos.