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Lots of Upper Mississippi River Flyway fall migrators in this image including at least one of my absolute favorite duck species. The tiny Bufflehead, dwarfed by the Tundra Swan it's swimming in front of, near the lower middle-left center of the image. Photographed in Goose Island Park, La Crosse County, Wisconsin.
Not my sharpest shot (I blame heat haze), but I've included it in this sequence, to help convey the drama of a crossing. There area around 100 animals just in this image
I thought it was s sparrow.but then I notice its bill was narrow :-) There were a couple of them joining the foraging party with other songbirds - lucky to catch one!
As you can see, definitely not suitable for everyone.
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Canon EOS-1Dx
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM
Stopover on the migration route…
According to the bird map, they likely overwintered along the Atlantic coast, and are headed to their breeding grounds. In Ontario they may breed way up north on Hudson Bay, or they could be flying to the western and northern provinces also. I find it fascinating to think of how far some birds travel during migration. Every stop along the way is important.
On this day, I saw eight American Wigeon in this wetland area…
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Wigeon/overview
Quiet lakes and wetlands come alive with the breezy whistle of the American Wigeon, a dabbling duck with pizzazz. Breeding males have a green eye patch and a conspicuous white crown, earning them the nickname "baldpate." Females are brushed in warm browns with a gray-brown head and a smudge around the eye. Noisy groups congregate during fall and winter, plucking plants with their short gooselike bill from wetlands and fields or nibbling plants from the water's surface. Despite being common their populations are declining.
Bevor die Gnus sich endlich entscheiden, den Mara River auf ihrer jährlichen Wanderung durch die Serengeti zu überqueren, spielen sich am Ufer teilweise dramatische Situationen ab. Die möglichen Crossing-Points werden dabei immer wieder panisch gewechselt. Diese Situation kann sich über Stunden hinziehen. Hunderte Tiere sind somit ständig in Bewegung.
Before the wildebeest finally decide to cross the Mara River on their annual migration through the Serengeti, sometimes dramatic situations play out on the banks. The possible crossing points are changed again and again in panic. This situation can last for hours. Hundreds of animals are thus constantly on the move.
Kenia - Masai Mara
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The Blackpoll Warbler signals and end to migration as they move through. I can't believe how fast time goes......
The Carolina Wren has an impressive voice that is much bigger than the bird it comes from. They are often high in the trees singing as you struggle to find them in the foliage.
This one was, fortunately, at about eye level when it started singing amongst the emerging spring foliage.
Image created om May 12. 2023 in Point Pelee National Park, near Leamington, Ontario.
.Each year thousands of Monarch Butterflies flock to Pismo Beach. From late October to February, the butterflies cluster in the limbs of Eucalyptus trees at Pismo State Beach. While it may be winter elsewhere these insects have come 2,000 miles from Mexico every year . They like this grove as it protects them from the wind and group together to stay warm and mate. Sometimes they will burst like a great confetti balloon to fly up 100 feet and then come back to cluster together looking like brown leaves in the distance. I have seen them here 3 or 4 times over many years and its is one amazing site just 300 feet from the Pacific Ocean.
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A spectacular display of shorebirds at a North Pacific coast migration flyway. In the image you can see Western Sandpiper, Dunlin, Red Knot.
Pitangus sulphuratus
South Padre Island Birding & Nature Center
South Padre Island, Texas
Cameron County
I wished I could have done a better job on this but it happened so fast! I waited for another half an hour hoping another group would follow but it never happened.
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[Spring migration] This was an unexpected find yet goes to underscore why South Padre Island is such an attractive venue in spring migration. WBC. S. Padre Island.
It was so exciting to come upon these migrating shorebirds! I walked along the stony beach for some time before realizing there was movement on the ground and then discovered dozens of these sweet plovers scurrying busily amongst the kelp.
The waterfowl are in full migration mode now.
Murray Marsh Alberta. Finally the sun came out this afternoon😊😊
The spectacle of the annual winter migration of the Elk Herds from the Rocky Mountain Foothills towards the Ranch Country just Northwest of Calgary.
ODC-Groups
I see a lot of this going on around here. As long as the ponds and lakes don't freeze the Canada Geese will stick around.
Imagine running a relay race with your great grandparents, grandparents, parents, and grandchildren.
Each winter, high in the mountains west of Mexico City, tens of millions of Monarch’s from Canada, USA, and northern South America make the up-to 3,000 mile flight to this one spot on earth. Since Monarch’s live as little as 2 - 6 weeks, each generation has never made their contribution to the circle in their life. How do they know where to go?
Although locals would have known for ages of their annual arrival, the location wasn’t documented until 1975. It’s unfathomable the effort it would have taken to track their overwintering spot, as even today with horses it was challenging to reach 11,200 feet.
Kudos to the villagers of Angangueo, who realized their gift from the Gods and stopped mineral mining and tree removal in favour of ecotourism and silviculture. The result, a year-round, sustainable livelihood for people, and a welcoming habitat for these valuable, brave pollinators.