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If you go to the middle creek WMA during the waterfowl migration, the Willow Point is a popular spot for observing waterfowl. But this week early Sunday morning, you can't see them at all because the foggy. You can only hear the noice of snow geese, and you know they are taking off so I went to other spot. That is what I got ( Canada geese).
A bull elk moving his cows across the valley in the Rocky Mountain National Park in Estes Park, Colorado.
This Black and White Warbler was the first warbler that I was able to identify years ago. Pretty easy to identify of course, but a striking warbler to see. This started me on my journey of birding.
The mass migration of Tundra and Trumpeter swans happened earlier this year. These appear to all Trumpeters flying with the Yukon River in the background.
2024 Fall Migration
Cape May, Bay Breasted, Chestnut-sided and Blackburnian Warblers.
Always fun to capture the warblers in both spring and fall seasons but always a challenge to have a clear shot.. I have decided to present them in a collage instead of individuals.
One has to see the phenomenon called "migration" to believe it. This year round activity that involves wildebeest, zebras and gazelles is so enormous - There are no words that can describe it. One can see herd of animals from miles away because of the dust cloud it generates. When you are surrounded by so many animals and so much action, as a photographer you are unable to decide what to capture.
I've learned a bit more about my graphics program and was able to tweak the contrast more to my liking on this image. One of my fav monarch shots over the years. I'm saddened by the losses in the monarch population (and other less beloved species) and hope we can work toward restoring habitat and reducing the effects of pesticides and climate change.
This is a Wilson's Warbler. They seem to pass through during both fall and spring migration. I was standing around chatting with a fellow birder, when this Wilson's Warbler came flying in. He was fast moving as he flitted around looking for insects (of which there were plenty). He stuck around for several minutes. Lots of fun.
Inspired by a gorgeous image from Fort Photo Night-gration.
Last week we had this beautiful sky at dusk.. and I had previously gotten a shot of migrating geese, but the sky was rather bland and lifeless behind the geese. I took the two shots and combined them into this composite. I hope you like it.
I'm sure you've noticed I'm framing my photos recently.. Unfortunately I've found it necessary to somehow identify my own photos, there are a few people here on Flickr that have been copying others images and claiming them as there own.
Please respect the photographer's copyright and do not copy or use their images without permission.
It is Autumn migration time now, and this 4 inch bird will travel alone to southern Mexico to northern Panama...They beat their wings about 50 times/second and can travel the entire Gulf of Mexico in a night (about 500 miles). I took this shortly before she left...Safe journey, and hope to see you next year!
Wildebeest and zebras assemble on the savanna for their migration from Kenya's Maasai Mara to Tanzania's Serengeti.
A field of sand filled ice balls, hoisted up by relentless waves span a former edge of Lake Michigan's growing shelf
Yellow Warblers are established breeding migrants in the Ottawa area. The Britannia conservation area is packed with them, and their behaviour is quite striking. On the one hand, the males are super aggressive, as they try to establish territory and begin mating. The birds sing, attract competitors, and then chase each other to try to take over the territory. Once the chase is on, the males make a chipping sound, and the less assertive males seek cover. This hormonally-charged and somewhat manic process is an aspect of what makes the spring migration harder from a photography perspective; the birds heading south after a breeding season in the boreal forest are more tuckered out and content to find a food source.
Meanwhile the females who are mating begin the process of building nests. The materials are very delicate, for the most part, including the strips of plant material seen here. Other elements include feathers and even spider webs.
Just as the mating and very territorial Red-winged Blackbirds drive off other birds, here including Orioles and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, the Yellow Warblers will drive off other warbler species. As most others are passing through on their way north, that is less of an issue, although in a year like this one, where there seem to be more Yellow Warblers than in recent years, and perhaps fewer of the other species, that makes it harder for bird watchers keen to follow the migration event.
What a thrill to see a migration in Serengeti! Thousands of wildebeast and zebra crossing the river at the same time, the sounds and site was magnificent!
EF100-400, f11, ISO500, 1/200
I can count on one hand how many times I have seen this in my life. It was well worth the short trip to Mitchell's Bay today!