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Fall migration of the ruby-throat hummingbird has emptied most of these little birds from eastern & central North America-- as they head south for the winter (Mexico, Central America....) Just when you think they are all gone, another straggler shows up...
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!
ODC-October
I thought of the geese migrating in the Autumn when I saw these leaves on the aged wooden steps leading into the barn.
Nosedive by a Humpback Whale near Perth, Western Australia during their annual migration.
Humpbacks have a wide geographic range and are found in all the world’s oceans. During summer months, populations in the southern hemisphere spend their time in Antarctica feeding. In late autumn they begin an annual migratory route to their winter breeding and calving grounds in the warmer tropical waters of the Pacific. They return south in spring.
Humpback whales migrate around 5000 km on average, one of the longest migratory journeys of any mammal on Earth.
Pleased to see this Harris's Sparrow today, a lifer for me! And thanks to the experienced birder there that helped with the ID! Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
This Sparrow has stopped here on its yearly migration back to the Northern tundra. I had never seen one before and had to look it up in the Audubon birds of North America book. (also known as the Winter Sparrow)
Shot with Nikon FM2 on Kodak Gold 200 film.
Digitized with Epson V500 Scanner.
Mondorf-Les-Bains, Luxembourg
This is the largest flock of white-faced ibis I have ever seen. Thousands were feeding in fields flooded by snow-melt near Ovid, Idaho, and this was just a small part of the flock. When they took off, they all went at once, sort of like the massive flocks of snow geese in California. But, unlike the geese, they were nearly silent.
I like to keep a dated record of shots on spring migration !
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Nice light on this mornings walk with the dog. I caught this flock heading south over the salt marshes on edge of Morecambe Bay. A simple scene that seemed special.
One of the clusters of Monarchs resting after their 60 mile trek across Lake Erie from Canada. They will most likely take off tomorrow to continue on their journey eventually ending in Mexico. Taken at Wendy Park.
We had a pair of Nashville warblers (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) stop by the pond's stream for a bath and drink on their way north.We haven't seen any other migrants but the oranges and hummingbird feeders need to go up.We're hoping for a colorful spring.
I reworked an earlier image in order to introduce myself to a new group (new to me, anyway) called ㋡ DARK SIDE ☽ of the ☾ MOONLITE ㋡ .
Today we drove around and around downtown getting pictures of these birds. There were hundreds or even thousands of them, just flying and landing over and over.
As we drove through the Mara we reached a crossing on the Mara River where the Wildebeest and the Zebra had gathered. Soon there was absolute chaos as the animals began to cross the river! The ran over to the other side and they galloped along as if performing a victory dance! As I photographed them they looked at me with great curiosity. Herbivores dotted the landscape as far as the eye could see!
Explored March 13th, 2015