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New Holland Honeyeaters take insects on the wing and feed on the nectar of flowers.
You can see their long curved beaks are perfectly designed for probing the flowers and they particularly love this Salvia. It takes a lot of energy for a bird to hover and consequently the hover lasts for a few seconds, making shots like this difficult.
I have many images with lovely flowers but an empty space where the bird should be and others with the tip of the tail or wing. Fortunately for this one, my timing captured the entire bird feeding.
Rufous Hummingbird. Flip side next photo
Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?
- David Attenborough
Pine Siskin perched on a branch of Eastern White Cedar in the backyard located in Mountjoy Township in the City of Timmins in Northeastern Ontario Canada
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A clump of Ipheion Uniflorum Triteliea (Scented Starflower) sway in the breeze on a sunny spring afternoon.
Posting the front and back views reminds me of the Joni Mitchell song - 'Both Sides Now'
I've looked at life from both sides now
From win and lose and still somehow
It's life's illusions I recall
I really don't know life at all
Yellow-rumped warbler on Cholla Cactus skeleton
Although genetically distinct, there is no plan to split Yellow-rumped warbler in to 3 or more species. In the USA we have Myrtle and Audubon's warblers and in Central America there is Goldman's and a few others. However, they are all still yellow-rumped warblers.
Hard to find a bird plainer than the Juniper titmouse. However, the oak titmouse is an identical match. At one time the Oak and Juniper titmice were one species appropriately named the plain titmouse.
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Southwest Florida
The northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) is the only mockingbird commonly found in North America. This bird is mainly a permanent resident, but northern birds may move south during harsh weather.
This species has rarely been observed in Europe. The northern mockingbird is known for its mimicking ability, as reflected by the meaning of its scientific name, "many-tongued mimic".
The northern mockingbird is an omnivore. It eats both insects and fruits. It is often found in open areas and forest edges but forages in grassy land.
The northern mockingbird breeds in southeastern Canada, the United States, northern Mexico, the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands and the Greater Antilles.
The northern mockingbird is listed as of Least Concern according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
The mockingbird is influential in United States culture, being the state bird of five states, appearing in book titles, songs and lullabies, and making other appearances in popular culture. – Wikipedia
First new photo posting since rotator cuff surgery 9 weeks ago. And as you might expected, it's a hummingbird. 5 Flash set-up at 1/32 power freezes action to @ 0.0004 sec (4/10,000 of a second)
This bird is presented in a perfect lateral pose with both wings extended forward in the same plane. Thus the entire bird in the extremely narrow DOF (1.17 inch) area. Thus the entire bird in perfect focus.
I'm happy to report that our bird condominiums reached full occupancy this year. The bluebird family occupied the large one on the left, and a wren family took the one on the right. It was a busy season, with much coming and going, particularly after the little one's arrived.
Nevada City CA