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A blue bird that is not a bluebird. Blue grosbeak male with dark blue coloring, reddish wing bars and a slightly larger beak than an indigo bunting. In Montell, Uvalde County, Texas.
This black-chinned hummingbird was just getting his colored gorget feathers. His tiny wings and tail feathers were a blur of action as he hovered at this feeder.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas during summer 2020
The northern jacana or northern jaçana (Jacana spinosa) is a wader which is known as a resident breeder from coastal Mexico to western Panama, and on Cuba, Jamaica and Hispaniola in the Caribbean. It sometimes known to breed in Texas, United States, and has also been recorded on several occasions as a vagrant in Arizona. The jacanas are a group of wetland birds, which are identifiable by their huge feet and claws, which enable them to walk on floating vegetation in the shallow lakes that are their preferred habitat. In Jamaica, this bird is also known as the 'Jesus bird', as it appears to walk on water. I was thrilled to see several of them strutting around on the golf course as they foraged for insects in the grass.
Cancun, Mexico in April 2022
Migratory finches - tiny birds with streaks of brown, beige, yellow and cream coloring; black wing bards. Cheery, buzzy calls fill the air when they are about. These were enjoying water out of an old tea kettle, converted to bird bath in my yard. These little ones visit us in fall and winter and will soon be gone.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas during October 2020
According to information I found on the web, this is a great black wasp. Also called a katydid killer by some. Large, blue-black and beautiful I was happy to get a couple of shots, even if they were not as clear as I would have hoped. It was on some wildflowers (possibly Bishop's weed - biflora Americana) alongside the road near Mountain Home, Texas.
Nobody can seem to explain for certain why this beautiful butterfly got stuck with the name fatal metalmark. Actually, the metalmark part is pretty obvious if you study the wings. There are shiny markings that appear as if bits of tinsel are woven through the pattern. But the butterfly is not fatal to my knowledge. Anyway, it is a beautiful and very small species of butterfly with shades of red, brown, tan, silver. It was flitting around the wild coreopsis flowers in our meadow.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas in July 2021
“A Beautiful Queen Anns Lace wild flowers and Scottish thistles on the shore of Lake Ontario at the waterfront trail in squires beach , Martins photographs , Ajax , Ontario , Canada , August 7. 2023”
“Scottish thistles”
“Queen Anns lace wild flowers”
“Lake Ontario”
Heron
“Scottish thistles”
“August 2023”
“Duffins creek marsh”
“Veggie omelet”
“Wild Asters”
“Flowering trees”
Goldenrod
“Cropped photograph”
Family
Sunset
“Bokeh”
“Nature Bokeh”
Shrubs
Oak tree
Trees
Stones
Reflections
Reflection
Dogwood
“Duffins trail”
“blue sky”
“cloud cover”
“yellow Tamarack tree”
“Tamarack tree”
“Waterfront trail on Lake Ontario”
“Colourful bird houses”
Autumn
Shadows
Reflections
“Large mushroom”
“Duffins creek”
Discovery bay
“cropped photograph”
“closeup photograph”
“Martins photographs”
Ajax
Ontario
Milkweed
Canada
Duffins creek
Favourites
IPhone XR
“iPhone SE 2020”
Mushroom
wildflowers
“Lake Ontario”
“Mouth of Duffins creek marsh”
“white Deadnetles”
River
Dogwood
Woods
Favourites
“Duffins marsh”
“Duffins trail”
“Waterfront trail on Lake Ontario”
“Large tree”
Winter visitors to our area, these small birds are rather plain compared to some of the other warbler species. Olive-green and yellow with a faint eye-line. Males have a patch of orange or rust colored feathers on the crown which is rarely seen unless the bird is showing agitation or aggression.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas in December 2019
With those flashy turquoise eyes, a thornbush dasher is very dashing. This one was in my yard in Portland, Texas during October 2017 and posed for a few shots.
Inca doves are small and their feathers give the appearance of scales. This one was perched in my yard with a branch of chili petin peppers in the background.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas in December 2021
In Montell, Uvalde County, Texas. We are thankful to have many flycatcher species since there are lots of flying insects there.
* Helios 44 M-4 58mm f/2 + Lens Turbo II focal reducer, holding the lens reversed to get closer. Fujifilm XA-3. JPG edited in Snapseed.
* Helios 44 M-4 58mm f/2 + Lens Turbo II reductor focal sosteniendo el objetivo al revés para acercarme. Fujifilm XA-3, JPG editado en Snapseed.
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I watched this woodpecker as hit pecked and hunted on the branch of a mesquite tree in my yard. If found something to eat in there. This one is a male, with a red crown.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas in October 2020
To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour ...
(Auguries of Innocence - William Blake)
an alphabet book - bokeh
Challenge on flickr - Nature/Bokeh
(photo by Freya)
The name of this bird comes from its distinctive call "kis-ka-dee" but they also make some other sounds, one sound is similar to a high-pitched mew like a cat. They are flycatchers but also have been reported to catch small fish out of streams and they do love to eat fruit and berries. And my friend in Uvalde has them regularly coming to his birding blind to eat bits of dog food and suet. Colorful birds that range from south Texas down into the Yucatan. I saw some while on vacation in Cancun. These were taken at my friend's bird blind in Uvalde, Texas.