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June 5, 2018, Witless Bay Newfoundland, Canada.
Fratercula arctica
A lighthouse keeper on Iceland’s Westman Islands has been banding puffin chicks for more than 60 years. The islands are home to the largest puffin colony in the world, and the keeper, Oskar Sigurdsson, earned a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records for his prolific banding: more than 90,000 birds in that time, including more than 55,000 puffins.
Half of North America’s Atlantic Puffins breed in one location: Witless Bay, Newfoundland, Canada.
source - Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
mourning dove pair
Pentax SMCP-DA* 300mm f/4
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The Black Skimmers are in town and I thought I would get to see them yesterday, but I got hung up in Friday afternoon traffic. So, this is actually from 2016, from my insane Skimmer afternoon.
This was taken last November in Florida as the sun was going down. Black Skimmers move so fast and are fascinating to watch as they skim the water in search of fish. That all seems far too energetic for the watching American White Pelicans.
"The strange, uneven bill of the skimmer has a purpose: the bird flies low, with the long lower mandible plowing the water, snapping the bill shut when it contacts a fish." Audubon
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A pair of American white pelicans take off from the waters of Lake Potter at Sunset Park, Rock Island, IL.
Wednesday April 6 2016 at the Sabino Canyon nature walk. We went up the Esperero Trail, around the Bluff Trail and returned dorn the road from the dam.
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There is safety in numbers. I like how these female Impala all bend down to drink at the same time and how their legs cross over each other.
Smile on Saturday: "Two Times Two"
A pair of Black-necked Stilts land near a pair of Northern Shovelers. As fall approaches the birds begin to return to the preserve.
American White Pelicans have a very different way of fishing compared to Brown Pelicans!
I watched these guys take off in groups from the "island" at the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve. They all gathered together at one end of the lake - likely > 75. (the image shows a subset of ~30) They formed an extended line and started traveling around the lake close to the shore. periodically they would beat their wings on the water to move the fish towards the shore. Then they would take gulps of water which they filtered to end up with a meal. Cool to see the level of synchronization as they took off sequentially in groups, gathered together and then followed each other closely packed around the entire lake !!.
Cormorants accompany them and dive for their fish - therby driving more fish to the surface for the Pelicans. Synergystic, synchronized fishing for both the Pelicans and Cormorants.
Sometimes siblings do get along well. These two Mergansers were well synchronized in their preening routine.
Sandhill Cranes (Antigone canadensis)
San Luis Valley / Sangre de Cristo Range
Monte Vista NWR, Monte Vista, CO
ORDER: Gruiformes
FAMILY: Gruidae
Diese beiden balzenden Graugänse haben sogar im Vorbeiflug synchrone Geschnatter.
These two mating greylag geese even have synchronized chatter as they fly by.
Perfect day out with the camera. I find buffleheads so hard to capture and to get them in flight... I was so happy!
A pair of Egrets make their way across the Peace River to join the other wild birds hunting for food.
I just love this time of year and we've had such amazing Spring weather these past few weeks. I'm breathing it all in as deeply - and as often - as I can.