Birding

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Greater Scaup


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No pics here yet, but we have a flock of wild turkeys which have discovered our bird feeder. They seem to like what the little birds leave on the ground, mostly cracked corn… I counted 8 this morning.

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killdeer are so silly

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The killdeer babies are my favorite!

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Osprey hunting… successfully

Warblers

Other birds seen today

(Took a LOT more horrible photos of swallows!)

We also saw some variety of ducks in the far distance including green-winged teal! But no good photos.

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_birds at the park today, redwing blackbirds, blue-winged and green-winged teal

birds around the yard today (purple! finch, gold finch, sparrow, brown thrasher)

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Not my best photos, but saw some pileated woodpeckers this morning and managed to get photos, albeit a bit rough.

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identifications thanks to Merlin

ruby crowned kinglet

fox sparrow

American goldfinch

mockingbird

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Flicker

Pied billed grebe

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when autofocus does not select the correct thing

when it does better

when one cannot complain

The shadowy one with a phone

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Oh those are so good.

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except where I lost 5 shots of it flying right at me, pursued by red winged blackbird

Merlin says this is a yellow bellied sapsucker

there was also an egret shot I lost out on, but that was the fault of a canada goose, and me not having my lens off already

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tree swallows more cooperative than the flickers

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Awesome!

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Great hike with a local community group this morning! Cloudy, barely warm enough, overall lovely for a hike and decent for photos!

New friend spotted the grackle and I’m so glad he did!

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Fun day!! Two lifers visiting us. Rose-breasted grosbeak and black&white warbler. Some grosbeak photos by MvR. The warbler was a speed demon, and I didn’t get a clear shot!

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Stunning photos!

Did you hear the Rose-breasted grosbeak? They have a chirp that sounds just like a squeaky sneaker on a gym floor.

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Hmm you know I was just outside hearing a very high-pitched sound I wasn’t familiar with. Maybe?! :slight_smile:

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We sat on the deck and enjoyed some more good birding. Also saw downy and red-bellied woodpecker, white-breasted nuthatch, but no fantastic photos.

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I beg to differ. These are amazing.

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