The Cliff Swallow photo in which the bird is looking head on captures an ID mark really well! I was taught that one way to ID the Cliff Swallow is that the white mark above the eyes is reminiscent of a miner headlamp. You have captured that mark so well!
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they nest in the roof overhang of the visitor’s center, so we always know where to look, and where not to sit
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Ha literally today, a tanager was at the top of a nearby tree. Perfect photo location. As I came back outside and lifted the camera… flew away. Fortunately MvR spotted the pair in the distance with the new binoculars!
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northern flickers are nemesis this year
almost as much as ‘common yellowthroat’, which we haven’t even laid eyes on, though Merlin claims they are all around us at the park with the bridges
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And for me, if they don’t fly away it’s because I can only get potato quality pictures like this (taken from my screened in porch using my phone x8 zoom). I think it’s an Eastern Bluebird but they’re being quiet so the Merlin app is only picking up crows, cardinals, and some type of wren (closed the so too soon).
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100%, Eastern bluebird!
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Been away from the park too long. Saw the osprey landing on a far away tower. And saw the green heron landing but took a while to get a shot lined up without a branch in the way… and like the ducks, to stop preening long enough for a photo!
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several swans did close fly bys, but this guy decided to take off and land right by us in very short order not the most graceful
that final shot is not cropped at all. it was very close
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suspect I didn’t get any decent shots of swallows being fed, but this one waiting and trying to look adorable is a fine substitute in the meantime
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My humble bird pictures from a park outing yesterday using my phone.
I have no idea what this one is. The coloring is brown-orange, a couple of them were happy hanging out at ground level and disappeared into the brush when my dog came along. Bigger than a cardinal, smaller than a crow.
Grackles hanging out in the green space.
Anhingas. I think the second picture is a female due to the coloring. Or maybe a juvenile? I dunno. The lumps are turtles on a just-submerged wall dividing up sections of the human made pond area.
Two snowy egrets, one on each side of a pedestrian bridge.
Bonus not bird picture. Evidence of a successful turtle nest!
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Brown thrasher, super yellow eyes!
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Often don’t try too hard to photograph black birds like this American Crow, but it was very bright so I gave it a shot and I think you can get catch some good details!
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