Nature Heron flyby Raptor 2 DSC 0759 Great Egrets at dawn Dozens of Great Egrets graced our bay for several days. This meant hundreds of crazy photos. It was tough to choose just a few. Great Egrets in flight These birds migrate as far south as northern Colombia! Part of a large flock of Great Herons. Great Egret landing Up at first light with a Great Egret. Great Egret pair Killdeer deflecting to protect its nest. Non-breeding adult male Sanderling with lunch Cardinal feeding Young cardinal wants lunch Cape May Warbler, female/immature Magnolia Warbler, female Mockingbird, immature Black throated Blue Warbler House Wren with spider Northern Parula immature male Philadelphia Vireo Wilson's Warbler Common Yellowthroat, female Cedar Waxwing male at dusk Cormorant Kingfisher Best I can do without a longer lens and steadier boat! Chipping Sparrows Rubythroated Hummingbird (female) Hummingbird on Casual Friday Ruby Throated Humminbird takes a break Rubythroated Hummingbird female at rest Ruby Throated Hummer, not interested in bug Kingfisher Cedar Waxwing Bobolink male Yellow Warbler Young Merlin 2 Young Merlin Mute Swan family Merlin vs Bluejay Bluejay wins! Redwing Blackbird female with bokeh Towhee singing it out Grey Catbird likes grapes Kingbird in flight Kingbird pair Merganser pair Bossy gull DSC 0759 Bufflehead Northern Flicker appears Osprey marking its target Common Merganser pair Common Mergansers being uncommon Cormorant Mr. and Mrs. Wood Duck Wood Duck Wood Duck, male Long Tailed Duck preening Long Tailed Duck Black Throated Green Warbler Eastern Kingbird contemplates dinner Yellow Rumped Warbler Magnolia Warbler Magnolia Warbler Robin, just out of the nest Mallard ducklings Mallard pair Altercation! Spotted Sandpiper American Redstart Female Redstart Wilson's Warbler Philadelphia Vireo Yellow Warbler plays peek a boo How you know it's a Red Eyed Vireo Blue Headed Vireo Yellow Warber Black and White Warbler has something to say Northern Parula DSC 3884 American Goldfinch DSC 2425 Common Yellowthroat Catbirds at sunrise Black Throated Blue Warber singing it out Black Throated Blue Warber A lifer for me! Alder Flycatcher Caspian Terns Redwing Blackbird, female in the cattails Mute Swan posing Mute Swan stretch Cormorant Mallard Ring Billed Ducks Album Cover Song Sparrow Rough Legged Hawk Meadowlark Great Blue Heron flyby Flight in the bay Downy Woodpecker puffed up Bufflehead in flight Bufflehead,male Snowy Owl, male, waiting for its mate Herring Gull, juvenile Ring Billed Gull Red Heads, coming in. Hooded Merganser male, taking off. Mergansers on the rock. Bald Eagle is the boss. Heron in the cat tails. Mute Swans in Sync Northern Harrier on a gray day. Mute Swan family Starling playing in snow Mallards in winter Mallard and Starling One of many, for some reason they were in the snow. Mallards Get Frisky Mockingbird A surprise visitor. Savannah Sparrow Blue Winged Teal couple Grackle skating Osprey in concentration Brown Headed Cowbird Eastern Phoebe Rough Legged Hawk Rough Legged Hawk Red Poll Red Bellied Woodpecker Snow Buntings Snow Buntings White Throated Sparrow White Crowned Sparrow Merlin Downy Woodpecker American Tree Sparrow Junco preening Swamp Sparrow Phoebe bokeh Hoary Redpoll Turkey Vulture Wild Turkeys It looks to me like they're gossiping. Wild Turkeys Wild Turkeys in Spring Wild Turkeys looking to score Three Amigos Oriole female Baltimore Oriole male Baltimore Oriole male Bonapart's Gull Bufflehead Yellowlegs pair. Yellowlegs Yellowlegs in flight Merganser pair American Widgeon pair Teals in flight Song Sparrow Shrike Grackle pleasant Grackle aggravated Bald Eagle in Flight Feasting on Frozen Fish Young Bald Eagles fighting over fish Bald Eagle guarding nest Bringing lunch Bald Eagle Incoming Yellow Warbler Wolfe Island Black Throated Green Warbler Always amusing Yellow Warbler Scarlet Tanager male The first of many lifers in early-mid May! Female Scarlet Tanager Scarlet Tanager flexing Indigo Bunting male Seriously, flew onto a tree before me after capturing the tanager! Magic. Northern Parula in flight Northern Parula Black and White Warber Magnolia Warbler male American Redstart male Yellow Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Wolfe Island Brown Creeper If this fella wasn't moving, I would never have seen him. House Wren Red Eyed Vireo Bobolink male American Goldfinch after rain Duck makes a pink sunset trail Young Raven learning to fly Male Cardinal in apple blossoms Killdeer always look worried Flycatcher Young Bald Eagle is no match for Tern Male Wood Duck Mr and Mrs Wood Duck Male Wood Duck Wood Duck male Mute Swans in flight Eastern Kingbird Red Tailed Hawk in flight Red Tailed Hawk Mallard Family Mallards Merlin Common Loon Common Loon Gull taking off with dinner Cedar Waxwings and Female Grosbeak Towhee singing his heart out Osprey pair In my back yard. Great Blue Heron flyby Great Blue Heron Heron-- right spot at the right time Great Blue Heron Landing Merganser Red Tailed Hawk Chilling while I watched from across the passenger side of the car. Young Osprey Northern Harrier Taking roadkill for lunch. American Kestrel in repose American Kestrel Dining on a praying mantis American Kestrel Kestrel not impressed Eastern Phoebe in the morning light Black-throated Green Warbler (immature) Mallard Swainson's Thrush The very day after meeting this species at the bird observatory in Prince Edward County one appears in our tree. Yellow Rumped Warbler These fellas stayed the longest. Red Winged Blackbird Redwing Blackbird male frames himself. Redwing Blackbird Female Redwing Blackbird. Female Redwing Blackbird on cottontail Peregrine Falcon Taking a break from the raven protecting his space. Peregrine in flight Peregrine Falcon House Finch House Finch male House Finch Changing colours through the seasons Immature Bald Eagle attacks Canada Goose Scattering geese and ducks signaled this predator. The attack was brutal but the goose survived! Junco at Golden Hour White Breasted Nuthatch at golden hour Mute Swans hanging out Mute Swans, flexing after the deed. Mute Swan Family Pied-billed Grebe American Goldfinch He spent a long time digging into the thorns American Black Duck male Flicker Flicker preening. Mute Swan Baltimore Oriole, female Baltimore Oriole Love oranges! Baltimore Oriole Wolfe Island regulars in migration American Goldfinch Osprey spots its prey Red Tailed Hawk Perching Northern Harrier Eastern Kingbird Catbird Rose Breasted Grosbeak young This fellow came right to my window. Looks like he's moulting. Rose Breasted Grosbeak Caspian Tern I find these the most graceful of waterbirds Caspian Tern with takeout Caspian Tern Song Sparrow posing. American Goldfinches summer meeting Geese Escaping the Storm Catbird Snowy Owl winking Snowy Owl in flight A good owl photographer needs to keep one's space to not disturb the bird. But if you time it right, you might still capture one in flight. Thrilling. Snowy Owl, adult male Males rarely reveal themselves to me, so this was a treat. Snowy Owl under the moon Your heart beats a little faster when you see one, and you leave with respect and gratitude. Great Crested Flycatcher Great Crested Flycatcher Eastern Towhee Sparrow at home Bobolink Red Tailed Hawk Eastern Kingbird checking me out Flock of Starlings Cedar Waxwing posing Cedar Waxwings Songbird silhouette Goldfinch, fall plumage Blue Jay Nuthatch in the sun Canada Geese Trumpeter Swans Junco Black Capped Chickadee Male Northern Cardial Female Cardinal Subtle colouring of Starling European Starling Pileated Woodpecker Sparrow in hoarfrost Snow Geese Song Sparrow in winter Great Blue Heron, immature Osprey Ready to Pounce Osprey brings home dinner. Osprey, bringing home lunch Western Bluebird, CA Cheating: this bluebird was spotted in California. I am still waiting to find any here. California Thrasher These birds have a very distinctive song and were fun to capture mid note! Raven, CA Robin Harrier, CA Sitting at traffic light on Highway 1. Anna's Hummingbird, CA Red Throated Loon, CA It was always fun to recognise a bird. Night Heron Painted Bunting, Mexico Inca Dove Hummingbird on banskia flowers, Mexico Hummingbird, Mexico Black Vented Oriole Central Mexico Hummingbird having a bath Central Mexico Frigate Bird Pacific coast, Mexico. Garden Peacock, Mexico Hummingbird, Mexico, digging In Yellow Rumped Warbler in Mexico Grackle Central Mexico Vermillion Flycatcher, Mexico Pelican Unafraid of pier gawkers, Pacifica, CA. Brown Pelican close up Altamira Oriole, Mexico Hummingbird, Mexico Hummingbird after a Bath, Mexico Kiskadee, Mexico Central Mexico Indigo Bunting, Mexico Painted Bunting not realizing how gorgeous he is Central Mexico Just couldn't get enough of this Painted Bunting Central Mexico Western Tanager in gum tree, Mexico Goldfinches, Mexico Central Mexico
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Dozens of Great Egrets graced our bay for several days. This meant hundreds of crazy photos. It was tough to choose just a few.