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Rufous
I have been visited by male Rufous Hummingbirds for about a week. But, until yesterday, I only managed poor shots of it. The males arrive here first; I trust the females will be along shortly. And maybe some other … Continue reading
April goulash
This is a collection of images from April, each of which lacked a posting of its own. If a robin is swallowing worms, it must be spring. This is a female. The Varied Thrush is a close relative of … Continue reading
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Mountain Bluebird and grub
The Mountain Bluebird is an insectivore that particularly favours eating caterpillars. Yet, in the many pictures I have taken of this bird foraging, it is only rarely that I have captured an image of its successful insect capture. The … Continue reading
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Hawk & snake
Sometimes one doesn’t know what one has until well after the observation. As I took the picture, I noticed nothing other than a perched Red-tailed Hawk. When I looked at it on the camera, I noticed that the hawk … Continue reading
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Vulture feeds
In the last decade, local observations of Turkey Vultures have roughly doubled. Is this a result of changing observer attentiveness, global warming, or just vulture behaviour? Who knows? For the first half of the decade, the only views I … Continue reading
Ruby flashes
The Ruby-crowned kinglet is a rather small, undistinguished insectivore that can be seen for perhaps a month, two times a year, as it passes through our region. Further, in its search for insects to eat, it forages deep in … Continue reading
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Loon returns
Following the last posting, Osprey returns, now comes the Loon. As with my osprey observation, there have been a handful of others who have seen or heard loons in the past little while. But, this was my first sighting. … Continue reading
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Osprey returns
For a couple of days there have been reports around the Lake of the return of Ospreys. I saw my first one (indeed, three of them) this morning. A newly arrived female Osprey lands on a branch.
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Shrike while hot
I have posted a handful of shots of the Northern Shrike in the last month (see, this, in particular). So, why more? This is a case of shrike while the iron is hot. This peculiar bird is hunting around … Continue reading
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Bird flights
The canonical bird picture shows it perched in profile. Such a picture is useful for identification, and is relatively easy to take. When I say this, I don’t mean to imply that a profile is easy — just that … Continue reading
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