Field Sparrow © HJ Ruiz – Avian101 via Photo Capture # 88 – Field Sparrow — H.J. Ruiz - Avian101
Stellar’s Jay — nature has no boss
Hidden in a lichen covered tree this Stellar’s Jay gives me that all to familiar over the shoulder glance saying I am on to you buddy. via Stellar’s Jay — nature has no boss
Painted Buntings – Stars of the show — Texas Tweeties by Bob Zeller
In the past couple of weeks we have visited Twin Buttes Reservoir on several occasions. Since the lake has received much needed water from storms the past few months, it has produced a plethora of birds. Also, it is the middle of migration, so birding there has been great fun. I have had some great […] …
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Burrowing Owl And Western Screech Owl — Cousins Yet Very Different — Sonoran Images
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. It occurred that it might be worthwhile to talk a bit about the similarities and differences between Western Screech Owls and their cousins, Burrowing Owls. Let’s start with the similarities. These little owls are about the same …
Choreographed? — nature has no boss
Four American Avocets seemed to have choreographed this move just for the camera. They were just milling about when all of a sudden a couple took to the air for a brief hop, skip and jump. It was one of those photos you just didn’t know you took until you see it.. Fun stuff. via Choreographed? …
Do Not Cross Me I Have My Fancy Pants On Today! — Through Open Lens
F/5.6, 1/500, ISO 200. Snowy Egret What did the triangle say to the circle? You are pointless! Interesting Fact: Male Snowy Egrets fight for breeding territories, choose nest sites, and perform noisy courtship displays to attract mates. A ring of other egrets often gathers around a displaying male as he pumps his body up and […] …
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Have you seen a screaming swift? — The Orkney News
Swifts have declined by 53% between 1995 and 2016. The RSPB thinks loss of nest sites could be contributing. via Have you seen a screaming swift? — The Orkney News
Bird’s ID – Roseate Spoonbill — H.J. Ruiz – Avian101
Roseate Spoonbill The Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) – sometimes placed in its own genus Ajaja – is a gregarious wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family, Threskiornithidae. It is a resident breeder in South America mostly east of the Andes, and in coastal regions of the Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, the Gulf Coast of […] …
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Privacy — Le Drake Noir
Let me take care of that paparazzi photographer, Honey.? via Privacy — Le Drake Noir
In a Sea of Sage — nature has no boss
A female Greater Sage Grouse making her home in the vast sea of sage near Walden, CO. via In a Sea of Sage — nature has no boss
The Northern Herper 
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