Blue legs and sunshine on an early spring day. An American Avocet foraging in the shallow waters with cattails still brown from the summer before. via Avocet — nature has no boss
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher — At Ease — Sonoran Images
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. One of the species that I see often on my morning walks is the Black-tailed Gnatcatcher. These minute birds (two could easily sit side by side in the palm of my hand) are busy early-morning foragers in …
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Notes on Mountain Bluebirds — Wickersham’s Conscience
Mountain Bluebirds, especially males, are on most folks’ short lists of favorite birds. That electric blue color, their early arrival in spring migration and the lovely song, explain why it is both Idaho’s and Nevada’s state bird. In the last quarter of the 20th century, Mountain Bluebirds were in slow decline across much of their […] …
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Zafiro Colidorado/Golden-tailed Sapphire/Chrysuronia oenone — One Bird Per Day/Un Ave Por Día #1.132
Foto: Nick AthanasNombre en español: Zafiro Colidorado Nombre en inglés: Golden-tailed Sapphire Nombre científico: Chrysuronia oenone Familia: Trochilidae Canto: Peter BoesmanEl zafiro colidorado (Chrysuronia oenone) también denominado colibrí cola de oro es una especie de ave en la familia Trochilidae Foto: Nick AthanasDistribución y hábitat Se lo encuentra en Bolivia, Brasil, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, Trinidad …
Pyrrhuloxia On Cholla — Sonoran Images
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. The other day I posted an image of a Pyrrhuloxia, a close cousin to the Northern Cardinal. This is a species that is more specialized than the cardinal, thriving in a desert habitat. In recent weeks […] via …
Photography of Birds – Set # 30 — H.J. Ruiz – Avian101
Set # 30 Black-necked Stilt Everytime I see this bird it makes me smile, in my mind is like seeing a toy animated. It looks, unreal. I like them very much. White-tufted Grebe This lovely White-tufted Grebe, is very active, a great swimmer and diver. They are always present in most marshes. © HJ Ruiz […] …
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Caribou — Wilder Alaska
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On the cattails — nature has no boss
A week or two back we watched this Black-capped Chickadee mercilessly ripping apart these fluffy cattails near a riverbank close to home. We had heard that Chickadees sometimes use this fluff as material for their nests however this birds was discarding the wonderful fluff and letting it fly into the wind. We figured they must […] …
Spring Bear — Wilder Alaska
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OH SH*T! — Through Open Lens
F/9.0, 1/320, ISO 250. Tree Swallow Why do ghosts ride in elevators? It keeps their spirits up. Interesting Fact: They bathe by flying low over the water and skimming their bodies against the surface, then rising quickly while shaking off droplets. ( https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Tree_Swallow/lifehistory ) via OH SH*T! — Through Open Lens
The Northern Herper 
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