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 […] …

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 […] …

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

And It Was All Yellow! — Through Open Lens

F/7.1, 1/200, ISO 250. Ruby-crowned Kinglet Why did the boy take a ladder to school? It was a high school. Interesting Fact: Ruby-Crowned Kinglets make their nests in trees, occasionally as high up as 100 feet. Females choose a nest site near the tree trunk or suspended from small twigs and branchlets. Because of the …

MEET THE MODEL – GORDON THE GUILLEMOT — Wildonline.blog

GUILLEMOT Uria Alger Words & pictures by Graham Stewart Normally found in Northern waters, the Guillemot is a bird that spends most of its time out at sea, only coming ashore to breed. It is a relative of the penguin that has retained the ability to fly. Once ashore the Guillemot nests in colonies on […] …