#Birdphotography
One more pic from Bombay Hook. Unfortunately, I didn't get any really good shots of Northern Pintail Ducks, which were abundant, but generally far away, and I wrestled with lighting. This cropped shot doesn't do these attractive waterfowl justice!
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!["Northern Pintails are elegant, long-necked ducks with a slender profile. The tail is long and pointed, but it is much longer and more prominent on breeding males than on females and nonbreeding males. In flight, the wings are long and narrow. Breeding male Northern Pintails stand out with a gleaming white breast and a white line down their chocolate brown head and neck. Females and males that are molting (eclipse plumage) are mottled in browns and whites with an unmarked pale tan face and a dark bill. In flight, males flash a green speculum (the inner wing feathers or secondaries) and females flash a bronzy speculum." [AllAboutBirds]](https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/cache/media_attachments/files/111/491/805/191/351/203/small/eef808352b02d41c.jpg)
This shot of a little wattlebird on a leucospermum (?) might be the best single frame I shot in Australia.
(You may need to click to see the image, given the portrait orientation.)
Been a while since I've seen my friendly neighbourhood kite
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Light-morph version of the Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk, photographed today in Manhattan KS
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Here is a Dunnock that was in a darker area of the woods this afternoon
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Another picture of the lovely Eurasian Robin in the woods.
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Kawaupaka | Little Shag
Seen at Hokowhitu lagoon. Palmerston North
The little shag is the most widely distributed shag species in New Zealand, found in both marine and freshwater habitats, on the coast as well as on inland lakes, ponds, rivers and streams. It also has the most variable plumage of any New Zealand shag.
The Graylags have arrived at Linford Lakes!!
See video in original toot
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One of 3 waves of migrating Graylags arriving at Linford Lakes this afternoon (Video and photo [in comments])
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Watching. Plotting, probably.
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Y de propina un par de fotos de un buitre leonado que no han salido de todo bien por el zoom digital y el movimiento pero que me encantan igualmente.
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Gosling attempting to extricate itself from its breakfast necklace and head kerchief.
(05/15/23)
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The buffet is excellent.
This round bird is a dunlin (Calidris alpina). It's the first that I've knowingly seen. In fact, I didn't know I'd seen it this time until going through the hundreds of photographs that I took at Gulfport, Mississippi.
"Dazzling in its breeding finery, with vivid rusty back and black belly patch, the Dunlin was once called the Red-backed Sandpiper. It’s now named for its nonbreeding plumage, a mousy gray-brown or “dun” color. Dunlins are an abundant species that nests around the world’s arctic regions. They winter in large flocks along bays, estuaries, and coastlines. They have notably long, curved bills but they don’t probe deeply into mud; instead, they tend to feed on invertebrates just barely below the surface." - allaboutbirds.org
#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #bird #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #dunlin
#DailyBird 🤖
Red-breasted Merganser, 10th April 2022
Fresh Pond Reservation, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Massa-adchu-es-et (Massachusett), Naumkeag & Pawtucket traditional territory
Canon EOS R5, Sigma 150-600mm + 1.4x teleconverter @ 592mm, 55% crop, 1/800s, f/9, ISO 500
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Managed a nice photo of a Treecreeper today. That's something that doesn't happen to often :)
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Winter lighting makes for some nice images
Eurasian Robin perched on top of a signpost in the woods.
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I spoiled the party.
I was at a small mostly hidden pond in Albany, Georgia taking photographs of the birds. I wanted to get closer to the birds, so I found an obscured path down to the water's edge. I was intruding and most of the birds opted to leave when I got closer. These hooded mergansers (ophodytes cucullatus) were among the flock that was at the pond - they all flew away a few at a time. So my plan was mostly a failure. I did get photos of them flying though.
"The Hooded Merganser is the second-smallest of the six living species of mergansers (only the Smew of Eurasia is smaller) and is the only one restricted to North America." - allaboutbirds.org
#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #bird #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #HoodedMerganser
The Cape May Fall Birding Festival was on my to-do list for years. 🐦
Bird of the Day — Tui Parakeet, Brazil 2011
Periquito-testinha
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A Red-tailed Hawk perched in a tree along the path in Lusitania Meadow near Fresh Pond in Cambridge, Mass. yesterday, until the Blue Jay and several of its pals succeeded in chasing the hawk away.
#birds #birdphotography #NaturePhotography #CambMA #hawks
A group of four Eastern Bluebirds insect hunting during a light rain on the former playhouse. I like going out in a light rain -- the birds are still active, though maybe different birds doing different things than usual.
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Guten Morgen #fediverse,
Dienstag. Der Kleiber hat großen Hunger. Alle anderen auch.
"Für sie war Güte etwas völlig Normales. Hinten im Garten kein Vogelhäuschen zu haben war ihrer Meinung nach nur dadurch zu rechtfertigen, dass man schon eins im Vorgarten hatte." ( Rónán Hession, Leonard und Paul, S. 7)
#birds #birdsOnMastodon #birdphotography #GeschichtenAusDemGarten #nuthatch
With the wind, it feels like 14F (-10C) outside. There were lots of bird at the feeder and they were all puffed up against the cold. One of the goldfinches was wondering why the water was hard. #birds #birding #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #naturephotography #hoosiermast
Finally found my first Rough-legged Hawk of the fall season, an adult female in Pottawatomie County KS.
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Lilac Breasted Roller catching a meal in the Okavango delta, Botswana.
#photography #wildlifephotography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #Nikon #photo #photographer #wanderlust #travelbucketlist #adventuretravel #travel #TravelInspiration #travelbucketlist #visitafrica #safari #Africa #AfricaTravel #WeAreWilderness #ExpertAfrica #OkavangoDelta #Botswana
On this snowy, winter day I spotted this handsome male Northern Red Cardinal perched on a curling vine. In the winter months the beautiful Cardinals seem to be a much deeper color. Available as wall art or on fabulous products, make great gifts for the #BirdLover!
Check it out here
https://debbie-oppermann.pixels.com/featured/male-red-cardinal-on-winter-vine-debbie-oppermann.html
#cardinal #NorthernCardinal #birds #BirdPhotography #BirdArt #MastoBirds #BirdsOfMastodon #BuyIntoArt #GiftIdeas #FediGiftShop #nature #wildlife #wild #BirdWatching #artforsale #wallart
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Ring-billed Gull, 6th March 2022
Alewife Brook Reservation, Arlington, Massachusetts
Massa-adchu-es-et (Massachusett), Naumkeag & Pawtucket traditional territory
Canon EOS R5, Sigma 150-600mm + 1.4x teleconverter @ 840mm, 30% crop, 1/2000s, f/9, ISO 2500
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Visitors, expected and unexpected: an American woodcock, a purple gallinule, a black-chinned hummingbird, and a Northern parula in NYC this fall.
https://calebcrain.substack.com/p/autumn-in-retrospect
#birds #birding #birdphotography #prospectpark #randallsisland #brooklynbirding
#nikonD500 #sigma150600 #americanwoodcock #purplegallinule #blackchinnedhummingbird #northernparula
Going through my pictures from last month, I really like this one.
Yellow-throated Longclaw from South Africa
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All together now.
I wanted to show you these black skimmers (Rynchops niger) gathering on the beach., particularly for those of you who haven't seen this before - I know I hadn't. This photograph just shows a fraction of the birds in this group, and there were several groups on the beach. I've already posted a couple photos of these birds and am sure to post more. I find them fascinating.
"Possibly the best description of the Black Skimmer's bounding, head-down foraging style came from the great seabird biologist R. C. Murphy in 1936. He said they look like “unworldly… aerial beagles hot on the scent of aerial rabbits.”" - allaboutbirds.org
#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #bird #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #BlackSkimmer
Time to move.
I was getting too close to this lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) so it decided to move.
"Lesser Yellowlegs are known for their steadfast defense of their eggs and chicks. Biologist William Rowan once noted, “they will be perched there as though the safety of the entire universe depended on the amount of noise they made.” - allaboutbirds.org
#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #bird #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #LesserYellowlegs
Bird of the Day — Von der Decken's Hornbill, Tanzania 2018
Who was this Von der Decken, and how did he get his own hornbill?
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Lost among the cars.
Before we made it home this afternoon, my wife wanted to stop at Joann's because apparently, you can never have enough fabric. Well, I watched a bunch of sparrows skitter around in the parking lot they for some reason were going beneath the cars. Then I noticed a larger bird which turned out to be a starling (Sturnus vulgaris) and took its picture. I think it's a beautiful mix of black and gold.
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I see you.
Just in case you think the birds aren't paying attention when you're out on the beach, here is a laughing gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) staring me down yesterday as it flew past while I was taking its picture.
"The oldest known Laughing Gull was at least 22 years old when it was killed in Maine in 2009, the same state where it had been banded in 1987." - allaboutbirds.org
#photo #photography #photographylovers #bird #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #LaughingGulls
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Common, or European, starlings were intentionally introduced to a wide range of other regions during the 19th and 20th centuries, likely for insect control and to contribute to the aesthetics of local landscapes. Beyond their native range, they became almost globally established during the 20th century and are now widely considered to be an invasive species.
Location:
Camera info/settings
- Canon 450D Sigma 150-600
- ISO 6400 f7.1 1/1000s
#sturnusvulgaris #starling #commonstarling
#birds #nature #birdphotography
lol! i got a lifer last week and i didn't even realize! i just loaded up pictures from the last while since i haven't taken too many lately and got to this shot and had to take a pause because i was like "that's a weird looking sparrow" sure enough it's a lincoln's sparrow! i've been wanting to see one for a long time, wish i had known in the moment lmao i thought it was just an american tree sparrow since those were around too!
Hey! It's cold out here! Let me in!
Dunnock looking into the window of my car
#JOINin #WinterPictures #AddToTHRED
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An unusually-colorful crow.
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My personal favourite Spoonbill photo
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Wings at the ready!
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Dusk at the wetlands. Lapwing are just about visible.
I love being out at dusk, though its not ideal for bird photography.
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This is a handsome feral pigeon who looks like they may want to fuck me up
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Bird of the Day — Common Pochard, France 2005
Fuligule milouin
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An acrobatic rose-ringed parakeet in my garden on this chilly Sunday morning.
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Hunting.
Here's an Ospreay (Pandion haliaetus) that I saw today. The bird was high over the ocean and long way off. The photo isn't the greatest, but it might be the best photo of an osprey that I've taken.
"Ospreys are unusual among hawks in possessing a reversible outer toe that allows them to grasp with two toes in front and two behind. Barbed pads on the soles of the birds' feet help them grip slippery fish. When flying with prey, an Osprey lines up its catch head first for less wind resistance.
#photo #photographylover #photography #birdphotography #bird #birdwatching #osprey
#BirdsofMastodon
#BirdPhotography
#NaturePhotography
#Wetlands
#OxleyNatureCenter
#Sparrows
#WhiteThroatedSparrow
White-throated Sparrows have a very distinctive call, and will answer back if you whistle to them. They overwinter in thickets of downed limbs, and greenbrier near wetlands. ID is easy with the song, the white stripes on the head, the white under the bill and the yellow lores. They breed mainly in Canada and overwinter in south and southeast, and along the California-Oregon Coast. Watch for these gregarious birds as you hike.
“If men had wings and bore black feathers few would be clever enough to be crows” - Henry Ward Beecher
Fewer still would clever enough to be ravens. #photography #birding #birdPhotography #Nunavut
Here is the bird that had everyone's attention at Sam Smith Park this morning, a Red Phalarope in its winter colours.
We have at least 1 pair of hairy woodpeckers who come to the feeders year round. Here's the male. #birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography #woodpecker #hoosiermast
Bird of the Day — Harris's Sparrow, Kansas 2014
The Sparrow of the Heartland
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One of their buddies was just hanging out in the sun for a bit.
I caught this spotted towhee digging a hole into a tree and making a mess. "Whatcha looking at, mate??"
Spotted this bald eagle today and it was going 😛 the entire time??
So the Torresian crows of Brisbane have the most stunning blue rim around the pupils of their light eyes — and I love them.
#birding #birdphotography #birdwatching #crow #crows #corvids
The turkeys would like to come in from the cold, please.
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Ruby Crowned Kinglet.
they are so small and hard to get a photo.
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