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Snowy Owls will roost anywhere, usually close to the ground. The Snowy Owls we see here live on the Canadian Arctic coast for most of the year. The ones in Russia and Scandinavian live along their Arctic coasts. They aren’t used to having trees around so they don’t rest during the day in a tree.Continue reading “Snapshot: Snowy Owl”

Found while reorganizing files. These photos were published a few years ago as part of a longer post. I like the action so let’s have a rerun. A Barred Owl was being harassed by a group of birds that included Crows, Robins, Blue Jays, Chickadees and more. They were very vocal as they constantly swoopedContinue reading “Feathered Action: Owl vs Everybody”

I noticed something at the top of the steps to the front door of my house as I was passing by the door. This juvenile Cooper’s Hawk wasn’t selling anything though. It was looking for a chipmunk. These little ground squirrels were pretty scarce this year! It was one of the offspring of the pairContinue reading “Snapshot: Cooper’s Hawk”

Humans preen to look attractive. Birds, like this White Ibis, preen to keep their feathers in the best condition. It’s a matter of health and survival. But we humans just see, and appreciate, the beauty.

Female Belted Kingfisher with its distinctive chestnut band. Males do not have one. Belted Kingfishers are one of the few bird species that has females that are more colorful than the males.

A White Ibis and a Tricolored Heron are peacefully sharing the marsh as they forage for lunch. A Northern Cardinal and a White-throated Sparrow taking advantage of our currently snow free winter to easily find food.

An Osprey flew almost directly over my head and I managed to capture this head on shot. It was flying slowly and my shutter speed was high so the focus turned out pretty well for a bird flying toward the camera. Not a shot I typically get.

The Tricolored Heron is a small heron, similar in size to Little Blue Herons and Reddish Egrets. It’s distinguished by the white band down the neck and white abdomen. The rest of the body is blue-gray with lavender to complete the “tricolor”. They are active hunters at times and run about using their wings toContinue reading “Tricolored Heron”

This is a Little Blue Heron coming in for a landing in a roost of Egrets, Ibis and Herons. The bird in the background is a White Ibis.

A male Red-breasted Merganser has surfaced with his catch. Photographed in cold rough waters on the coast of Maine.