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This bird is well named.

Small shorebirds can be difficult to distinguish but all you need to see is the Dunlin’s long, and a bit droopy, bill to identify them.

On the lookout for a tasty bug.

Male Mallards have shed their dull post-breeding plumage and have returned to their more familiar colorful look as fall and a new breeding season approach.

A Blue Jay flew through the scene as I was photographing a Northern Flicker perched on a fence.

A Least Tern has spotted a fish.

This is a female Belted Kingfisher chattering away with its distinctive Kingfisher rattling call. The loud call and ragged crest give the impression of an angry bird!

Bird activity has been very slow recently so I have going back through the files looking for some lost goodies. I had forgotten about a series of Peregrine Falcon photos that captured a falcon carrying its prey. It seems to be looking at the photographer in this shot. The unfortunate victim is an Eastern KingbirdContinue reading “Feathered Action: Peregrine Falcon”

Flaps down for landing. Those big webbed feet help.

As a follow up to my last post, this is a male Wood Duck in a photo taken last spring. These photogenic ducks can be hard capture due to their skittish nature so I never miss a chance to get a photo when I can.