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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.

A pair of Wood Ducks perched on their nest box last spring.

Ruby-crowned Kinglets typically have their “crown” hidden and flash it when they are excited. This one is flashing the cameraman.

I came across this while cleaning up a folder from a long ago trip. Green Kingfishers are found in Mexico and in Central and South America. In the US, they are only found on a small region along the Texas-Mexico border and a little bit of southern Arizona. This male was photographed in Weslaco TexasContinue reading “Found in the Clutter: Green Kingfisher”

This is a Semipalmated Plover on the left and a Semipalmated Sandpiper on the right. They both have partial webbing between their toes, hence the name. The Plover will continue migrating bit by bit to the coastal areas of the Southeastern US and South America. The Sandpiper, on the other hand, will fuel up andContinue reading “Snapshot: Semipalms”

Double-crested Cormorants are accomplished “fishermen” but even the best can have a catch get away. The Cormorant in the middle has lost the minnow it just captured. The Cormorants and some Yellowlegs were chasing a school of minnows back and forth along the shore when this little mishap occurred.

This Peregrine Falcon has just put a huge flock of shorebirds to flight. Peregrines have a wide distribution and have different markings and patterns depending on where in the world you see them. This is the North American variety.