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So this afternoon I was in a boat on a lake and Common Loons were calling. I wanted to get a recording, so I get my camera out and press record...and the loon stops calling and someone on the shore starts playing an accordion......not well either.....? ?

Maybe he was trying to help and give the house a new paint job?

Is a butterfly a bug?

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Both Cassin’s and Purple Finch are found at this location. Personally, without a better photo, I would leave this as Cassin’s/Purple Finch in eBird.

Yes, this is a Violet-green Swallow.

I'm not seeing an obvious reason why Cassin's can be completely eliminated for 5, but then again I could be missing something

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This is one powerful South Florida Black Vulture. When it jumped from one end of the jetty to the other, the entire jetty shook with a metallic clang!

That actually looks better for a juvenile Horned Lark. Can be a super confusing bird.

You may well be right and the bird just looked unusual because of the strong back lighting. I did a quick search and there are examples of older 1st summer birds which have changed to an all black bill but still retain streaking below. However, I did find this example of an immature bird which definitely didn't pay attention to some of the parental guidance provided ?: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/253289771

Looks good for Ravens to me.

European Starling.

The tail is not shown at all well enough to accurately assess.

The dark area behind the eye on some male EUWI is green: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/39670051 https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/203849601 https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/208749701 Sometimes, it is extensive: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/72917061 https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/303581501

It’s like 2-3x the size of the Greater White-fronted Goose, always a good sign of a domestic, also the very deep saggy belly and bright orange legs

Looks good for Cooper's with that pale nape.

This isn't the first Barred I've seen, but it's the first one I've seen on my own without someone else calling it or spotting it first. Cayce (SC) Riverwalk / Timmerman Trail is upriver from Congaree National Park, but the conditions are very similar - heavily wooded floodplain. The bird came swooping through the trees, landed, gave me a good minute, then departed into the woods. Frickin' magnificent.

I thought Storks were supposed to deliver babies??!!??

Palamedes Swallowtail

The "tri" in Tricolored means three. This heron is only two colors - blue and maroon.

@DLecy @me

Indigo Bunting. Grayer bill, indistinct wingbars, faint streaking on the breast. Indigo Bunting https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/350785931 Lazuli Bunting https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/350974191

“ How all birds learn to watch for fireworks.”

Note that the bill is wrong for a sparrow.?

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I have no idea on this one from today in North Florida. ???

Also on my trip to Germany, a gigantic white stork that was building a nest on someone's roof pooped on their doorstep!

I see no reason to call this a hybrid from these photos. Pure Euros can show that green patch.

This is a young male Lazuli Bunting IMO. Juvenile Lazulis show streaking below, as well as more subtle wingbars

Pac-slope. HAFL typically have have smaller darker bills, and lack the pronounced teardrop shaped eyering visible on this bird.

I don’t think we can eliminate hybird here. There are some photos of hybrids that look just like Eurasian, but they just have a bright white forehead. That could explain the green patch.

Correct, YEWA.

How can you tell? I would refrain from IDing subspecies by range.

So I'm birding by hiking the road around a large quad of mixed habitat (agricultural fields, ponds, hardwoods) located in an area surrounded by neighborhoods & horse farms. I'm dressed in my usual birding/hiking gear: drab convertible pants, T-shirt, old hiking boots, beat-up hat. I don't have my bins or camera because I want to just do a quick walk around. And this kind lady car pulls up to me in her car and asks in a sympathetic voice, "Do you need a ride?" LOL.

Well, isn't that adorable?

Northern Rough-winged?

A few fireworks pictures from last night

Some one gave me some advice once...

1 through 4 are correct, 5 is a Purple Finch, and the rest are House Finches.

Bunting but not sure which one in Nevada

I once nearly nearly got plastered by a Great Egret. I was working on a roof. It came over and laid an enormous swath. Just missed me. It looked like a water bomber unloading.

I guess I'm just going to refer interested folks to my photo album here.

Trying to not think about our impending heat.