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Magnolia warbler on goldenrod

White faced X Glossy Ibis hybrid

Snowy Egret at Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge, SC 3/14/20

Great Grey Owl that allowed me to photograph him in the Ochoco National Forest in Oregon.

White-breasted Nuthatch and Northern Waterthrush

We went blueberry picking with the Cedar Waxwings.

You may have noticed a theme developing but as well as being in my overall top ten of favourite birds they are now my Number 1 for entertainment value (if you get a chance just watch them for a while). This one snagged a crayfish and resisted several sibling attacks (including grabbing its miniscule wing and trying to drag it underwater) before needing several attempts to swallow it. They are amazingly self confident at this age - one of the chicks had a confrontation with a Canada Goose and the goose backed off (the adults routinely chased off Mute Swans).

Yellow Crowned Night Heron displaying

Palm Warbler

A local wetland has a low number of waterfowl this year but a good variety. This Northern Pintail flew in unexpectedly while I was photographing some Bufflehead.

Juvenile Least Bittern (one of the last to leave Ontario) has developed excellent fishing skills - never missed while I was watching.

Black Crowned Night Heron w/chick

Tonight is the first time the juvenile Great Horned Owls came to the yard before dark. It gave a chance to get some better pics of them playing.

Leucustic Glossy Ibis fledgling

Sub Adult Little Blue Heron (calico).. trying something different,using my instagram feed to host pic,I am slowly deleting pics off flickr because of their 1000 pic rule for free accounts. Dont think the quality is there but at least it will stay on the web.

The Scissortail Flycatcher has frequented a tree in my backyard and this is my first of a bird in flight taken this afternoon.

Little Blue Heron

Yellow-throated Warbler!

Little Blue Heron

Female Belted Kingfisher

Ruby-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet by Johnny, on Flickr Golden-crowned Kinglet Golden-crowned Kinglet by Johnny, on Flickr

Brown Thrasher by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr

Philadelphia Vireo from this evening. Saw two together in one tree! ☺️

Least Bittern this morning - showed no interest in relocating into the reeds and was still in the same spot when I moved on.

Couldnt ask for a better subject on a mimosa tree

Could we limit the number of confirmations to three? If there's some question on the ID or additional information, sure, add it. But once three people have agreed on an ID, additional agreement posts only bring resolved questions back to the top for members to wade through without adding much value. Just a suggestion. Obviously it isn't my site and I certainly don't make the rules.

Glossy Ibis closeup

Northern Shoveler, female

Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch - April 1, 2020

Coots on the run by Mark Featherstone, on Flickr

Cactus wren

Palm Warbler Palm Warbler by Johnny, on Flickr

New Jerseys only nesting pair of Mississippi kites have produced another fledgling, I wonder if any of them will ever come back here,The parents have been coming here for 7 years now and have had 4 fledges in that time but I have never seen one come back to start its own family

This morning - the joys of parenting!!

White Ibis, they are currently on eggs, which if they hatch will be the first recorded nesting pair in New Jersey,ever!!

American Kestrel with breakfast early this morning in San Dimas Canyon CA

Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) by hbvol50, on Flickr

White Faced Ibis, bit of a rarity here on the east coast,but seems more and more show up every year

American Bittern by hbvol50, on Flickr American Bittern brunch by hbvol50, on Flickr

Idk how many people remember me from before the server reset but decided to drop in and see what's going on. This is Not from today or recently at all but from my trip out West that I don't remember if I ever shared with everybody or not. Untitled by Easton Hamer, on Flickr Untitled by Easton Hamer, on Flickr

This mother owl keeps hiding her babies! Not to mention that death glare she's giving me! I go by this nest every few days in hopes of getting the baby pictures!

He was showing off and the female wasn't even looking his way!

Caspian Tern

Ruffed Grouse - April 10, 2020