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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.

Loggerhead Shrike

Got a goodie today! Gyrfalcon

My kitchen, about this time last year. Was in a nest of damp bread crumbs among some farm crops - sweet potatoes, carrot, green beans, etc. Sorry, I didn't hear a song or call. Hung around for a couple of days; maybe a late fall migrant? I hope everybody has a happy, safe holiday, even you Canadians who've already jumped the gun!

White-breasted Nuthatch and Northern Waterthrush

My photo is on the eBird top photos of the day for the first time

Wilsons snipe

Sometimes you just want your dinner delivered.

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.

Pure luck but this shot of some Waxwings coming in to land this morning has a slightly artistic feel to it, or maybe just me. Added a crop.

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/305812641 Finally got a good picture of a Coop!

Really tough choice, but I love this one, plus it’s a twofer

From yesterday.

Western Meadowlark.

Late in the day yesterday, my first barred owl

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

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

This Tri Color heron was colorful enough,then it landed on this mimosa tree

Saw my first adult male Pine Grosbeak today....well, the first I remember seeing!

Belted Kingfisher at Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas CA today.

Brown Thrasher by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr

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

I thought this one I took last month was really interesting. The backlighting, the hovering hummingbird, the different shades of green in the background...

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