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

Merlin w/dinner, dont scroll down for the squeamish

Scisor Tailed Flycatchers by johnd1964, on Flickr

Ruby-throated Hummingbird from yesterday.

I have very little luck finding owls so was very happy to find my first Barred Owl today (bigger than I expected). It was under constant bombardment from a Blue Jay - almost got a photo of the Jay ruffling the feathers on the top of its head as it attacked.

Black-throated Green Warbler by hbvol50, on Flickr

Finally got a good look at a Philadelphia Vireo!

Female Black Throated Blue warbler at sunrise

Short-tailed Weasel by chipperatl2, on Flickr Mink by chipperatl2, on Flickr _91A2073 by chipperatl2, on Flickr _91A9181 by chipperatl2, on Flickr

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

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

Proud parent.

My only half-decent picture in the past couple of days. The smoke has been so bad here its impossible to get sharp pictures. One day it was dark outside until 1 in the afternoon because of the smoke.

Magnolia Warbler, FOS by hbvol50, on Flickr

One of my Favorites with the background in. actually had this one printed GBH Japanese Garden Ft Worth TX by johnd1964, on Flickr

This Rufous Hummingbird has chased of every other hummingbird, that have been coming to my feeder all summer!

A pair of juvenile Great Horned Owls that came to my Oak tree rarely together in one pic.

Lark Sparrow.

Brown Booby from this afternoon:

Swainson's Thrush from today.

Chipmunk eating a Queen's Cup berry

Scrub Jay in Mojave Desert rural Yucca Valley Ca. This is the first Scrub Jay I have seen out here. My be displace from the fire in the mountains 10 miles away. Super smokey out today, found out auto focus doesn't work well in the smoke, switched to manual focus on this shot. Sept 7 2020

One of my favorite shots IMG_4900 by chipperatl2, on Flickr

Cedar Waxwings this morning in Lido Beach NY.

It's either a Translucent Warbler or a Glass Bunting. Date and location would help.

You're looking at birds. Of course, you're crazy.

Thought it’d be cool to get the mountains in the background of this massive Canada goose family. Though not the most spectacular mountains, more like big hills. If only it were buoy free....

Juvy Tri Color flyby

Red-breasted Nuthatch trying to chase a Downy Woodpecker off the empty feeder. 3S0A9633 by Glen Mercer, on Flickr

Little Blue Heron (calico phase)

Texas Spider by johnd1964, on Flickr

Great Blue zipping by yesterday.

I witnessed this interaction between a wasp and a small bee. The stared at each other a few seconds then the bee left.

WhiteMoprh ReddishEgret by johnd1964, on Flickr

Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) by hbvol50, on Flickr

Cool stuff on this page! I haven't been birding much this year, but I decided to go somewhere new this afternoon. It's a popular walking spot, but I didn't feel self-conscious about carrying my big lens, which was nice. If anything, I wish I could have shown people the results! A raven was hopping around in the distance. After a while, I found some Pygmy Nuthatches (I think?). They were gathering seeds from flowers, and were fairly fearless. I was standing about 10 feet from the flower, and they just kept coming back over and over again.

Today in Nashville American Golden Plover, 9-17 juvenile by hbvol50, on Flickr

A couple of Ruby-throated hummingbird pics from the weekend. 3S0A9360 by Glen Mercer, on Flickr 3S0A9288 by Glen Mercer, on Flickr

Last pair of local Pied-billed Grebes to have their second brood. Juvenile trying to swallow a fairly large fish but failed and needed a couple of more attempts.

Least Sandpiper

Red-Breasted Nuthatch from Alcona County, Michigan