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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.

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

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.

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

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

Merlin

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

Northern pygmy owl

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.

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

Coots on the run by Mark Featherstone, on Flickr

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!!