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Angry Eastern Kingbird

This is one of those photos where the IC(Interesting Capture) puts it above the better IQ(Image Quality) of some of my other Starling photos.

Snail Kite https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/519036681

Prairie Warbler ~ Ohio

A rather scruffy lookin' Magnolia Warbler ML575666931 Magnolia Warbler Macaulay Library

Super happy with this Pine Grosbeak shot from earlier in the month! Now if I could just find a male at eye level on a nice perch... ML528485661 Pine Grosbeak Macaulay Library

Very Cooperative Rock Wren https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/541367071 https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/541367081

I've seen both several times, but of the two species, I've only seen one (Chestnut-collared) in alternate plumage. Plus, my Chestnut-collared photos are much better than my Lapland photos. That makes for an easy choice between the two species. Here's a Chestnut-collared doing a flight display.

I was lucky to have come across a couple of these a few years back.

Really like this one from almost 2 years ago

Not sure which one I like better -- Black-tailed Trogons from Panama. Trogons are always weird when you see them because their call is so quiet. You'll hear it and you'll think the bird is a quarter of a mile away just for the bird to be sitting on a branch 10 feet over your head. https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/530347921 https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/530348221

I'm not going to post any photos of Short-billed Dowitchers, all my photos are pathetic. Here's a Long-billed though.

Working on editing some old photos. Purple-throated Mountain-Gem https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/508647141

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/499191931

I was at an outdoor tavern in South Africa. I look up and see this Barn Owl looking down on me. I point it out to the bartender while saying "Oh, a Barn Owl". He says with this big grinning African smile, "Oh no, that's our Bar Owl, he eats the mice that come in here after closing". o

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/557055001

My best Carolina Wren shot to date: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/532271611

Hey, I forgot I actually had a good one! Thanks again to @Birding Boy and @Tanager 101 for the awesome time in Michigan last July.

I have a couple that I really like.

Finally got a sharp, unobscured, hummingbird flight shot https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/522098771

Love Roughies! The only hawk with a dark morph here. Wish I had a better photo of a dark morph.

I have a bunch of really good Common Raven shots, and it's so hard to choose which one is best!

Northern Pygmy-Owl https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/503170211

I almost got a good up close shot without a leaf or twig in front of the bird... https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/497007661 https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/497006851

Can’t decide. Feedback welcome. https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/491765971 https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/491769111 https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/491771581

So, I now have a Western Screech-Owl that calls a cavity not 10-12 feet from my front door, home. This is from last Saturday morning as it was returning to its roost. I have posted this bird once before, but I think this picture is better. https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/487897981

This is my best IMO But I like all of the ones on this list too: https://ebird.org/checklist/S130673310

They're vagrants here in Michigan. This particular male stayed in one spot all summer long 3 years ago, singing and being unusually out in the open.

Spotted Sandpiper https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/506416821