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Y’all know what I’m gunna post: 😁

OK lets try this one...

Heres a snappy head shot of a male... one of the few times I nailed the exposure on them

How it Started: Oh look. What a cute little bird. Oh it's so funny how it climbs down trees upside down, and makes monkey-like sounds. So cuddly. How it's Going: "I'm gonna gut you punk." "Not if I gut you first."

Incoming

Missed out on last weeks..

Just a classic upside-down Nut on a tree

I'm going to go with my best photo of a junco.

Here's my favorite Belted Kingfisher shot that I took this past July.

Long-billed Curlew in flight https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/354236581

Juvenile Red-headed Woodpecker

Had some good looks at a Lazuli Bunting yesterday. https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/460771221 https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/460771201

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Louisiana Waterthrush

This one is my favorite, wish I had framed it better though. https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/317290821

Female Ring-necked Ducks

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Eagleville TN. Seriously, a real town!

And a non-breeding adult.

I wanted to pass along a thank you to all who helped ID backyard birds for me these past few months. Since April, my 9-year-old son has been writing a nature guide to our backyard. He finally finished it this past weekend. It is hands down the most entertaining nature guide I've ever read, and it includes all 75 species of birds we have seen here, many of which were identified by the good people of this forum. Here is his sources/thank you list from the end of the book and an excerpt from his chapter on songbirds.

I haven't seen a Baltimore in 6 years.. Here's a Bullock's though

Bullock's Oriole with a caterpillar in it's mouth https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/353723391

House Wren

Oh, my!! I have about 1000 Bluebird pictures. It's so hard to choose!! These are 4 of many faves 💙

Y'all are making me feel better...

Sora from this morning shortly after photographing a Virginia Rail in the same area.

For a few seconds the other day I got my first close and at eye level Scarlet Tanager views 😁 https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/448455041

Really happy with how this Sora turned out! Had to run back to my car to get my camera because it was still raining, but thankfully he came back out of the reeds after I got down on the path, sadly, as I would later discover, right into some goose excrement. Worth it 😁 https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/445246691

So hard to choose! I went with this one because of the pretty green foliage. We have friendly nuthatches here so it's not too hard to get photos of them.

Don't know which one I like better..

First decent shots of a Marbled Godwit. Surprised I got it in focus considering it was walking. https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/378575821

Got my first good look at a Pipit yesterday, and I kinda like how it turned out! Worth the sand in my cargo pants... https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/373363611

Belted Kingfisher I was at the right place at just the right time!

Been real busy,great pics everyone