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27 Oct 2021 Baldwin co. AL; bayfront public park Might just be the angle, but the one bird looks a little different

I should get down there more often. My home county, but such a loooong drive.

Cuteness overload. Oh, my goodness. ❤️

I called it Sharpie in the field, but it looked weird in the one pic that wasn't blurred.

You know you can get everything at Buc-ees!

I always miss those!!!

The only other one I have ever seen was in Texas (San Antonio)!

26 Oct 2021 Baldwin co AL; public park at former military fort & grounds; beach, fields, thickets, think woods

26 Oct 2021 Baldwin co. AL; public park at historic fort & grounds; bay & gulf fronts, beach, fields, thickets, thin woods

I think #1 is an aerial stingray.

2 is Yellow Warbler also? I thought 3 might be.

@blackburnian I meant Kestrel! I have Merlin on the brain today.

26 Oct 2021 Baldwin co. AL; public park at former military fort & grounds; gulf & bay fronts; beach, open fields, thicket, thin woods 1. UFO 2. House Wren 3. Palm Warbler

26 Oct 2021 Baldwin co. AL; public park at former military fort & grounds; bay & gulf-fronts; beach, open fields, thickets, thin woods 1. Thick tail bands 2. Thin tail bands--Northern Harrier? 3. Broad-winged Hawks. They were very pale. Kettle of 3.

26 Oct 2021 Baldwin co. AL; abandoned historic fort & grounds; gulf & bay fronts; beach, large open spaces, thickets, & thin woods 1. Merlin in the sunrise 2. 3.