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[smittyone@cox.net]

Barred Owl photographed yesterday afternoon at Loess Bluffs NWR in NW Missouri.  Not only was this the closest I've ever been to a Barred Owl in flight, thinking it was coming right at me, I actually ducked!

[dragon49]

I'll go with this Pied-billed grebe:

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/524094801

[Connor Cochrane]

One of over 300 Red Phalarope blown in by storms today

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/524118091

[stitch58]

1 hour ago, Connor Cochrane said:

One of over 300 Red Phalarope blown in by storms today

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/524118091

Jealous, I've seen a grand total of one 😐.

[Birds are cool]

7 minutes ago, stitch58 said:

Jealous, I've seen a grand total of one 😐.

I have a grand total of 0😢

[smittyone@cox.net]

Alaska?  Nope, it was in Iowa.  Following the devastating floods that hit Eastern Nebraska and Western Iowa in Fall 2019, when the waters finally receded in January and February the following year, previously flooded farmers' fields were left with millions of stranded fish.  This brought Bald Eagles to the area in the thousands.  This pic, taken in early February 2020, shows at least 50 eagles.  I counted over 500 eagles that day, in the fields on either side of this one mile stretch of road!  

[pictaker]

[DLecy]

Another storm-blown Red Phalarope from yesterday.

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/524331951

[blackburnian]

Ruddy Duck:

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/524391901

[Connor Cochrane]

Plain Xenops

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/524556381

[Birding Boy]

Was stuck in the Doctors for a bit today so I decided to go back and look through some older photos of mine. Here's a Least Sandpiper I rather like back from 2021.

ML524573411 Least Sandpiper Macaulay Library

[dragon49]

Today, I'm going with our national bird.  I'm also pretty psyched, as prior to today, I didn't have any in-focus photos of Bald Eagles:

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/524580271





 

[IKLland]

58 minutes ago, dragon49 said:

Today, I'm going with our national bird.  I'm also pretty psyched, as prior to today, I didn't have any in-focus photos of Bald Eagles:

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/524580271





 

Personally, I like this photo better due to the head angle of the bird. If you just cropped it in a little more it’d be great.

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/524546551

Edited January 16 by IKLland

[smittyone@cox.net]

I'm watching you.

Young Eastern Red-tailed Hawk.

[MarkG]

 

[Tanager 101]

Ratings much appreciated. https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/524762041

Another CBC photo!

[Quiscalus quiscula]

Thoughts appreciated. House Finch.

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/524782091

[IKLland]

1 hour ago, Tanager 101 said:

Ratings much appreciated. https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/524762041

Another CBC photo!

Easy five.

[IKLland]

3 minutes ago, Quiscalus quiscula said:

Thoughts appreciated. House Finch.

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/524782091

Solid 3, bird a little small in frame, busy(somewhat distracting) background, and the bird isn’t tack sharp. Still your best photo yet in my opinion though!

[Snake Fingers]

1 hour ago, Quiscalus quiscula said:

Thoughts appreciated. House Finch.

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/524782091

Congratulations! Was that with digiscoping?

[Quiscalus quiscula]

12 minutes ago, Snake Fingers said:

Congratulations! Was that with digiscoping?

That was with a new camera I got for my birthday!

[Snake Fingers]

4 minutes ago, Quiscalus quiscula said:

That was with a new camera I got for my birthday!

Nice! 🎉

[IKLland]

13 minutes ago, Quiscalus quiscula said:

That was with a new camera I got for my birthday!

If you have any questions on settings feel free to send me a PM.

[Quiscalus quiscula]

1 minute ago, IKLland said:

If you have any questions on settings feel free to send me a PM.

Thanks! Are you familiar with the Lumix model?

[IKLland]

12 minutes ago, Quiscalus quiscula said:

Thanks! Are you familiar with the Lumix model?

Which exact model?

Edited January 16 by IKLland