Ed Hipps

They are absolutely beautiful birds!

A blue-throated macaw comes flying towards the camera. The body of the bird is a bright golden yellow. The blue is bright and brilliant.

A blue-throated macaw coming right at me. This was pretty exciting!
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A taveta golden weaver in the middle of a nest they are weaving. The weaver is a bright yellow color and they are looking off to the right.

Taveta golden weaver doing its thing.
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Yeah, they are! Now, I need to go find them in the wild. I feel like these are "cheating". 😁😆

A scarlet macaw comes swooping in. It has brilliant red, blue, and yellow feathers.

I really have fallen in love with macaws. I'm excited to take more pics next week with them.
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A bright yellow warbler pauses briefly on a branch. They glance upwards towards a branch. The warbler is surrounded by lush green leaves.

I went out the other day and found a yellow warbler dancing up in the canopy of a tree. They stayed still long enough for me to grab this shot
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Is it an Eastern Peewee or a Willow Flycatcher? This little guy was found up in the tree canopy, so my thought is peewee. I'm still new to bird identification though.
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Thank you Gerrit! 🙏

Up close and personal with an African Spoonbill.
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A scarlet macaw comes flying directly towards the viewer. The body and head are a bright red, while the wing tips range in different hues of blue. The background is green leaves.

Sometimes, you just get yourself in the right place at the right time. This was one of those moments.
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A great egret comes in for a landing. They left a trail of disturbed water behind as the gracefully land.

Two great egrets stand in shallow water. They are both reflecting in the still water below them

A great egret spreads its wings and looks off to the right.

A great egret with a tufted of feathers on the top of their head looks over to the left with their beak open.

You never know what you're going to see inside Epcot.
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Thank you so much! 🙏❤️

Thank you so much! 🙏❤️

A close-up profile of a Great Blue Heron. The heron is looking to the right. The background is full of dark green leaves.

Don't mind me, I'm just stalking this Great Blue Heron. 😁
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A yellow female orchard oriole hangs on to a branch as she has a mouth full of food. She was heading back to her nest nearby, so most likely feeding some very young orchard Orioles. The background is full of greens and some bright blue peeks through.

A female orchard oriole. This was a fun bird to see the other day. The struggle of correctly identifying her was part of the fun.
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An orchard oriole looks down to the left from a branch. It's rusty orange coloring pops from the green background. The sun is shining down from above on the oriole.

A fun find over the weekend was this orchard oriole.There was both a male and a female in one of the trees, along with a bunch of Baltimore Orioles. One of things I have enjoyed most about "birding" is stumbling across the unexpected. I love these moments.
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Thank you! 🙏

A beautiful male goldfinch perched on a branch. The goldfinch is surrounded by late spring foliage. Flowers have given way to bright green leaves.

Sometimes, you just need a picture of a goldfinch to brighten your day. Here it is.
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Thank you, Betsy! I really appreciate that. I try my best with the alt text, I never know if I'm getting right though 🙏❤️

Thank you so much! 🙏❤️

Yes 😆 But also, no.

An immature little blue heron stands on a mound green leaves as it looks back towards the camera. It is in the shade, while the background is in the bright Florida sunshine. There are lily pads in the water behind the heron.

I found an immature little blue heron while strolling through Animal Kingdom over the past weekend. They stood there for a while, so I was able to snap plenty of shots. What a beautiful bird!
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A scarlet macaw with its wings spread wide open, shows off its beautiful red, yellow and blue feathers. It flys against a back drop of green trees and wooden posts.

Scarlet macaw from the Winged Encounters show at Disney's Animal Kingdom. It's such a fantastic show, and i highly recommend any bird people to check it out. They're gorgeous!
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A green heron looks off to the right as it stands on top of a wooden post. The background is the reflection of greens from the trees above in the water.

A Green Heron. This was also taken at Animal Kingdom in Disney. Getting to that park early opens up plenty of chances to catch some Florida native birds in some pretty themed areas.
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Thank you so much! 🙏

😆 Thank you! 🙏

Thank you so much! 🙏

A great green macaw looks towards the camera as it takes flight. Their wings spread high towards the sky as they take off. The background is a lush green.

I took a trip down to WDW, and all I got were these stupid bird pics 😁
Animal Kingdom FTW!
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Thank you so much! 🙏

A cedar waxwing looks over to the right as it sits on a branch. There are green leaves and a bright blue sky behind it.

Finally! A cedar waxwing appeared while walking through the park the other day. It's such a cool looking bird.
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