Mike Melton

They're delightful!

I'm not sure where you are, but they'll be much easier to find in the next month or two as they enter nesting season. They'll be tooting away and that makes it easier to see them.

A small brown and gray Bewick's Wren with a distinct white eyebrow stripe, perched on a green plant bud with its head tilted slightly back.

A Bewick's Wren posing on a leaf bud.

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A colorful male Wood Duck with vibrant, iridescent plumage, resting with its head tucked into its back feathers.

Male Wood Duck, Washington state

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A small Northern Pygmy-Owl with bright yellow eyes and spotted brown and white feathers, perched on a mossy branch and looking up to the left.

Northern Pygmy-Owl

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A small Northern Pygmy-Owl with bright yellow eyes and spotted brown and white feathers, perched on a mossy tree branch.

A Northern Pygmy-Owl from this morning.

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Yes, I'm sorry. We've been very busy and haven't gotten back with you. Erica is sending you an email.

A close-up, profile shot of a **Hairy-crested Antbird** clinging to the side of a vertical tree trunk. The bird has distinct **light blue skin around its eyes**, a dark brown body with fine feather detailing, and a small, pointed crest. It is looking to the left against a soft, blurred green forest background.

Hairy-crested Antbird #Brazil

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A medium-sized green parakeet perched on a mossy branch against a bright, clear sky. The bird features a distinctive yellow-gold patch behind its eye, an orange-red wash across its belly, and a long, dark tail with reddish undertones.

Golden-plumed Parakeet at Anaime, Tolima, Colombia

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Yes, I hear that there's a cold wave in the area right now.

A small speckled owl with bright yellow eyes perches on a branch among green leaves.

Another #SuperbOwl, the Northern Pygmy-Owl

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A brown owl with bright yellow eyes and white facial markings perches on a mossy branch against a blurred green background.

I heard that it's #SuperbOwl Sunday so here's a very judgy Spectacled Owl at @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica

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Thank you!

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はい、そうです！

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Thank you! That's where are all the good birds are!

You have close access to a lot of good birding up north. Semiahmoo is great for ducks and loons. Rosario Beach is excellent for Harlequin ducks.

They nest in wood, though. They like cavities in trees.

Thanks, Rob!

Close-up portrait of a colorful duck with an iridescent green head, red eye, and patterned chest against a soft, blurred background.

A sleepy male Wood Duck this morning at my local pond.

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I believe you have a White-faced Ibis here. The red eye is a way to differentiate those from the Glossy Ibis. The Green Ibis is found south of Honduras.

A small songbird with a black head and chest, pale gray belly, and brown wings perched on a branch.

A sweet Dark-eyed Junco in my yard today.

#WashingtonState #birds #nature

Thanks!

They do look very similar! But the kookaburra are in the kingfisher family and the puffbirds are in the woodpecker family!

The marina at Westport is really great for birding. In a month or so, the Common Loons will be in breeding plumage and you can see them up close. There's a nice population of Surf Scoters and the Pigeon Guillemots nest there.

And there's the bonus King Eider that's been hanging out!

A small gray-and-brown bird with a rusty crown and stout black bill perches on a mossy branch, looking over its shoulder.

Spotted Puffbird in the wet forest of Amazonas #Peru

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Thanks, Glen!

Thanks, Rob.

They're really nice hummers. And cooperative, too.

Yes, I had the white over exposed here. It's best to shoot these in low, diffuse light. And then you can get that violet cap.