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Those are beautiful! Do they grow voluntarily or do you plant them?

Blue skies, mountains, wildflowers... Can't wait to return!

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Roseate Spoonbill by the lake this past weekend.

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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SideProfiles, any bird side on to the camera. Here's a male Northern Cardinal taking a moment before heading back out.

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Thanks, Richard. It took a few tries, with the wren popping in and out randomly and me chasing it, but there it is; a beautiful wren :)

It's just, their expressions lol. Love the gators!

Blanket flower and pollinator.

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The #BirdOfTheDay alt theme is #LightAndShade, bird captures with lighting contrast. Here's an Orange-crowned Warbler sitting on the right perch for this brief.

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Gallinule to the duck: You sure they're asleep?
The alligators: Those two still standing there?

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Sometimes, #StickHappens, which in this tree it's almost a given. This time, the Cardinal managed a pretty unobstructed perch for me.

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I saw this Great Egret yesterday, and looks perfect for today's #BirdOfTheDay Alt Theme, #Green. Apart from the bird being surrounded by green, its lore is also green at this time. That coloration indicates that the bird is in its breeding season.

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An Eastern Bluebird standing on a knot on the side of a tree for #SmallBirdSaturday. This female, or perhaps immature bird, is waiting for the next opportunity to catch a bug.

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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #StandingInWater, any bird standing in water, and here's a Forster's Tern grabbing a snack.

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Red-headed Woodpecker drilling a hole. Happy to catch this stunning bird in good light, since I've been wanting to see one of them for a long time. Happy Friday, indeed!

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Thanks Rob!

Thank you!

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SteppingOut, birds captured mid step. This Great Egret shows just how elegant being caught mid step can look.

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Thank you!

Long-billed Curlew, largest shorebird in North America and very beautiful too.

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How sweet!!

Beautiful sparrow!

A Nelson's Sparrow surprised me yesterday while I was birding along the shoreline. Didn't even know about this species. It stayed close to vegetation, weaving in and out, but I still got a couple of pictures.

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This kingbird gave us a hard time trying to figure out the species, because some of those species look very similar. The consensus was Couch's Kingbird. Lovely bird, regardless.

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Thanks! Yes, every lifer is different and it is great when it works out so well :)

If only all my lifer encounters were like this! A Clapper Rail, a bird usually well-hidden in vegetation, stepped out into the open and started walking around. Even better for a picture, the dense early morning fog had dissipated by then.

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Striking a pose, a Carolina Chickadee in the woods.

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Thank you. They are beautiful and look so delicate.

If this Marsh Wren is hard for you to find in the photo, know that it was a lot harder for me to find in the reeds!

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Least Sandpipers taking a break on the rocks.

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Thank you!