Mike Saccone

Sure, white-eyed vireos are known for their eyes, but they also have fantastic personalities.

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Who says you can't be on the fence about #wrensday?

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Thanks. This is probably my favorite photo of the past weekend.

An Eastern wood-pewee perched on a branch covered with lichen and moss.

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A ravenous great blue heron enjoying the fruits of Huntley Meadows at sunrise

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A digital illustration of a female and a male Hawaii 'Akepa perching on a plant against a blue background. The birds and the plants are covered in textures and are angular in shapes. The female, which is green, perches on top of the plant, and the male, bright orange in colour, is slightly lower.

Day 03 - Hawaii 'Akepa 🪶
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It's sort of a style study. I want shape and colours as loud as possible!

An Eastern towhee showing off its brilliantly red eye

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A backyard gray catbird with not one, but two insects for breakfast: a click beetle and a caterpillar

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The most Pokemon-like shorebird? Easily the killdeer, which is content to repeatedly shout its own name, no matter the occasion.

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A common merganser swimming in the Potomac River

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A double-crested cormorant lifting off*

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*Reposting with fixed caption

You’re right! I mistyped that.

A great blue heron surveying its domain

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A Northern rough-winged swallow flying low over the Potomac River

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Sunset mallard on the Potomac River

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A spotted sandpiper poking around the muddy shore of Pine Lake. I photographed it while I was staking out some chimney swifts, hence the high shutter speed.

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A green heron trying to blend in

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Happy #wrensday to all who celebrate

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Thank you for your kind words. The reach definitely helps with birds, though some will let you get close.

I shot this photo at ~300mm.

A red-winged blackbird posing atop a cattail during a hazy, humid morning

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A great blue heron showing off the interior of its left wing. This heron fished for a while in Pine Lake before retreating to preen on one of the snags on the lake's edge.

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A Canada goose gliding along the surface of a lake mid-landing sequence

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A majestic Northern house wren posing for the bird paparazzi

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An American goldfinch doing its best to blend in

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A least tern in flight

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The brief window where the sunflowers are open and the indigo buntings put on a show is one of the best times to be a birder.

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A sunrise cardinal at the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center

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This bird is quite the head tern-er

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A least bittern posing while preening itself. It's rare to see these swamp chickens, which usually skulk in the reeds and scare easily, but this one was happy to be out, albeit somewhat hidden in the tree's canopy.

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These indigo buntings never get old

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