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I’m fortunate to live in a city in which Sandhill Cranes are common and numerous from early spring to late fall. I see them every day, just going about my daily life, and I’m still delighted every time I spot them.

Apparently the #herps feed doesn't pick up tags in replies?

Gonna boost this one. For a shot that's barely in focus, overexposed and through a smudged lens - I'm inordinately proud of capturing the meme moment.

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Figured I'd share these nice little brown birds with everyone.

A large egret is silhouetted against a pink streaked sunset sky. its wings and legs are sticking out at weird angles as it comes in for a landing. The water below is in focus and the bird is definitely not

Please bring out your #PhotoFailFriday shots!

So there I was watching hundreds of birds flying in to roost at sunset. They move fast and the light was low so there were a lot of shots like this. What is that bird even doing?!

#WorstBirdPic #Blurd #birds 🌿

A dark gray and green hummingbird with a white neck and breast looks straight at the camera with its neck extended to a surprising length

Buckle up, it's Monday. Have a good week y'all

(Ruby-throated Hummingbird) #birds 🌿

A small brown mottled bird, Crested Lark, has a good shake out and floofs up all the feathers. The crest standing up on its head is clear to see. There were a pair, digging around in the pine needles, looking for grubs.

Crested Lark having a good shake out and floof.
Look how well it blends in with the pine needle surroundings!
#birds

A crested caracara glides in front of an astonished birder in the background.

Crested Caracara from George Washington National Park, Bonaire from earlier this year #birds

A loon and her small chick swim past.

Mommy Loon and Chickie Loon swimming past.

Douglas Harbour, #NewBrunswick, Canada
July 2023

📷 #birds #CommonLoon #loon #diver #COLO #nature #wildlife #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #Nikon #Z9 #Sigma500f4

It’s that summer glow!

Thanks!!

A small songbird with white body, black neck, and yellow-green head perches on a narrow branch. There is a winged insect caught in its beak.

I found this Black-throated Green Warbler catching bugs beneath the forest canopy, bathed in green light from above. #birds 🌿

That’s pretty clever! They seem very persistent.

A medium sized brown songbird with cream colored streaks on her chest is perched on a green aquatic plant stem. Her beak is filled with numerous green insects.

Red-winged Blackbirds are expert bug hunters. #birds 🌿

A small and very fuzzy brown butterfly with bright white and orange spots on its wings is perched at the tip of a broad green leaf.

The Silver-spotted Skipper is one of my favorite summer butterflies. So fuzzy! #inverts 🌿

A small and very fuzzy brown butterfly with bright white and orange spots on its wings is perched at the tip of a broad green leaf.

The Silver-spotted Skipper is one of my favorite summer butterflies. So fuzzy! #inverts 🌿

The difference in leg length is what I find most striking. The Killdeer towers over the sandpiper!

Thanks!

I like learning how to ID all the birds, but I think I’ve come to accept that there might be some birds/some situations in which I might not be able to be certain of the ID. It used to frustrate me, but I’ve come to peace with it.

Me neither!

It’s a beautiful bird and beautiful capture, regardless. I’m an indifferent lister myself, so sometimes I feel like we can just appreciate the birds without needing absolute certainty of their identity.

They were also relatively uncooperative and often distant, and most of the observers were not experienced with either species. I think, in the end, the consensus was that it was 3 of one species and 1 of the other, and the fact it was a mixed group accounted for some of the confusion.

I was privileged enough to see her in concert a few years ago, opening for Brandi Carlile at the MN state fair. It was an incredible concert, beginning to end.

No yelling, weirdly. It was a strangely calm and quiet Killdeer.

They come through here infrequently during migration, and we had a group show up a year or two ago. The amount of bickering in the eBird ID comments over whether they were short-billed or long-billed (and why that person supported a particular ID) was a little hilarious.

Thanks! Two birds I don’t generally see hanging out together so it was a fun juxtaposition.

Two shorebirds stand on wet, brown rocks at the edge of the water. They are both facing away, towards the water. Splashing blue-green waves are in the background. The smaller shorebird on the left (Semipalmated Sandpiper) has a white chest and light and dark brown patterned back, head, and wings. The larger shorebird on the right (Killdeer) has a white chest, light reddish-brown back, black ring around its neck, and orange eyes.

So, do you come here often? #birds 🌿

How many varieties do you have? I especially enjoy the colorful ones, like some of the koi morphs.

I’ve only ever seen wild ones. I guess it never occurred to me that they could be cultivated. It will be wonderful if it works out! They have a magic to them.