Hence, by all means, proceed with squawking, nudging, loving, flirting, sitting close together, or striking a pose for the photographer!! FACTOIDS: *Flamingos are the most instantly recognizable...
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Category Archives: Ornithology
How to Strut, Learn from an Expert!
Talk about eyes wide open! Upon entering the Greensboro Science Center’s zoo, this regal peacock in all it’s glory was giving the meerkats a hard time. Either...
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White Storks
Who knew? I saw these fascinating looking black and white birds with pink legs. All were in the distance and I dared not traipse through the thicket...
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Isla Mujeres – Part 2 – Strictly for the Birds
“mine, mine, mine… mine… mine, mine… mine, mine, mine”!!! Birds everywhere!! – on the island, at the Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve, in the sand, up in the...
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A Cardinal Attracted to a Birdhouse?
Not a chance! Factoid: Northern Cardinals build open-cup nests; they are not “cavity nesters”. ...
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What a Ray of Sunlight Revealed
Six distinct poses of the male barred owl: A moment of repose, personal grooming, an “ET” neck stretch, the warmth of the sun on his face, a sideways...
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On Time Arrival
Comings and goings on at the Bog Garden… ...
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Interrupted
While shooting landscapes, this gull landed on the ship’s rail, likely anticipating some wind-tossed breakfast! Notice the pink legs! The Glaucous-Winged Gull is the largest of 3 pink-legged gulls (others...
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One’s Realm
At the Haines, Alaska, harbor and pier, a lone Bald Eagle reigns over his expansive territory, likely searching for a meal of fresh salmon. Or, was his appetite already satiated...
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Human Eagle Eyes
Where’s Waldo? He’s out there high up in a tree. If you can’t see him, you may as well adjust your focus and simply revel in the glorious scenery! SIDEBAR re: proper...
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Regal Eagle
Visitor guidelines for the Preserve: STAY OFF THE FLATS! This is where the eagles feed. Their energy is better utilized by feeding than by flying away from intruders....
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Chilkat Bald Eagles
The Bald Eagles of the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve. The Bald Eagle is found only on the North American continent. Adults generally weigh between 9 and...
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Just Getting Acclimated to Seeing These
The target was stationary, but the raft, ergo the photographer, was not. The first sighting, of which I believed would be the only one, but au contraire!...
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“C’mon Big D. Fly!!”
Big world out there! One cormorant stands out among its fellow sea birds....
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Bald Eagle
Another first along this journey – but not the last, not by a long shot! Did you know the bald eagle is BOTH our national bird AND...
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