Winged Wednesday 11/10/2021

[JimFox]

I have three pictures, all from a park close to my house that is identified as a Hot Birding spot on eBird.

This is a Rough-legged Hawk, probably on migration to the central US. They breed way up north in the tundra and taiga.
This one was being harassed by two Common Ravens.

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These small little beauties are usually flitting around and I rarely get one to sit still and get a picture of the yellow and orange crown feathers. It is an Orange-crowned Kinglet and only the second one I have seen in this park over the years.
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This Merlin was sitting on the top of a spruce tree and seemed content and not about to move so I switched my Olympus camera to the Pro-capture mode and waited for it to leave. I chose this picture to process as it showed off the wings quite nicely.
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These are awesome Trent! What a great location you must live in.

 

[Trent Watts]

These are awesome Trent! What a great location you must live in.

Thanks so much Jim.

 

[Eric Gofreed]

I have three pictures, all from a park close to my house that is identified as a Hot Birding spot on eBird.

This is a Rough-legged Hawk, probably on migration to the central US. They breed way up north in the tundra and taiga.
This one was being harassed by two Common Ravens.

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These small little beauties are usually flitting around and I rarely get one to sit still and get a picture of the yellow and orange crown feathers. It is an Orange-crowned Kinglet and only the second one I have seen in this park over the years.
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This Merlin was sitting on the top of a spruce tree and seemed content and not about to move so I switched my Olympus camera to the Pro-capture mode and waited for it to leave. I chose this picture to process as it showed off the wings quite nicely.
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Thanks, Trent. Great photos of birds I rarely see Outstanding photography and outstanding birding too

 

[Eric Gofreed]

Alan I think I will join you in the drying off mode, I took this last spring and just processed it this week.

They're a beautiful bird from the head down but have the strangest looking face.

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stunning bird and exquisite colors

 

[Eric Gofreed]

Here are some Turkey Vultures I used to drive past on my way to work. They were part of a group of 15 or so that hung out in two tall trees next to a busy road. They're very cool birds. While their wrinkly red heads, sunken eyes and knobby beaks are strikingly unattractive at first, the more I watched them the more they reminded me of big chickens, in an endearing way. They're social birds and love to sit together in the sun and have a good preen.

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great series, Amy