Winged Wednesday 5/7/2025 Far & Wide Edition!

Eric Gofreed

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This week’s theme is wide open—share whatever’s caught your fancy! I’m contributing six photos: five birds and one flashy dragonfly, gathered from a mix of spots near and far. Among the highlights: a pair of White Ibis who had a family squabble—what started as a scolding turned into a full-on tussle, with the juvenile grabbing the adult’s head in its bill and giving as good as it got!

Now it’s your turn! What’s been fluttering, flapping, or soaring through your part of the world? Birds, bugs, bats, butterflies—if it’s got wings, it’s fair game. Thanks for flying along with me each week!

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Squabble at the Wetlands: A juvenile White Ibis stands its ground, grabbing an adult by the head at Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Florida.

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A White-eyed Vireo pauses for a portrait near a water feature at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida.

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A quick-moving Prairie Warbler captured mid-flit near a water feature at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida.

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Elegance on Display: A Black-necked Stilt poses with one slender leg lifted, its reflection as striking as the bird itself at Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Florida

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Capturing a Barn Swallow in flight is almost impossible, but catching it just after take-off offers the perfect chance for that ideal shot—timing is everything with these swift fliers!

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A Flame Skimmer Dragonfly rests in my yard, its fiery hues perfectly complementing the red rocks of Sedona.
 
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Trent Watts

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OH MY.. Some real eye-candy there Eric. All are superb, with a fav maybe the first and last.
I'm travelling this week and don't have anything to add.
 

sweetgrass

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Eric you're a hard act to follow, and #1, #5 and #6 are my favorites. I am trying to build up on my winged assets, so I went back out to Saguaro National Park yesterday evening with the goal of capturing wildlife. Also I am not very versed in identifying bird species, but I am working in it. :)

I think this may be a Grey Flycatcher, but feel free to correct me.

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Whited Wing Dove.

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Did some research and I believe this is a Red-Bellied Woodpecker.

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Eric Gofreed

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Eric you're a hard act to follow, and #1, #5 and #6 are my favorites. I am trying to build up on my winged assets, so I went back out to Saguaro National Park yesterday evening with the goal of capturing wildlife. Also I am not very versed in identifying bird species, but I am working in it. :)

I think this may be a Grey Flycatcher, but feel free to correct me.

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Whited Wing Dove.

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Possibly a Gila Woodpecker, but the red on its head has me guessing.

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Excellent work, Sony. The flycatcher is an ash-throated.
 

Eric Gofreed

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My favorite Biopark scullpture. Herons or storks or cranes -- I don't know which.

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Thanks for adding some variety and fun to Winged Wednesday. It's a wonderful dance... dancing cranes is my guess.
A group of Sandhill Cranes coming in to land at Basque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge.

I love Sandhill Cranes and the Bosque—fantastic shot, Larry! There are 6 subspecies: Lesser and Greater (migrate), and Florida, Mississippi, Cuban, and Canadian (don’t migrate). Yours is the Greater Sandhill Crane. I photographed the Mississippi Sandhill Crane a few weeks ago. I’d love to catch the Cuban someday, but that might require developing a taste for cigars, mojitos, and the Bee Hummingbird (the smallest bird in the world)!
 
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