Winged Wednesday 6/9/2021

[Eric Gofreed]

My contribution for today's Winged Wednesday is the second installment of birds photographed in my yard.

Great Horned Owls nested high in the cliffs behind my home. They are perched 40 feet below the nest.

Male Bullock's Oriole perched on red yucca

Ash throated Flycatchers nest in the trees

Cedar Waxwings visit my yard to eat the pyracantha berries

Gambel's Quail and Harris's ground squirrels are very frequent visitors

 

[Ben Egbert]

Great set

 

[Douglas Sherman]

My contribution for today's Winged Wednesday is the second installment of birds photographed in my yard.

Great Horned Owls nested high in the cliffs behind my home. They are perched 40 feet below the nest.
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Male Bullock's Oriole perched on red yucca
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Ash throated Flycatchers nest in the trees
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Cedar Waxwings visit my yard to eat the pyracantha berries
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Gambel's Quail and Harris's ground squirrels are very frequent visitors
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You knock it out of the park every time, Eric. I absolutely love that Bullock's Oriole.

 

[Eric Gofreed]

You knock it out of the park every time, Eric. I absolutely love that Bullock's Oriole.

Thanks, Doug

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Here are some finches for this Winged Wednesday.

American Goldfinch

Cassian's Finch

House Finch

 

[Ken Rennie]

Damselflies again. From the edge of the Dordogne river with a 70-200mm lens. I was waiting for the light for some landscape images and saw the damselflies flitting around so had a go. Whilst doing this I missed a terrific image as a gaggle, what is the collective term for hot air balloons? silently drifted across. By the time I had changed lenses the shot of balloons, beautiful river, autumn trees and balloon reflections had gone. Ken

 

[Eric Gofreed]

Damselflies again. From the edge of the Dordogne river with a 70-200mm lens. I was waiting for the light for some landscape images and saw the damselflies flitting around so had a go. Whilst doing this I missed a terrific image as a gaggle, what is the collective term for hot air balloons? silently drifted across. By the time I had changed lenses the shot of balloons, beautiful river, autumn trees and balloon reflections had gone. Ken
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envy your damselfly photos, Ken! They are gorgeous!!!. Regrettably, I can't help you with identification but inaturalist.org can.

 

[Eric Gofreed]

Here are some finches for this Winged Wednesday.

American Goldfinch
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Cassian's Finch
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House Finch
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three superb photo, Doug. Stunning American Goldfinch photo!

 

[AlanLichty]

I have a capture of some Pintails at the Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge dating back to one of my first outings with a DSLR back in 2002.

 

[Trent Watts]

Some birds from a local park close to my home. We have a long winter where I live so when spring arrives the urban forest fills with sounds and colours that make my heart sing.

Yellow Warbler

Least Flycatcher

Gray Catbird

 

[Eric Gofreed]

Some birds from a local park close to my home. We have a long winter where I live so when spring arrives the urban forest fills with sounds and colours that make my heart sing.

Yellow Warbler
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Least Flycatcher
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Gray Catbird
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kudos on your birding skills and your photography, Trent. My eyes thank you too.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Amazing winged friends as usual - all of them. My offering is more of a humble nature.

 

[Kyle Jones]

A couple of Ospreys guarding the nest

 

[Jim Sanderson]

A couple from yesterdays outing on the coast...........

 

[Eric Gofreed]

A couple from yesterdays outing on the coast...........

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great photos. Jim. Brown Pelican, Western Gulls, Brandt's Cormorants

 

[Amy Nelson]

Just a common Song Sparrow

 

[Littlefield]

Wild Turkey hen yesterday in our backyard with baby.
Don

 

[Eric Gofreed]

Just a common Song Sparrow

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gorgeous series of a female red-winged blackbird

 

[Eric Gofreed]

Wild Turkey hen yesterday in our backyard with baby.
Don

great yard birds, Don. Wonderful photo

 

[Tom Narwid]

My contribution for today's Winged Wednesday is the second installment of birds photographed in my yard.

Great Horned Owls nested high in the cliffs behind my home. They are perched 40 feet below the nest.
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Male Bullock's Oriole perched on red yucca
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Ash throated Flycatchers nest in the trees
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Cedar Waxwings visit my yard to eat the pyracantha berries
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Gambel's Quail and Harris's ground squirrels are very frequent visitors
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All great but that quail and squirrel is special.