Winged Wednesday 8/19/2020

[Douglas Sherman]

This young man has been hanging out with me all week, so I thought I'd try to get a shot of him. Mind you I have never taken any kind of macro images before (and really have no clue how to do it.) But this is the best I could get with my limited knowledge.

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Good capture, Amy.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

This is the female damselfly to go along with the male one posted last week. They were flitting around together and resting on this strand of "wheat?" out in the river. Ken
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Spectacular, Ken.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

A Tufted Puffin in Bandon Beach in Oregon is what I found!

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I thought that was real at first glance. Someone is very clever.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

These guys seem to already be starting their migration south...

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Nice Rufous, Craig.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Yellow-billed Cuckoo.
Don

Nice image, Don. We have these around here but I have never photographed one.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Great set as always Eric, and thanks for starting this. Looking through my archives, I found a few eagle shots from my days living near Lake Coeur d' Alene Idaho.

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Very nice imager, Ben. You sure have lived in some very nice areas. Coeur de Alene, Spokane, and now Utah...Cool.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Beautiful, sharp, image, Alan. The only thing I might do is clone out that dark spot under his bill

Wow - neat set of birds Eric and not ones I ever saw growing up in Arizona.

I have another Great Blue Heron shot from the Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge.

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This is a beautiful, sharp image, Alan. The only thing I would do is clone out that dark spot under his bill.

 

[AlanLichty]

Beautiful, sharp, image, Alan. The only thing I might do is clone out that dark spot under his bill

This is a beautiful, sharp image, Alan. The only thing I would do is clone out that dark spot under his bill.

Thanks - I will will confess that I never really noticed that spot until you mentioned it. Of course now I can't unsee it......

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Today's contribution to winged Wednesday are three bird species found in SE Arizona. View attachment 31390
This is male pyrrhuloxia or desert cardinal (Cardinalis sinuatus) perched on ocotillo

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Harris's hawks (Parabuteo unicinctus ) breeds in southern Arizona, southern Texas, and south to Chile, Argentina and Brazil. It is one of the few hawk species that hunts in pairs. Because of their gregarious nature, Harris's Hawks readily bond with people and are easily trained by Falconers... making It the most popular Falconer's bird in Europe.

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Elegant trogon (Trogon elegans ), Madera Canyon, Santa Cruz County, Arizona

Those are some fantastic images, Eric. I especially like #1 and #3. I would love to see an Elegant Trogan just once.

 

[Littlefield]

Wow! A Cuckoo bird actually is real? Way to go Don!

Thanks, Jim and they have a cool call too.
Don

 

[Littlefield]

Nice image, Don. We have these around here but I have never photographed one.

Thanks, Doug, I have heard them a lot and finally walked up on one low.
Don

 

[ckcarr]

Superb photo of the Rufous. Colors and details are wonderful
Migration is suppose to be in full swing right now. The number of my hummers in my yard is 1/10 of last year. We're in a terrible heat wave and a drought for at least 6 months.

Thanks Eric! I have had hundreds and hundreds of hummingbirds this year. I have one huge mulberry tree out back that they love, and they then come down to my flowers and feeders in waves, I'm refilling the feeders daily.

Funny, a friend down in Phoenix asked me about bats because they weren't seeing any this year. But again, the skies here at dusk are filled with them. So I'm not sure what's going on.

 

[Eric Gofreed]

Thanks Eric! I have had hundreds and hundreds of hummingbirds this year. I have one huge mulberry tree out back that they love, and they then come down to my flowers and feeders in waves, I'm refilling the feeders daily.

Funny, a friend down in Phoenix asked me about bats because they weren't seeing any this year. But again, the skies here at dusk are filled with them. So I'm not sure what's going on.

My hummingbird population has zoomed up to normal. They are consuming 1.5 gallon every other day. Where do you live (Phoenix) and what hummers are you getting?
Here is a video of my hummingbird multi flash set up. (Here is a video of my hummingbird multi flash set up. )

 

[Eric Gofreed]

This is the female damselfly to go along with the male one posted last week. They were flitting around together and resting on this strand of "wheat?" out in the river. Ken
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that's a wonderful photo, Ken. It's most important to get the eyes in focus. Try a single focal point on the eyes or thorax. On a side view like this, try to get the eyes and the cerci (anus) in the same plane... Usually it's just a step or so.

 

[Eric Gofreed]

Sorry I am so late to the party. This is a Green-tailed Towhee from Eric's yard.
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as expected a Doug Sherman winner! LOL... initially, I misspelled winner as weiner. (spell check is telling me it's wiener. I before E)

 

[Eric Gofreed]

This young man has been hanging out with me all week, so I thought I'd try to get a shot of him. Mind you I have never taken any kind of macro images before (and really have no clue how to do it.) But this is the best I could get with my limited knowledge.

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you are a fast learner, Amy. The eye and rear are in perfect focus. Color is nice too. Superb photo. Thanks for playing, Winged Wednesday