Winged Wednesday 8.9.2023

[Eric Gofreed]

My contributions for today's Winged Wednesday are birds found on or near water.

Belted Kingfisher female

American White Pelicans

Anhinga

Atlantic Puffin

Cinnamon Teal drake

American Avocet

 

[Trent Watts]

Great idea and images Eric. All the images are so sharp and I really like the Pelican shot.

Here are my birds around water images for today.

Canada goose doing cold yoga.

Northern Gannet off the coast of Newfoundland.

Rudy Duck male.

Great Blue Heron with a rather small fish.

 

[Ken Rennie]

I have an image that fits in , a Cormorant, I think, but it may be a Shag. Ken

 

[AlanLichty]

I am afraid my wings for today would be a mere appetizer for the rest of the wings presented so far. This is from our backyard with a honeybee on some Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea).

 

[Roger Bailey]

My contribution this week are nesting Brandt's Cormorants

 

[Douglas Sherman]

My contributions for today's Winged Wednesday are birds found on or near water.

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Belted Kingfisher female


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American White Pelicans

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Anhinga


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Atlantic Puffin


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Cinnamon Teal drake


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American Avocet

Great images as usual, Eric.

 

[Eric Gofreed]

Great idea and images Eric. All the images are so sharp and I really like the Pelican shot.

Here are my birds around water images for today.

Canada goose doing cold yoga.
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Northern Gannet off the coast of Newfoundland.
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Rudy Duck male.
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Great Blue Heron with a rather small fish.
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All great shots, Trent. I envy the Norther gannet flight shot.

 

[Eric Gofreed]

I have an image that fits in , a Cormorant, I think, but it may be a Shag. Ken
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Superb photo, Ken. I don't think there is any difference between a shag and a cormorant. I suspect this is the European shag. Just looked it up:
"No consistent distinction exists between cormorants and shags. The names "cormorant" and "shag" were originally the common names of the two species of the family found in Great Britain – Phalacrocorax carbo (now referred to by ornithologists as the great cormorant) and Gulosus aristotelis (the European shag). "

 

[Eric Gofreed]

I am afraid my wings for today would be a mere appetizer for the rest of the wings presented so far. This is from our backyard with a honeybee on some Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea).

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You take beautiful photos, Alan

 

[Eric Gofreed]

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That baby blue guttural pouch is absolutely stunning. Outstanding photo, Roger

 

[Douglas Sherman]

I have a few shorebirds I can share.

White-faced Ibis.

Black-crowned Night Heron

Common Gallinule

 

[DES]

All great photos! My contribution is a candidate for the ugliest bird so far submitted.

 

[Eric Gofreed]

I have a few shore birds I can share.

White-faced Ibis.

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Black-crowned Night Heron

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Common Gallinule

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Gorgeous photos every time, Douglas. The hummers are very active.

 

[Eric Gofreed]

All great photos! My contribution is a candidate for the ugliest bird so far submitted.

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Beauty is in the eyes of the photographer, I suppose. I'm an Arizona desert dweller and Roadrunners are a favorite. That's a wonderful photo, DES

 

[DES]

One more from the southwest.......not as small as Alan's honeybee, but "almost". A Rufous hummingbird.

 

[Eric Gofreed]

One more from the southwest.......not as small as Alan's honeybee, but "almost". A Rufous hummingbird.


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Superb photo of this handsome hummer. From this photo, I can't distinguish between an Allen or a Rufous

 

[DES]

Now that you mention it, I'm not so sure. The photo is pretty contrasty. We have always understood that we have only Black Chins, Rufous, and, very rarely, a Calliope hummingbird in our region. The gorget does seem more varied than usual for a Rufous.

I'm pretty certain this is a Rufous.

And the Calliope makes a very distinctive high-pitch buzzing sound when it arrives.

This time of year we have dozens at the feeders.