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New Growth |
This week has been very hectic, however I did get in a few short and wonderful moments on bird watch. At this time of year there are many more winged creatures about and the very air is filled with a renewal of life and new possibilities. This means that I love to be outside more than in, especially if the surroundings are all natural. There were many more winged creatures to see than just birds. So this week I thought I would give you a glimpse of just a few that I came into contact with.
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Eastern Phoebe |
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Front view |
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Eastern Phoebe with prey |
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This includes a lifer for me. An Eastern Phoebe, who was both beautiful and very cooperative.
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Busy Bee #1 |
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Busy Bee #2 |
There were lots of very busy bees almost everywhere that I went.
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Little Blue close up |
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Little Blue wont show his color |
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Question Mark |
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Mourning Cloak |
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An Admiral |
Every where that I went Butterflies were flitting about, seeking their mates. The Mourning Cloak was insistent on landing on my head. If it wasn't for the Budgie we had when I was a child, my first reflex would have been to swat hard at what ever had landed on my head. Lucky for the butterfly that I just gently brushed my hand across my hair, even though I had no idea what had landed there.
I came across the unidentified tiny little flier below in the little forest down the street, along with this lady bird.
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Unidentified little flier |
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Lady Bird |
The Yellow-rumped Warblers have just arrived in numbers. The one presented here posed very sweetly for me. There were Song sparrows and White-throated Sparrows, Tennesse Warblers and Orange Crowned warblers. Alas they were not very cooperative this week. However, the shy little Merlin below was perched on a tree near the bus stop on my way to work. I caught him on the fly, just seconds before he took off and the bus arrived.
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Looking up |
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Yellow-rumped Warlber handing on |
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Showing his yellow rump |
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Merlin |
Enjoy,
Susan
I just love winged things (excluding air planes of course) and this is a great collection of them Susan!
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