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Swainson's Thrush
May 29, 2020 -
The various thrush species are some of the trickiest for me to identify. I usually need to look them up once I can get a...
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Green Heron Lurking in the Bushes
May 29, 2020 -
A couple of weeks ago, I was walking along the creek at Ewing Park looking for warblers when this big guys startled me i...
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Scarlet Tanager
May 28, 2020 -
I was lucky enough to be able to observe this scarlet tanager for a good 20-30 minutes. Here are some of my favorite ima...
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Summer Tanager (Female)
May 28, 2020 -
This is my first summer tanager and she came so close to me. I was sitting still and she landed on a limb about 6 feet a...
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Gray Catbird Watching Me
May 27, 2020 -
I love their songs...this one spotted me enjoying his songs and gave me a long look!
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Storm Clouds over Funk's Grove
May 26, 2020 -
I went out to Funk's Grove this afternoon to check for hummingbirds but found these beautiful storm clouds instead.
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Tennessee Warbler
May 26, 2020 -
Here is a Tennessee Warbler sneaking down one of the limbs under some cover. This was taken on 5/20/20 at Centennial Par...
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Blackpoll Warbler
May 25, 2020 -
Here is another type of warbler I saw at Centennial Park. They are not as colorful as some of the warblers but I still l...
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Canada Warbler
May 23, 2020 -
I wasn't able to get very close to this one but I was happy to find this little warbler and needed to share. Here is a C...
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Bay-breasted Warbler
May 23, 2020 -
Here is another warbler I photographed at Centennial Park on 5-20-20. It was nice to get this and the Cape May...it was...
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Cape May Warbler
May 23, 2020 -
This was a seriously fun session with a couple of Cape May Warblers at Centennial Park on 5-20-20. I was doing my best t...
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Warbling Vireo
May 22, 2020 -
A big thanks to this warbling vireo as it popped up from the bushes to pose for this dreamy image. Taken at Centennial P...
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Yellow-throated Vireo
May 21, 2020 -
Another beautiful vireo is the yellow-throated vireo. This particular bird had quite a bit of personality and let me tak...
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Prothonotary Warbler
May 21, 2020 -
Here is another very beautiful and bright colored bird...the Prothonotary Warbler! This is another first for me!
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Brilliant Scarlet Tanager
May 20, 2020 -
There is nothing like seeing that flash of red and realizing it isn't a cardinal. This is the, always beautiful, scarlet...
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Black-and-white Warbler
May 20, 2020 -
I love watching this little warbler hopping from tree trunk to tree trunk looking for bugs. Like most warblers they aren...
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Blackburnian Warbler
May 19, 2020 -
Here is another new warbler for me...a Blackburnian Warbler. It sat regally looking out over the field with that bright...
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Blue-winged Warbler
May 17, 2020 -
I loved the look of the blue-winged warbler. Check out that black strip over the eye. I love the contrast of the blue wi...
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Black-throated Green Warbler
May 17, 2020 -
Another warbler with pretty colors and markings is the Black-throated Green Warbler. I was happy to get this one image b...
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Magnolia Warbler
May 17, 2020 -
Over the past week, I've seen so many little Magnolia Warblers. Here are just a few images of my collection. Such pretty...
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Wilson's Warbler in a Viburnum Bush
May 16, 2020 -
Here is a pretty little Wilson's warbler that gave me a pleasant pose while landing in a Viburnum bush making for a beau...
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Orange Crowned Warbler
May 16, 2020 -
Here is an orange crowned warbler. Many times I have a sore neck after a day of looking for these warblers. Here is a go...
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Eastern Wood Pewee
May 16, 2020 -
I'm pretty happy with this latest series of images of the Eastern Wood Pewee. It is a type of flycatacher and eats insec...
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Red-eyed Vireo
May 15, 2020 -
I saw my first red-eyed vireo today. I was happy to see you can actually see the red eye in this image, which isn't alwa...
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Great Horned Owl on Alert
May 15, 2020 -
Check out this Great Horned Owl I saw yesterday at Ewing Park. He was very aware of a lady walking her dog. He watched t...
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Golden-winged Warbler
May 13, 2020 -
Another beautiful warbler from earlier today and another first for me is this Golden-winged Warbler. I feel very fortuna...
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Shy White-eyed Vireo
May 13, 2020 -
I'm pretty excited to get an image of a first for me...the White-eyed Vireo. What a beautiful bird and I didn't even kno...
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak
May 11, 2020 -
I feel like there have been so many rose-breasted grosbeaks this year. I've even had several on my feeders. This particu...
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Wild Turkey Showing Off
May 10, 2020 -
I had to pull the car over when I saw this male turkey approaching two female turkeys. I had a feeling he would present...
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A Beautiful Whitetail
May 09, 2020 -
I just love the warm light on this Whitetail Deer. She was eating and didn't seem too upset by me strolling by and takin...
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The Downy Woodpecker Found a Spider
May 08, 2020 -
This is a pretty cool series of a Downy Woodpecker searching and finding a spider. I'm not a fan of spiders so have at i...
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Ruby-Crowned Kinglet Morning Workout
May 08, 2020 -
I didn't know I was interrupting this Ruby-crowned Kinglet's morning workout routine....great form though!
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Female Eastern Towhee
May 07, 2020 -
This female eastern towhee was laying low in a thicket as I was walking by. She startled me at first but she stayed for...
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Eastern Bluebird Perched
May 07, 2020 -
A pretty little side profile of this nicely perched Eastern Bluebird.
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American Redstart Portrait
May 06, 2020 -
So a couple of days ago I photographed and posted an American Redstart on a gloomy, rainy day. It wasn't a great image a...
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A House Wren Blesses Us with a Morning Song
May 06, 2020 -
This house wren is very proud to sing a morning song for us.
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Deer on a Rainy Spring Day
May 05, 2020 -
Despite the gloomy spring skies and rain, beauty can be found in nature. These deer caught my eye, or maybe I caught the...
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Indigo Bunting
May 04, 2020 -
I just love indigo buntings...so unmistakable and breathtaking when you see them flashing around on the tree branches in...
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American Redstart
May 04, 2020 -
Not my clearest image but one I had to share, none the less. While on one of the wet, soggy trails about 1.5 miles from...
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Northern Parula
May 04, 2020 -
Check out this little warbler. I feel lucky to get 2 images in focus because this tiny warbler was hard to keep up with.
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Common Yellowthroat
May 03, 2020 -
I was photographing several gold finches in this field and I expected to see another one as there was movement in this b...
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Social Distancing
May 02, 2020 -
Peaceful landscape of a fisherman passing the time alone on the lake.
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An Electric Sunset
May 01, 2020 -
Nothing like pulling over to try to get images of a sunset with dramatic clouds and capturing this. I was quite surprise...
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Yellow-rumped Warbler Pose
May 01, 2020 -
The yellow-rumped warblers have been out in numbers! I've enjoyed watching them hop from branch to branch. I have severa...
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