This morning I drove out to Brumley Rd looking for birds to add to my year list. Top on my list were Summer Tanager (missed), Red-eyed Vireo (found), and Yellow-throated Vireo (found). But perhaps the best moment of the morning was when this Crested Caracara flew up on a fence post. It was so close, […]
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Ruddy Turnstone
I see ruddy turnstones in the nicest places — ocean beaches, mud flats, jetties, rocky shores, and boat docks. There are usually a few of them around New York and New Jersey in winter. I saw these in Cape May, New Jersey. They can be found wintering on the coasts of five other continents, too: […]
Sparrows at Hal Scott Preserve
On Saturday I visited Hal Scott Preserve to look for Red-cockaded and Hairy Woodpeckers. I found both, but too early in the morning for photos. Later in the morning Eastern Towhees and Bachman’s Sparrows decided to put on a show. They are such pretty birds I couldn’t help but stop and take a few portraits. […]
Finally an American Pipit Photo I’m Willing to Show You
I see these wonderful little birds all the time during the winter. My favorite place to see them is Marl Bed Flats, where a flock of 50 or more may fly overhead at any moment. I have a terrible time getting photos of them, though. I get shots of them in flight, usually far away, […]
Ruddy Ducks
Do you know what time ducks wake up? At the quack of dawn! Do you know how to get down off a horse? You don’t get down off a horse, you get down off a duck! A man and a duck are walking outside together. Suddenly the man sees a low flying plane and yells, […]
Capuchino canela (Tawny-bellied Seedeater) Sporophila hypoxantha
En 23 de Noviembre pasado Javier viajó hasta la localidad correntina de Itatà y al costado del camino de ingreso desde la Ruta nacional 12 pudo fotografiar algunos Capuchinos que forrajeaban en los pastizales del costado del camino. Hoy les presentamos al Capuchino canela. Este Capuchino de 10 centÃmetros de longitud tiene el vientre de […]
Capuchino garganta café (Dark-throated Seedeater) Sporophila ruficollis
Comparto hoy estas fotografÃas de un inmaduro de Capuchino garganta café (macho) que pudimos fotografiar en el camino de ingreso a la Unidad de Conservación Cambyretá el dÃa 16 de Noviembre pasado. Nos llevó algo de tiempo confirmar la especie debido a las diferencias de coloración que hay en el plumaje comparándolo con nuestro anterior […]
White-crowned Sparrow (Gambel’s)
This morning I drove out to one of my favorite sparrow spots and found a White-crowned Sparrow. This spot seems to be good at attracting them, but for some reason, we get our fair share of the “Gambel’s” subspecies of this bird. In fact, I think every bird I’ve seen here, whether immature or adult, […]