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Favorite Bird Shots of July ’24

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“Watching birds is good for mental health, the research tells us; it reduces anxiety, stress and depression and builds a well-being connection that might remain for life.” Miriam Darlington in Owl Sense.

Red-tailed Hawk

White-eyed Vireo

Barred Owl

Yellow-throated Vireo

Red-eyed Vireo

Barred Owl (doing a little fishing)

Pileated Woodpecker

Great Crested Flycatcher

(Another) Barred Owl

Prothonotary Warbler

Eastern Bluebird

Ruby-throated Hummingbird (juvenile male; notice the tongue action)

Barn Swallows

“Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord.” Psalm 150:6

Favorite Bird Pics June ’24

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“And here is where nature mocks you absolutely. Birds don’t work on your schedule. They don’t care an iota for your plans or desires. They ridicule your fantasy that you are in control of what it is you see. They appear when they want to and disappear accordingly.” Julia Zarankin in Field Notes from an Unintentional Birder

Baby Barred Owls

Daddy Downy Woodpecker feeding baby

Eastern Kingbird

Belted Kingfisher

Summer Tanager (male)

Hairy Woodpecker

Barred Owl

Green Heron

Goldfinch pair

Goldfinch (female)

Orchard Oriole (young male)

Summer Tanager (female)

Indigo Bunting

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Prothonotary Warbler (belting it out)

Prothonotary Warbler (with dinner)

Killdeer

Hairy Woodpecker (male)

Red-bellied Woodpecker (juvenile)

Ruby-throated Hummingbird at Mimosa Tree

Great Blue Heron

Red-Headed Woodpecker

Young Wood Duck

Mother Wood Duck with ducklings

Wood Duck duckling

Favorite Bird Pics May ’24

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“On a day like this, I can’t imagine anything better that might happen in a person’s life than for them to start paying attention to birds—to become aware of this magical world that exists all around us, unnoticed by many but totally captivating for those who know its secrets. This kind of spring day, with its bountiful myriads of colorful sprites just arrived from tropical shores, has to be one of the greatest gifts of life on Earth.”
― Kenn Kaufman, A Season On The Wind: Inside the World of Spring Migration

Wood Duck Mama and Five Ducklings

Prothonotary Warbler

Red-shouldered Hawk baby

Summer Tanager

Scarlet Tanager

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Pine Warbler

Ruby-throated Hummingbird (I’ve had some with white spots coming for several years now. I’ve decided it must not be the plague).

Hummingbird Wars

Cedar Waxwings

Another male summer tanager

Gray Catbird

Juvenile Red-shouldered Hawks

Juvenile Red-shouldered Hawks (from a different nest)

Indigo Bunting

Black-crowned Night Heron (juvenile).

Tricolored Heron

Tricolored Heron

Favorite Bird Shots of April ’24

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Pileated Woodpecker

Wood Duck ducklings

Ducklings and Otter

Wood Duck pair

Red-winged Blackbird

White-eyed Vireo

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (male)

Red-headed Woodpecker

Great Blue Heron (notice the fishing line around his legs)

Solitary Sandpiper

Red-shouldered Hawk on nest (I paid for this shot. When I turned my back, she dive-bombed me and hit me on the top of the head. I thought a coconut had fallen out of the tree).

Red-tailed Hawk

American Redstart

Mother Mallard and a few of her (at least) 14 ducklings

Prothonotary Warbler

Pine Warbler

Barred Owl Fledgling

Mama Wood Duck plus three

Eastern Kingbird

Bird Pictures for August ’23

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Prothonotary Warbler eating a juicy caterpillar for lunch!

Summer Tanager (female) eating a bee.

Green Heron looking for lunch.

Common Yellowthroat

Indigo Bunting

Blue Grosbeak (male)

Blue Grosbeak (female)

Belted Kingfishers (male above and female below)

Pileated Woodpecker (male)

Young Wood Ducks. Male on Left and Female on Right.

Mama Wood Ducks and offspring

Juvenile male Ruby-throated Hummingbird (showing off his red)

Ruby-throated Hummingbird (female)

Eastern Kingbird

“At whatever moment you read these words, day or night, there are birds aloft in the skies of the Western Hemisphere, migrating.” Scott Weidensaul in Living on the Wind Across the Hemisphere with Migratory Birds

Bird Photos of June ’23

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All photos were taken in the state of North Carolina in June 2023.

Orchard Oriole

Prothonotary Warbler

Juvenile Red-Shouldered Hawk

Juvenile Red-Shouldered Hawk

Indigo Bunting

Summer Tanager (male)

Summer Tanager (female)

Pair of Mallards (Doing their balancing act)

Papa Red-bellied Woodpecker feeding Juvenile

Common Yellow-Throat Warbler

Pair of Belted Kingfishers

Killdeer

Great Blue Heron

Northern Cardinal (juvenile)

American Goldfinch (male)

“All things bright and beautiful,

All creatures great and small,

All things wise and wonderful,

The Lord God made them all.” Cecil Frances Alexander