Category: Birds

Stretches

As its mate and a young one graze, a Canada goose stretches a wing.

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Foursome

A foursome of Turkey vultures wheels and soars.

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Caught

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Shepherd

Mute Swans shepherd their seven cygnets.

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Surprisingly

This wild turkey was surprisingly calm about my taking its photo from less than 20 feet away.

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Ponder

I recently took a walk around my workplace with three destinations in mind. I took a random detour to inspect something in a building, then took another detour to look at a pond behind the building.

I discovered a wet American Goldfinch on a half drowned reed; when I approached for a closer look it flapped/flopped onto the water out of my reach. I then backed off to look for a stick to sweep it into reach and wen I returned, found it clinging to a grate where I could reach around, gently grasp it, and release it in a protected spot where it could dry out. Though still too waterlogged to fly it was quite lively in gaining distance from me.

Did it survive? I don’t know. What I do know is that if I had not chosen to go for a walk at that time, taken one detour, then taken another detour, my encounter would not have taken place.

It is good to ponder lifes’ twists and turns.

(This is not the goldfinch in question.)

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Rests

A Mute Swan (Cygnus olor; Source) rests on the nest and a clutch of eggs.

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Liking

Several Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola; source: allaboutbirds.org) have taken a liking to this pond; they are present every day. They take less of a liking to my presence, quickly paddling away when they see me.

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Welcome

Howdy and welcome to everyone who has seen fit to follow me. I deeply appreciate your making time in your lives to see my photos and read my comments.

An unpublished photo from four years ago today. An American Goldfinch visited our nyger seed feeder.

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