An American Robin prepares to carol its cheery greeting to welcome the coming day.
Tag: bird
Painted
Close focus, motion, and shutter speed result in the image of an American Goldfinch painted in bold colour and softened detail.
Lovely call
I captured this White-throated Sparrow in the boxelder just off the deck. In looking up its entry on the All About Birds site I came across its lovely call. So this is the song I’ve heard the past few days! I invite you to click the link and listen to its cheerful tune.
Common?
The Rock Pigeon is a bird so common and widespread as to be overlooked, even ignored. I found this individual uncommonly, strikingly attractive.
Riding the wind
Look up
I arrived home this afternoon ready to go inside. I stepped out of the car, took a moment to look up, and saw quite a few Turkey vultures were soaring directly overhead. After scrambling to get my camera out of the car I was fortunate to capture two of these remarkably graceful animals.
Playing
Turkey vultures on the move, playing the wind.
On the move
Migratory birds are on the move here. Robins are no linger tut-tutting, killdeer are scarce, have not seen or heard orioles and grosbeaks for a while.
On a recent grey and gloomy day, during an outing that took me to the north shore of Lake Erie, I saw this group of Turkey vultures on the move, headed west along the lake shore to the nearest way around the lake instead of over it. Such graceful birds.
Glides
A Canada goose glides through still waters.
Not so much
Graceful in flight, not so much on the ground. Nevertheless, important and welcome fellow inhabitants.
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