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A Red-Winged Blackbird is almost exactly as advertised. Red-Winged Blackbirds are an almost exclusively black bird. The only part of a Red-Winged Blackbird that is not black is this little burst of color on each wing. This patch of color found on the Red-Winged Blackbird wing is mostly red and sometimes has a yellow portion as well. One of the most fun things about Red-Winged Blackbirds is that if you like to… Read More
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Baltimore Orioles are always welcome early spring visitors. Bright orange contrasted with deep black colors in the male birds. Baltimore Orioles will visit back yards. They will eat nectar or oranges. I love to feed the Baltimore Orioles oranges that I cut in half and then spike on nails protruding from my deck railing. This photo is one of our visitors from May in 2020 here in upstate New York. Photo details:… Read More
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Sparrows are pretty small birds. They can be hard to see. Even harder to photograph. Harder still to identify. This is a White-Throated Sparrow. The White-Throated Sparrow is perched on a branch of a dead tree with a juicy little caterpillar for a meal. Photo info: Nikon D500. Nikon 300mm f/4. Focal length 420mm. ISO 400. 1/1600 sec. f/5.6.
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I have only 100 photos of White-Crowned Sparrows. Almost all of the photos I have of White-Crowned Sparrows that I really like were taken this year. This year I was fortunate enough to see quite a few of these White-Crowned Sparrows over the course of a few days. They moved around quickly. But this one bird almost came out perfectly into the open from this bush. The only down side of this… Read More
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The Dark-Eyed Junco is such a cool little bird. Simple colors. But makes an impact. Most of the the feathers covering the body are dark. But the beak and the belly are light colored. The well lit bird with a glint of light in the eye. Still remains dark. But with good contrast against a lighter scene surrounding the Dark-Eyed Junco. Photo details: Nikon D500. Nikon 300mm f/4. Focal Length 420mm. ISO… Read More
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There are so many different ways to photograph birds. Every photo can easily have a unique look. Something you may love or something you may not really like. I find this photo interesting with the big contrast between light and dark areas. One thing I am not sure of is if I like how much the Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker blends in with the tree it is clinging to. It is a very accurate… Read More
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Woodpeckers come in a variety of shapes and sizes. The colors on woodpeckers are often all similar, but with slight differences to patterns. The Red-Bellied Woodpecker is a larger variety of woodpecker. I love the monochrome appearance of the Red-Bellied Woodpecker with the burst of flaming red color atop the head. Such a beautiful bird perched on a tree branch looking off into the distance.
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It is so cool to watch animals living there lives. What is more essential to life than eating food. This image captures a Pileated Woodpecker eating grapes off the vine. I love the large body of the Pileated Woodpecker hanging from the thin grape vines. You can see the Pileated Woodpecker plucking a grape from the vine. The motion of the Pileated Woodpecker’s head as it picks a grape to eat is… Read More
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Sometimes all you need is a reason. A reason to get out and be in nature a little. A reason to step out the door and take some photos. There are so many reasons. Sometimes that reason is an event that is occurring at a given time. If you love birds a perfect reason to get out and experience a little nature and also take some photos one perfect event is the… Read More
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Add features designed to attract wildlife and eventually its likely you will see wildlife. What wildlife you will see is not always easy to predict. Even if you add a feature designed to specifically attract a certain animal it doesn’t mean you will actually see that animal. I put up a Purple Martin house in hopes of attracting Purple Martins. However to date that has not occurred. What has transpired instead is… Read More
