A baby Robin, anxiously waiting for a parent to come back, looking every which way, often calling, then giving grooming a try. After a bit, the baby lit up and started calling, after hearing a parent call. Click for full size.
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From Giliell, an Owl. Don’t know what kind, click for full size!
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A male Mourning Dove, who after patiently posing a couple of times, decided to go Hulk Dove when I didn’t stop with the shutter noise. Click for full size!
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European Goldfinch, from Charly, who notes this is shy bird which stays under cover, photo ops are rare. Those colours! And that last shot, oh. I’m so happy when I get to see such dinosaurs. Click for full size.
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Lady House Sparrows. I don’t often have an opportunity to capture the wealth of sparrows we have on property. All the feeding stations are highly sheltered, and sparrows don’t care for being watched at all, and with good reason (Sharp-shinned Hawks). Then a mum showed with a baby, cleaning up, then babe waited patiently for mum to return with more food. A rare moment here, click for full size.
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Kookaburras, from Gobi, click for full size!
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From Kengi, Stunning shots of a Red-Bellied Woodpecker. Absolutely click for full size!
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Lady Mourning Dove, click for full size.
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Pye, from April. Forgot I took these. Click for full size.
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Female Brown-headed Cowbird, all puffed up because she was trilling. Click for full size.
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Blue Jay, click for full size.
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Robin Diaries from Kestrel: A robin made the very weird decision to build a nest on the spare tire of my stock trailer. I think it’s weird because the site is only about 4’ off the ground, and I walk past there several times a day while doing chores. Nevertheless… for some reason, that’s where the nest was built. First I knew of it, I was getting sworn at by a robin. So I checked, and found this. Click for full size!
April 26th:
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May 20th:
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Grackle, click for full size.
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