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The Perfect Profile

#turkey #birds #photography

Shades.
The Iridescence of a Mallard Drake.

#birds #color #photography

Yellow Shafts-Yellow shafted N. Flicker.
Over 100 common names for the northern flicker are known, including yellowhammer, clape, gaffer woodpecker, harry-wicket,heigh-ho, wake-up, walk-up, wick-up, yarrup, and gawker bird. Many derive from attempts to imitate some of its calls. #birds #nature

And 32% of those polled are sick, twisted, bastards.

Thank you Luis.

Retired CIA analyst Larry Johnson has revealed that Donald Trump wanted to use nuclear codes during a White House meeting on Saturday night. General Dan Cain, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, stood up and said NO

This is the level of instability in the White House.

Seeing Spots.
A Northern Flickers puffed up chest.

#birds #woodpeckers #photography

Raspberry.
I haven't had a Kinglet show me its crest yet this year, but this one stuck out its tongue - say ahhh.

#birds #nature #photography

The Turkey of Your Dreams.
BOLO for these ruff & tumble birds, traveling in a pack.
#birds #photography #wildlife

Gull Gulp

#birds #action #photography

My Stix!

It's stick season and I recommend we keep our distance from any prime looking building material.

#birds #wildlife #photography

Finch Me

#birds #colorful #photography

The Old Apartment.
This is where we used to live
Why did you keep the mousetrap?
Why did you keep the dish rack?
These things used to be mine
I guess they still are, I want 'em back
-- Barenaked Ladies
#birds #wildlife #photography

Darn, Used to Much Detergent Again!
Killdeer Problems.

#birds #nature #photography

Eye of the Beaver.
Hard to believe this was a big hit song too.

#wildlife #animals #photography

Fox in a Tree
A Fox Sparrow. Adults are among the largest sparrows, heavily spotted and streaked underneath.
#birds #sparrows #photography

Sing for the Day.
Song Sparrow, listen for husky Chimp calls and melodic song with chips and trills - Merlin.
#birds #sparrows #photography

Supergene
Not only do white-throated sparrows have four effective sexes, but they are also evolving a new system of heteromorphic chromosomes that look in many respects like sex chromosomes.

#birds #sparrows #photography

It is, if you look far upper right, you can see the end of the stick. Thanks.

Timmy! Cover Your Eyes!
Oh well, I guess Timmy knows how baby Great Blues are made now.

#birds #herons #photography

Bold Eagle

#birds #eagles #photography

Silver Glow
---Girls Night Out band
#music #fiddle #photography

A Cowgirls Plea.
-- Girls Night Out band

#music #singer #photography

Tough Audience
An Eagle tries to get a laugh out of its roommate , but the heron is not amused.

#birds #wildlife #photography

Stickin' to It

#birds #herons #photography

Carl Sagan called it Star Stuff. We Are the Universe.

Not Purple
Despite its name, the purple martin is not truly purple. The dark blackish-blue feathers have an iridescent sheen caused by the diffraction of incident light giving them a bright blue to navy blue or deep purple appearance. In some light, they may even appear green in color. #birds

Progne subis
The purple martin is a passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae. It is the largest swallow in North America.
#birds #nature #photography

Are You Our Mommy? - NO! go away kid!
A pair of confused painted turtles and an annoyed Soft Shell.

#turtles #wildlife #photography