Juvenile #Burrowing #Owl staring into the void, perhaps considering why #Mondays exist. 🦉

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A young Bald Eagle perches atop a wooden post. The sky is clear, cloudless, and bright blue. The Eagle's feathers are mottled brown and white. The bird is looking to its right.

#Juvenile #Bald #Eagle against a #crisp #blue #Colorado #sky. 🦅

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A Red-Shafted Northern Flicker perches on the side of a pine tree, its feet grasping the rough bark. The background vegetation is green, indicating a summer scene. The bird is poised to strike at the tree to forage for insects.

Despite being #woodpeckers, #Northern #Flickers often hunt on the ground. #Ants are their favorite, which they dig up and eat with a long, barbed tongue. 🐜😮

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A Western Tanager perches on a twig in a Gambel Oak tree. Its head has a few scarlet feathers around the beak and eye. Its head and abdomen is vibrant yellow, standing out against the lush greens of the Gambel Oak background.

A #Western #Tanager, one of the most #vibrant #birds to visit #Colorado, likely gets the #red pigment in its #feathers -- rhodoxanthin -- from #insects in their diet.

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An American Robin perches on a small, dry, brown and beige branch. The beige and brown background tangle of twigs and branches indicates a winter scene. A few tiny snow grains are falling here and there in the scene. The Robin's beak is lightly tipped with snow. The most striking feature of the image is the vibrant rusty red-orange breast of the Robin, which contrasts brightly with the relatively quiet winter surroundings.

As #Winter #Solstice nears, the #Robin's red breast is a symbolic reminder that even the smallest #flame #endures.

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A Red-Tailed Hawk takes off into a blue sky. Its wings are in the downward position, indicating it is pushing itself skyward. The tips of four of its primary flight feathers on the left wing are curled upward, indicating a firm downward wingbeat. The hawk's tail feathers are a vibrant rusty red-orange, making it easy to identify this beautiful raptor.

#Red-Tailed #Hawks are common, but still one of my favorite #birds to #photograph. This one shows classic #coloration with its #vibrant #red #tail.❤️

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A colorful male wood duck swims towards and looks in the viewer's direction. The head of the bird is center right while its rear is center and to the left and its body is slightly angled so that its head is more in focus than the rear. The bird's head is reflected in the water it is swimming through. The surface of the water appears silvery and almost creamy and dreamy.

To be a #Wood #Duck gliding through #soft #silver #water in #Autumn.🧡🍂💛

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