Great egret getting breakfast amid fall colors. Northern CA, US.
Sony A7RV; Sony 200-600mm.
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Bathing wood duck series (Aix sponsa).
Sony A7RV; Sony 200-600mm + 1.4x tc.
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On the move: Female wood duck & ducklings (Aix sponsa).
Sony A7RV; Sony 200-600mm + 1.4x tc.
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Male Anna’s hummingbird (Calypte anna) in pecan tree.
Sony A7RV; Sigma 100-400mm.
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On this day: 16-Apr-2023. American bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus) exits fig tree.
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Incoming immature male bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) joins another.
Sony A7RV; Sony 200-600mm + 1.4x tc.
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Mallard hybrid (Anas platyrhynchos), up close.
Sony A7RV; Sony 200-600mm + 1.4x tc.
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American coot (Fulica americana) & reflection near lily pads. Look closely for a droplet on its beak.
Sony A7RV; Sony 200-600mm + 1.4x tc.
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Male wood duck (Aix sponsa).
Sony A7RV; Sony 200-600mm + 1.4x tc.
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“Quack!” Mallard hybrid (Anas platyrhynchos).
Sony A7RV; Sony 200-600mm + 1.4x tc.
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On this day: 01-Apr-2023. Male Anna’s hummingbird (Calypte anna) in Grevillea lanigera.
Sony A7iii; Sigma 100-400mm.
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On this day: 31-Mar-2023. Male Anna’s hummingbird (Calypte anna) in Grevillea lanigera.
Sony A7iii; Sigma 100-400mm.
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On this day: 27-Mar-2023. Male Anna’s hummingbird (Calypte anna) above Grevillea lanigera.
Sony A7iii; Sigma 100-400mm.
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Pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps).
Sony A7RV; Sony 200-600mm + 1.4x tc.
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Incoming northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos).
Sony A7RV; Sony 200-600mm + 1.4x tc.
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Photobombing waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum).
Sony A7RV; Sony 200-600mm + 1.4x tc.
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Snowy egret (Egretta thula) interaction — maybe a battle for the perch, or for territory.
Sony A7iii; Sigma 100-400mm.
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Snowy egret (Egretta thula) on breezy day.
Sony A7RV; Sony 200-600mm + 1.4x teleconverter.
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“Blue-headed” mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) departing. (Alternate take on #flyday.)
Sony A7RV; Sony 200-600mm + 1.4x teleconverter.
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White-crowned sparrow
Slate-colored dark-eyed junco
Spotted towhee
Lincoln’s sparrow
“World Sparrow Day is … to raise awareness of the house sparrow and … other common birds to urban environments …, observed on 20 March.” — Wikipedia
Here’s are four New World sparrows.
Sony A7RV; Sony 200-600mm.
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On this day: 18-Mar-2023. Male Anna’s hummingbird (Calypte anna) at Grevillea lanigera.
Sony A7iii; Sigma 100-400mm.
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On this day: 17-Mar-2023. Male Anna’s hummingbird (Calypte anna) at Grevillea lanigera.
Sony A7iii; Sigma 100-400mm.
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Acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) on cloudy day.
Sony A7RV; Sony 200-600mm.
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Immature golden-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla), pre-launch.
Sony A7RV; Sony 200-600mm.
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Apparently leucistic red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) on cloudy day.
Sony A7RV; Sony 200-600mm.
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Western bluebird (Sialia mexicana).
Sony A7RV; Sony 200-600mm.
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Female common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula), a speed demon.
Sony A7RV; Sony 200-600mm + 1.4x tc.
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Northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) approaching common ivy berries.
Sony A7iii; Sigma 100-400mm.
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On this day: 13-Mar-2023. Iridescent gorget on a male Anna’s hummingbird (Calypte anna).
Sony A7iii; Sigma 100-400mm.
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On this day: 13-Mar-2023. Male Anna’s hummingbird (Anna calypte) challenging a goldfinch.
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