Got any bird pics?

[Wadin' Boot]

Rich that female Osprey looks b-o-r-e-d.....

Light was really flat this AM, plenty of interesting things to see, the Osprey are back on the Westside too, as usual, starry flounder beware!

 

[Jim F.]

What a nice variety of photos, Rich!

 

[mark wlker]

I had read somewhere a while ago that the last wing (tip) feather on ravens and crows are referred to as a "pinion" feather. Apparently, ravens have 17 feathers total on each wing, crows 16.
Therefore the only difference between a raven and a crow is a matter of a pinion.

 

[Kilchis]

Great picture; it captures the spirit of the bird. But question: "sage wren" or cactus wren?
Steve

Thanks for the callout! It is, of course, a cactus wren. Mea culpa. Here's another.

 

[Gyrfalcon22]

Swallows of different species and color phases. I am not good on swallows beyond tree, barn and violet-green adults. Like many birds, the immature versions can cause some issues. I never know if immature coloring last through the whole first Winter (or years beyond), or if a bird is ready to breed its first Spring, that it will have high color arriving? Like the eagles, some birds take years to make it easy on observers and stick with adults colors year-round.

Researched and have this on Tree Swallows:

• However, only females have delayed plumage maturation. Young females in the spring of their second calendar year of life (their first nesting season) have mostly brown upper surfaces with some blue-green feathers mixed in.

Barn swallow in middle of Tree swallows


Violet-green (bottom) joins two Tree swallows


Bald eagle flies from stump on creek edge after drying some. It was feeding on spawned-out steelhead

 

[Canuck from Kansas]

Swallows of different species and color phases. I am not good on swallows beyond tree, barn and violet-green adults. Like many birds, the immature versions can cause some issues. I never know if immature coloring last through the whole first Winter (or years beyond), or if a bird is ready to breed its first Spring, that it will have high color arriving? Like the eagles, some birds take years to make it easy on observers and stick with adults colors year-round.

Researched and have this on Tree Swallows:

• However, only females have delayed plumage maturation. Young females in the spring of their second calendar year of life (their first nesting season) have mostly brown upper surfaces with some blue-green feathers mixed in.

Barn swallow in middle of Tree swallows
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Violet-green (bottom) joins two Tree swallows
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Bald eagle flies from stump on creek edge after drying some. It was feeding on spawned-out steelhead
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The ferocity on the face of that eagle is spectacular. Love the iridescence of the feathers in this swallows. Wonderful shots!!

cheers

 

[Randy Taylor]

I Took this photograph
In my backyard.
The Blue Jay did not like the Hawk,
being there,and kept squaking at it.

 

[Buzzy]

Spring is well underway here in the mid-Columbai. The Ospreys, Yellow Headed Black birds and shorebirds are back. Most of the eagles and Widgeons have headed north and most of the ducks that just mgrate through like Northern Pintails here are largely past.
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Rich - what is the bird in the pic above the starling? Day before yesterday three birds flew past me. They were long, slender and their orangish feet were well behind their tail feathers (or at least in the moment I had to look at them - that's what it looked like).//Pat

 

[RichS]

Pat, That is an American Avocet, fairly common wading bird in the spring. Long legged and they do hold their feet behind them when they fly,

 

[Wadin' Boot]

Thinking this guy is in the 2.5 year range? Down by Green Lake this afternoon

 

[Gyrfalcon22]

Rich - what is the bird in the pic above the starling? Day before yesterday three birds flew past me. They were long, slender and their orangish feet were well behind their tail feathers (or at least in the moment I had to look at them - that's what it looked like).//Pat

You will see avocets and Black-necked Stilts in the ponds around that big cutthroat lake..often over by the caves this time of year !

A couple of classic regional birds there

(not my photo)

 

[Gyrfalcon22]

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Thinking this guy is in the 2.5 year range? Down by Green Lake this afternoon

Same age class bird here this week @Wadin' Boot 2.5 years they are in my book.

 

[Gyrfalcon22]

Sandhill cranes today-with one appearing to be peeling off from the rest. Dedicating this one to OMJ. Looks like a missing man formation.

 

[fkajwg]

I Took this photograph
In my backyard.
The Blue Jay did not like the Hawk,
being there,and kept squaking at it.

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Cool shot. Curious on the hawk species.
jay

 

[Cabezon]

Cool shot. Curious on the hawk species.
jay

That is a red-shouldered hawk.
Steve

 

[Wetswinger]

Wish I had a nice camera. Because our feeders are busy lately. Yellow rump warblers, Wilson warblers, Purple finch, Goldfinch are showing up and the ground eaters also. Gold and White crown sparrows, Varied thrush, Twhooes. Nice time of year for birdwatching...
Enjoy your photography, thank you...

 

[Kilchis]

“Debbie, we're gonna need a new nest.”

Mallards.

 

[fkajwg]

I got alot of feather detail on this shot of a red tailed hawk, emphasizing the red tail.
this bird was perched on a fence post and not going anywhere because it had some prey to devour, so I was able to park pretty close in my "car blind".
Finally a truck came by fast and loud and it took off.
note the bloody beak.

Jay

 

[Randy Taylor]

Cool shot. Curious on the hawk species.
jay

Redshoulder Hawk

 

[Wetswinger]

I got alot of feather detail on this shot of a red tailed hawk, emphasizing the red tail.
this bird was perched on a fence post and not going anywhere because it had some prey to devour, so I was able to park pretty close in my "car blind".
Finally a truck came by fast and loud View attachment 62372and it took off.
note the bloody beak.

Jay

Great photo!