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since it is stilt week, here are a couple of the local variety, black necked stilts. It took forever to get good images, they are pretty skittish.

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Not a shore bird at all... lol

Pondrader wrote in post #18099808
Not a shore bird at all... lol

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Fantastic!!!!!

beautiful!!!... like the pose!!

Thanks Ed and Marcial,. I don't get the Hummer's like some do. Mine give me a very short time in the spring and then after the little one's get out and about. This one runs with 3 or 4 other young from this year. Its only been a couple days where they will even slow down from chasing one another long enough to even try and get a shot. And for some reason this one landed atop this rose bush.

Pondrader wrote in post #18099832
Thanks Ed,. I don't get the Hummer's like some do. Mine give me a very short time in the spring and then after the little one's get out and about. This one runs with 3 or 4 other young from this year. Its only been a couple days where they will even slow down from chasing one another long enough to even try and get a shot. And for some reason this one landed atop this rose bush.

I have been trying to get some to my yard with no luck. I see them occasionally at the wetlands but getting a photo is almost impossible as they flit by and are behind a fence. I know there are lots of them around here but so far nothing. I got one lucky shot at a local wetlands this past spring and that's it, even that one is only so-so...

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An Eastern Phoebe, I believe.

Weja wrote in post #18099719
Hawfinch

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Weja

Wow! Love the reflection of course but everything else makes a perfect synergy.

edmidlifecrisis wrote in post #18099805
since it is stilt week, here are a couple of the local variety, black necked stilts. It took forever to get good images, they are pretty skittish.

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sitting on eggs

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stilt agggregation

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Stilt chicks

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Great Stilts Ed! I've never seen one

Pondrader wrote in post #18099808
Not a shore bird at all... lol

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Perfect pose Pondrader, fantastic light. I'm hoping to see some in November.

Big Ugly wrote in post #18100061
An Eastern Phoebe, I believe.

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Another beauty I've never seen! I've got to get out of the house!

Trying to attract the girls with a flower.

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It's workin for me......

rawshorty wrote in post #18100226
Trying to attract the girls with a flower.

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Splendid is right!

Some great shots!!

After not seeing much around my place, I went to look at something on my back porch and I saw what I believe to be a gold Finch. Can't wait to try and get some shots of him. And overall, not sure if it's the cooler weather we had today or what, but birds were flying all over today.