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A Forster's tern landed right in front of me. It happened quite a few times, maybe I smell fishy

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Moorhen

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MedicineMan4040 wrote in post #18857411
He's very aware of you Mike! Great to have eye contact and the knowing of interaction.

Thank you much, Robert. Always appreciate your comments.

LD, or Mike
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MedicineMan4040 wrote in post #18857412
A gem found last week. Of course hiding in the shadows but hey, that's what they do when I'm
looking for them

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A gem indeed, Robert... great find and an excellent shot.

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Swimming Lessons

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Swimming Lessons

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shalu wrote in post #18857419
Thank you very much, Thomas and Mike!

Great shot of the acorn woodpecker, Mike! This must not be his home tree, I don't see many holes with acorns in it

black phoebe with crane fly dinner

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Thank you for the kind comment Shalu. And no, this is not the home tree of this peckerwood. He dwells nearby.

Your phoebe shot is wonderful Shalu. However in all your bird shots lately, they are chowing down on crane flies. I'm worried about them driving this poor harmless insect in to extinction.

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Bill in Texas wrote in post #18857421
House sparrow

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You did this commoner proud, Bill. Great shot...very nicely composed.

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LoneRider wrote in post #18857434
Yellow Beak Cardinal (or so I was told...)

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Very nicely done shot Wayne. I've never seen this bird before.

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Itsed65 wrote in post #18857497

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Nice one Ed. This one does not seem too happy about your presence.

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PCousins wrote in post #18857571
Yes I knew it was coming as soon as he lifted his tail.

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Whoa, that was a close one Paul. Be careful!!

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PCousins wrote in post #18857575
Yello Wagtail, I was trying to photograph skylark hovering. When a flock of 8-9 of these landed behind me. They stayed for 5 mins giving me plenty of time to get the shots. A pleasure to watch and exciting I didn't know where to look so much going on.

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Excellent shot, Paul.

LD, or Mike
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Lame-Duck wrote in post #18857622
Thank for the kind comment Shalu. And no, this is not the home tree of this peckerwood. He dwells nearby.

Your phoebe shot is wonderful Shalu. However in all your bird shots lately, they are chowing down on crane flies. I'm worried about them driving this poor harmless insect in to extinction.

Thank you very much, Mike! I got a whole sequence of shots of the tern catching a crane fly today, but due to your concern of the extinction of crane fly, I will leave that for another day.

Black phoebe got a big moth

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Ray.Petri wrote in post #18857596
Black Swan

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Some very nice black swan shots here, Ray. Nice work.

LD, or Mike
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