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Lame-Duck wrote in post #18875610
Shalu, this shot is sharp crisp, colorful, and the birds really stand out nicely from the background.

Thank you very much, Mike!

Reaction of a juvenile Red-tailed Hawk from dive-bombing by a White-tailed Kite

goalerjones wrote in post #18873771
This little guy watches the moths fly over the dark tarmac then gives chase. Not sure if he's a swift?

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That's a Say's Phoebe.

Jack Dawe wrote in post #18875790
That's a Say's Phoebe.

Thanks, they're sure fun to watch chase moths. These live in Borrego Springs, Ca.

PCousins wrote in post #18875710
You could not but feel sorry for the parents, 3 weeks sitting on the nest and all the caring for the chicks to be taken away so quickly, but thats nature for you.

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I've read many threads where the desire to help was debated as a perversion of the natural order. But every time I see even a dead baby sparrow that's fallen out of it's nest it bothers me. When I found the GBH's nesting site in Point Loma a few weeks ago I came across one of their babies carcass that had fallen out of the tree, same feeling.

sparqk wrote in post #18875719

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Wonderful, and on my list of hopefuls.

PCousins wrote in post #18875710
Avocet Chicks.....

Despite the very protective parents the chicks were easy pickings for the gulls.
In the 15 mins I was watching these beauties one of them was taken. Minutes later Both of the moorhen chicks were swallowed whole in flight as the Gulls was being chased off by the Avocets and other bird parent species. It was a very frantic time and experience for the parents. Seconds before this happened there was lots of commotion and noise as the birds were put up and flying everywhere I didn't know what was going on and didn't know where to look thinking a Raptor was in the area.
You could not but feel sorry for the parents, 3 weeks sitting on the nest and all the caring for the chicks to be taken away so quickly, but thats nature for you.

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Sad as you say.

shooz wrote in post #18873443

Need some ID help with this one..... Is it a Veery ?

10 star Shooz.

robamy wrote in post #18873851

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2gab​hWA Female Baltimore Oriole by A & R Photography, on Flickr

10 star Rob.

Melissa6 wrote in post #18873888
Northern Waterthrush #2.

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Perfect Melissa.

shalu wrote in post #18873925
thank you very much Mike!
Black-necked stilts

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Outstanding Shalu.

shalu wrote in post #18874238
Thank you very much, Mike!

White-tailed kite juveniles

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Dream shot.

2slo wrote in post #18874398

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2gaJ​k6w Greater spotted Woodpecker by Mark, on Flickr

10 star!

Archibald wrote in post #18874545
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker.

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Great find Archibald.

shalu wrote in post #18875789
Thank you very much, Mike!

Reaction of a juvenile Red-tailed Hawk from dive-bombing by a White-tailed Kite

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Incredibly nice shot, Shalu. Absolutely sharp as a tack.

N.V.M. wrote in post #18874546
a pair of young geese down by the seashore.

I can almost hear their conversation. Great capture.