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Wheeling
A turkey vulture turns lazily, backdropped by the cliffs of the Genesee River. Letchworth State Park, NY. -
Glide
A turkey vulture rides the thermals in the Genesee River Gorge. Letchworth State Park, NY. -
Pileated Woodpecker
Saw this (not-so) little guy two weeks previously... and discovered my camera had run out of batteries! Fortunately, he decided to turn up again. -
White-breasted Nuthatch
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White-breasted Nuthatch
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Cardinal
A cardinal claims a sunflower seed that the chickadees missed. Mendon Ponds, NY. -
Afloat in a Sea of Green
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Eagle
Spotted a bald eagle cruising the lakeshore today. -
Duck Family
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Blue Jay
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Female Grackle
A female common grackle. -
Grackles
A pair of male common grackles. -
IMG 3402
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Gull
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Bald Eagle
I /think/ this might be the female... -
Evening Grosbeak
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Downy Woodpecker
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Red-winged Blackbird
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Great Northern Loon
Caught this loon feeding, maybe twenty feet from the shore? Shrub for cover + 400mm = success. -
Chickadee
A chickadee enjoys a small seed. Helderberg Escarpment, NY, USA. -
IMG 5444
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Nap Time
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American Robin
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Great Blue Heron
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Great Blue Heron
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Red-winged Blackbird
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Red-winged Blackbird
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Red-winged Blackbird
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Bald Eagle
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IMG 9810
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Nestbuilding
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Trifecta
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Cardinal
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IMG 9342
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Blue Heron in the Daisies
Silly heron, there are no fish up there... -
Heron Takes Flight
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Blue Heron
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Blue Heron
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Bald Eagle in the Bay
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Blue Heron in Flight
Gliding above the water. -
Blue Heron in Flight
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IMG 7539
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Blackbird on a Box
A young red-winged blackbird surveys his domain from atop a nesting box. Victor, NY, USA. -
I Said, NO SWIMMING!
He looks angry -- I'd do as he says... -
Landing
A seagull makes ready to perch atop one of the Chimney Bluffs' peaks. Huron, New York. -
Attack Duck
♫ ... if they start a rumble, We'll rumble 'em right. ♫ -
Herons
Blue herons. Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, Seneca Falls, NY, USA. -
IMG 7204
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Kingfisher on a Wire
A belted kingfisher surveys the Mohawk River below, perched atop a high-voltage electrical wire. -
Bluebird
An eastern bluebird. -
Blue Heron
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IMG 4515
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Great Egret
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Eastern Phoebe
Far from positive of the ID on this one -- can anyone confirm? -
Red-Tailed Hawk
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Red-Tailed Hawk
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Foreboding
Five buzzards, sitting in a tree watching me. Times like this, I'm glad I'm not superstitious... -
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IMG 9212-2
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IMG 9199
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Bluebird
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Bluebird
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Bluebirds in Flight
A male and female blue bird pair in flight. Massachusetts-Connecticut border. -
Bluebird in Flight
An Eastern Bluebird in flight, as seen from below. -
IMG 5258
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Bald Eagle in Flight
With a wingspen of nearly six feet, these raptors can cast a pretty formidable shadow when they pass ilow n front of the sun (but usually they fly higher)... -
Pheasant Hen
Stumbled across this little lady on the backroads of nothern Ontario. She was very close to the vehicle -- I had an extender on, and was pressing my head against the passenger's side window and shooting out the driver's side, trying to fit all of her in the frame. She ducked into the brush just a few moments later this was taken. -
Great Northern Loon
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IMG 4973-2
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IMG 4555
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IMG 4532
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Bald Eagle
I /think/ this might be the female... -
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The shadows around the eyes almost resemble eyebrows... (and I shall call him Bob). -
Suspicious
Think I've been spotted... -
IMG 3195
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IMG 3192
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Late Breakfast
A male evening grosbeak discards part of a sunflower seed as he enjoys a late-morning snack. -
Evening Grosbeak
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IMG 3100
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IMG 3087
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IMG 2406
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Kingfisher
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IMG 2088
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Heron in the Weeds
A blue heron stands on the far bank of a canal. Taken about an hour before sunset. -
Belted Kingfisher
Found this little girl merrily fishing away, flitting down every few minutes to hit the water below. At nearly a hundred yards away, she appeared as little more than a white speck to the unassisted eye. -
Chickadee
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Golden Eagle
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IMG 8709
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Blue Jay
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Blue Jay in Flight
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Warbler's Prize
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Take-off
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Gliding
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Dinner
A male bald eagle returns from a successful hunt, carrying dinner for his mate and young. -
Haliaeetus Leucocephalus
A male bald eagle returns from a successful hunt, carrying dinner for his mate and young. -
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