Bird ID summer 06

[Lava Lamp]

This one should be easy. Took it today.

[paulnj]

WELL IT'S PINK Roseate spoonbill

[Mike T]

Another shot from sunday at Little Swartswood Lake. The state put out some rope and buoys to keep the boaters away from the Eagles nest. This bird found the buoy as a good place to dry off. I watched these birds dive thinking they would come right back up but they stay under for a while and travel a pretty good distance before coming back up.
Mike

[paulnj]

Well fish are in there for sure, but not for long! DC corms eat fish like tit tacs!

BTW....CONGRATS ON THAT FEATURED PHOTO

[Mike T]

Well fish are in there for sure, but not for long! DC corms eat fish like tit tacs!

BTW....CONGRATS ON THAT FEATURED PHOTO

Thanks, do I get money and prizes ? I'm kidding, when the page opened ( I'm still using dial-up) I noticed the picture in the corner looked like mine. I've seen the photos up there in the past and wondered what they were about. I just clicked the link and took a look at some of the past photos, mine really doesn't belong in there with them. Thanks again.

Mike

[Copy_Kot]

I took this picture of a Russian crow in April of this year (2006) while visiting Moscow.

[mjs1973]

An American Ketsteal from this afternoon.

[Lava Lamp]

Here's a better shot of that spoon...

[Lava Lamp]

And Here's Another...

[paulnj]

cool, a new species to our ever growing list, thanks for sharing.

[mjs1973]

Here's one from this weekend.

[Lava Lamp]

MJS had a shot earlier that he posted saying that it might be the worst shot ever posted here. I humbly submit this one a challenge. I was sitting by a pond with my son and seeing what I thought were large dragonflies 50 feet across the water. I gradually figured out they were humming birds and there were three to five (or more) of them. I didn't come close to getting a good shot. This is the best one. ;)

Anyone have an id on the species?

[Mike T]

I was trying to take some pictures of a Heron that was near this swan but as I tried to sneak closer the heron took off so I thought I'd get a few shots of the swan that was slowly swimming away. All of a sudden I heard some other swans making a lot of noise and this bird took off in that direction. It took me a minute or so to get from where I was to where I could see what all the noise was about. When I got to where I could see it almost looked like the two adult swans were pushing the little one under the water. The only thing I could think was maybe the little one somehow got its head stuck under water and the adults were trying to free it. You can see in the third shot the mud all on the neck and head of the bird in the middle.

Mike

[paulnj]

young female ruby-throated hummingbird

[paulnj]

Solitary sandpiper

[paulnj]

Or maybe a small snapping turtle grabbed that signet? It doesn't appear to be bleeding, but snapping turtles grab the feet/ belly usually. Those weeds are thrick , so your theary makes sense too.
Nice job documenting it!

[dadas115]

Here's an easy one from yesterday (07/23)

Greg

[paulnj]

That looks like a seaside sparrow to me.

[dadas115]

Right you are. Now here's an even easier one.

[paulnj]

That's not an easier at all

It's a juvenile snowy egret, but the jizz of the bird is that of a white morph reddish egret

[dadas115]

WOW, I can't believe I was able to throw you. This one is a young Little Blue Heron.

Greg

[srobb]

Ok, Paul, I had told you about two weeks ago that I would post this, so here it is. Hope you will forgive me for being late.

These guys were actually part of a group of 6 that were having dinner in the road. I disturbed them going home from work and these two flew into the tree above where they were.




This is a little tighter crop.

[dadas115]

Those look like Turkey Vultures to me.

Greg

[paulnj]

that is a great environmental shot. Too many wildlife images are a tight image of the species. Environmentals are just as attractive to me.

[paulnj]

Yeah , you got me on that little blue alright. Let's just say I am a 60 hour a week guy and I am wiped out when I get home from wrestling trees all day Those lores looked quite snowy like and the legs , though greenish, were pretty good for a snowy(minus the usually dark front). I guess I should have referenced a book before answering huh