Oriole Day

Every spring at about this time we see a number of Baltimore Oriole’s along the Miami River. Today was that day. We saw several, and managed to capture a few photos.

The Baltimore oriole is a icterid blackbird. This family of birds vary in size, but the common feature is the black as the predominate plumage. It makes for great contrast with bright colors such as yellow, orange, or red. That makes for a beautiful bird!

They sing loud, so we could hear him long before we could locate him. You would think that orange would be easy to spot, but it took a while. Once we located the first one, it was just a matter of time before we saw more. After that, they seem to be everywhere. They are so beautiful.

~ Rick

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A Little Gold

We have been watching for the American Goldfinch for weeks. Teresa saw a couple when we were driving about three weeks ago, and I thought I saw one about a week ago, but on both occasions we were not able to stop the car, confirm what it was, and then capture a photo. We questioned our vision, wondering if we really saw one, or perhaps it was something else.

This past week was it ... we finally saw one and captured this photograph. It was a little gold in our day!

~ Rick

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Don’t Move

We have been trying to get a good photo of a Blue Jay for weeks. I finally managed to capture this shot. It is not exactly the photo I was trying to get, but I’ll take it. Getting this guy to stand still long enough for me to focus was crazy.

Have a great day!

~ Rick

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Is That One Mine?

This is a female Brown-headed Cowbird. I mentioned this last year, but cowbirds are brood parasites. They deposit their eggs in other birds nest. The cowbird eggs usually hatch before the other eggs, giving them an advnatage.That is some crazy nature stuff.

~ Rick

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Oh So Blue …

It almost always happens the same way. We are hiking and suddenly we see something blue flying across the woods. It appears to land in a nearby tree. I focus my camera and see this beautiful Eastern Bluebird.

This was one such opportunity to photography this male. I love the colors of the Eastern Bluebird. Need a say more?

~ Rick

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