A Surprise Find

This is a first for me. This is a female Baltimore Oriole. I have taken many photos of males, but have never seen a female to photograph. I didn’t even notice until days later when I was editing photos. Nature is full of surprises.

~ Rick

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The Grackle

This beautiful bird is a ‘Common Grackle’. You can pick them out by their bright yellow eyes and the metallic purple sheen around their head. If you watch them you may also notice that they walk instead of hop like many other birds.

They migrate, so it was great to see one.

~ Rick

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A Yellow Rump?

I am about 90% sure this is a Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler. We saw several of them, but this is the only photos we were able to capture. We tried to get a better photo, but they were just too active.

Teresa took the top photo, and I shot the 2nd photo. I love the color pattern.

~ Rick

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Making Beautiful Music

We were walking along the trail by the Stillwater River and could hear a bird singing. I really did not recognize it. I have heard Grey Catbirds many times, but never this call. It was so beautiful. This is the first one we have see this year.

~ Rick

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Peaceful Fishing

It has been a while since we have seen a Great Blue Heron. This one was fishing in the Stillwater River, just off the trail.

It has been crowded at the various county parks and hiking trails. They are noisy and scare the birds sometimes. This guy .. he just flys away and finds a more peaceful place to fish.

~ Rick

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