Flap Harder

We saw this American Goldfinch while hiking a couple weeks ago. They are such beautiful birds.

I love to watch them fly. They flap their wings so hard, then mid flight they pause. You see this dip in their flight until they start flapping again. This continue until they reach their destination. Nature at her best .. finding a way to make it work.

Sometimes I find that I have to take a break. You just cannot run ‘full-out’ all the time. Enjoy your day and stop flapping all the time.

~ Rick

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A Better Photo …

I love this time of year. It is not uncommon for us to return to a hiking location and see the same birds after missing a shot on a previous visit / hike.

This is one of those birds that I photographed previously, but the photo was just not great. I posted a photo of a Carolina Wren last week. It was not a bad photo. We went back this past weekend and I saw this one. This is a much better photo. I love it.

~ Rick

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Focus

This Downy Woodpecker was really focused and engaged. He was working on this tree like it had to be done right away.

I had to squeeze this shot between a couple of trees, but I got it. The challenge is sometimes more rewarding than the actual outcome.

~ Rick

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A Towhee

This is an Eastern Towhee. The App I use to identify birds calls this bird a ‘large sparrow’. It has much more color than most sparrows, especially this male. They have the black head and contrasting white breast.

We attempted to capture a better photo, but with the position of the sun, and our location on the trail, made this a difficult shot. Teresa took one of these, and I took the other two. I played with the edit to try and enhance it, but I may have made it worse.

A very cool bird.

~ Rick

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Cool Dude

This is a Robin that I phoitographed near the Stillwater River. We had just finished hiking and as I was about to get into the car, I saw this guy in a nearby tree.

This photo is funny. At this angle, and with the lighting, the Robin appears to have a ‘cool’ haircut. Then again, maybe its just me and all the issues with haircuts and lockdowns. Stay safe!

~ Rick

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