Hiding In The Shadows

I was standing on the overlook at Stillwater Prairie Reserve when I spotted this American Goldfinch hopping from flower to flower. I thought I could capture a photo so I pulled up my camera and .. hey, hold still. When I was finally able to caputre a photo, he was in the shadows. I like to think its a better photo so I have to say thank you to this cool bird.

~ Rick

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Brave Field Sparrow

I was surprised at the brave and even bold behavior of this Field Sparrow. She allowed us to get very close. I did not even notice her watching us until I was within about 10 feet. I had to backup to capture a photo with the lens I was using.

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Unusually Quiet

When we see Bluejays, they are usually very loud and obnoxious. This one flew into this tree, did not make any noise, and then minutes later he flew away. I guess he was just checking things out.

~ Rick

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Just Golden

The weather was perrfect for hiking, so on this day about three weeks ago we hiked to an overlook platform at Stillwater Prairie Reserve. I have never seen that much from this location, but on this day we saw a lot of wildlife. It was mostly birds and butterflies, but wow ... so much beauty. This Goldfinch was actively pollinating. Golden

~ Rick

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Please Catch That Fly

This is an Eastern Kingbird, a large tyrant flycatcher. I read that there are more than 400 species of these tyrant flycatchers. I wish I could get one of them to catch some of the flies that try to get into our house.

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