Blue Streak

I love the colors and flying skills of the Tree swallow. The colors can look so different depending on the lighting. The blue can often look black. That said, what I love most about swallows their amazing flying skills. They are so fast and agile .. all while hunting insects. They are just a blue streak in the air. Very cool bird.

~ Rick

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Deep Blue

Check out this Indigo Bunting. I have photographed many buntings, but none as blue as this one. The males get a deeper blue in the mating season, but this is still an amazing, deep blue.

He was sure making beautiful music too. ~ Rick

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Duck ... Not

No, this is not a duck. It’s an American Coot. From Wikipedia:

Though commonly mistaken for ducks, American coots are only distantly related to ducks, belonging to a separate order. Unlike the webbed feet of ducks, coots have broad, lobed scales on their lower legs and toes that fold back with each step in order to facilitate walking on dry land.[2] Coots live near water, typically inhabiting wetlands and open water bodies in North America.

I do not recall every photographing one of these before. We saw this one while travleing in Utah earlier this month. Yes, I thought it was a duck!

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Thoughtful

Years ago I trained dogs as part of a local dog club. It was common for dog owners to attach a human emotion or trait to their pet. Maybe there is something to it, but most often it was the owner that created someting that was not real.

This American Goldfinch seems to be in deep thought. Perhaps he is considering some deep, universal truths. Maybe not.

~ Rick

Can’t Get Enough!!

I can’t get enough. The colors of the Baltimore Oriole blow me away. ❤️

~ Rick

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