Flycatcher ..

I took this photo while waking along the bike trail along the river yesterday. I saw several species of birds with yellow and black colors. I believe this is a yellow-bellied flycatcher. The beak is too long for it to be a finch. It could be a warbler, but it is too small.  

The birds were super active and very loud. Here is another view of this one: 

~ Rick  

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At peace with nature

I could sit in this spot for hours. The birds were singing loudly. The squirrels were playing games in the tree tops. Every so often the geese, and sometimes a duck or two would fly by. This lowers my blood pressure by a good 10 points.

Sometimes you need a place like this where you can be at peace, and be inspired. I hope you can find your magic place where you can be inspired.  

(If you are looking at this photo on Facebook, you will want to click the link to open the web page to see the full image. I left it in its native format).  

~ Rick

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Northern Flicker

I took this photo a few days ago, but I was struggling to identify this one. A shoutout to my friend Dyna for identifying it as a Northern Flicker. This is the only photo I was able to take, and it was very hard to find due to how well the colors match with the trees. I guess that’s the idea:). 

~ Rick

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Blue Jay

I have taken several photos of Blue Jays, but they have never been very good. They seem to be avoiding me:).

This is the best blue jay photo I have been able to take .. ever.  It appears to be a younger jay, but he was open for a great photo. He seemed to enjoy playing with the string that was in this tree. 

Withing minutes, a Baltimore Oriole showed up. They had a little spat. It was cute. The Blue Jay left the area, and the BO just camped out. There was a third bird, but I didn’t see what she was. 

~ Rick

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Trees .. and Trees

I think I could create an album of nothing but trees. I love this one .. 

I took this photo at the Stillwater Prairie Reserve. This is one of my favorite spots to photograph. I highly recommend a visit! 

 ~ Rick

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