Oriole Day

Every spring at about this time we see a number of Baltimore Oriole’s along the Miami River. Today was that day. We saw several, and managed to capture a few photos.

The Baltimore oriole is a icterid blackbird. This family of birds vary in size, but the common feature is the black as the predominate plumage. It makes for great contrast with bright colors such as yellow, orange, or red. That makes for a beautiful bird!

They sing loud, so we could hear him long before we could locate him. You would think that orange would be easy to spot, but it took a while. Once we located the first one, it was just a matter of time before we saw more. After that, they seem to be everywhere. They are so beautiful.

~ Rick

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A Few Spring Flowers

We have been taking photos of the spring flowers as we hike. I thought I would share a few of them here. Most of these are photos that Teresa shot. Enjoy.

~ Rick

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A Little Gold

We have been watching for the American Goldfinch for weeks. Teresa saw a couple when we were driving about three weeks ago, and I thought I saw one about a week ago, but on both occasions we were not able to stop the car, confirm what it was, and then capture a photo. We questioned our vision, wondering if we really saw one, or perhaps it was something else.

This past week was it ... we finally saw one and captured this photograph. It was a little gold in our day!

~ Rick

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Don’t Move

We have been trying to get a good photo of a Blue Jay for weeks. I finally managed to capture this shot. It is not exactly the photo I was trying to get, but I’ll take it. Getting this guy to stand still long enough for me to focus was crazy.

Have a great day!

~ Rick

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Layers Of Beauty

I wish everyone could see this photo at full size on a good screen. The color and the depth blow me away. The clouds look like they are floating on a sea of blue, and the trees have great detail. Its like layers of beauty.

I shot this photo with my iPhone. I could not have done any better if I had swapped my lens on my DSLR.

~ Rick

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