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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One, Two or Four

More geese reflecting in the pond. I have so many photos of geese this year. This is among the best of them.

Teresa shot the second photo, I took the first one. It was a good day.

~ 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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There She Goes

While hiking along the Miami River, I saw this male and female cardinal. The couple was just hanging around near the bike path. I shot this photo of the female as she decided she was tried of my attention. Lucky capture.

~ Rick

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