A Very Blue Butterfly

This photo does not really do this Pipevine Swallowtail justice. What a beautiful butterfly.

It is that time of year when wae are starting to see a lot more varitey of butterfly. More of that to come!

~ Rick

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What A Big Bill You Have

We saw this Northern Shoveler in Utah. I thought one of us would have a shot of a front view, but all the photos we took were profile views.

In describing this duck, wikipedia put it this way: “This species is unmistakable in the northern hemisphere due to its large spatulate bill.” (wikipedia).

They have great color and an odd bill.

~ Rick

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A Year Later …

It was exaclty a year ago that I photographed a Baltimore Oriole at about the same spot while hiking. I really think I have heard them a few times since returning from the west, but this time I was able to find him. They are such a beautiful bird.

~ Rick

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A Yellow Rump 😬

We saw this Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) warbler while hiking earlier this week. Actually there was several of them, but gettig a good photograph turned out to be a challenge. They were super active.

This photo was taken at Charleston Falls Preserve. We heard a lot more birds than we were able to photograph. It was still a beautiful day for hiking.

~ Rick

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Hold That Spot

This was not the fist American Goldfinch we have photographed this spring, but it is the first male. We saw a couple of them while hiking at Stillwater Prairie Reserve. The finch in these photos is the same bird, but shot from two different angles. I was shocked that he stayed there long enough for me to get both shots.

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