When the heron takes flight, its head curves back against the body, and the feet dangle down. Few other birds fly in this manner. Other prominent characteristics of the bird include the large wings, the big, sharp bill, and the exceptionally long legs to wade in the water. Part of the...
Bird, Mammal, Nature and Wildlife Photography from the Americas, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, Galapagos and abroad By Christopher Taylor - Gray Heron Pictures
Somehow I missed a white bird nestled in with some brown birds in a black field. I got on it with my camera and told Steve I think we had a Ross’s Goose! I sneaked up and got some pictures and went back to show Steve. We knew it was either a Ross’s or Snow Goose. Looking ...
Other plants came from Lisa’s Mom’s garden, among them, smokebush that has become a graceful mini-forest via lower branches that layered themselves. They are accented by the copper bird bath from her garden. A small planting of smokebush near a front corner of the house has naturalized ...
Night Bird You sent me a tawny frogmouth ghostly-pale and still, its presence dominant on a lower branch despite the garden’s size it held a deep, encompassing silence impenetrable yet profoundly wise, and I, silently and profoundly,
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So I wasn't going to do the Christmas Bird Count but then my friend Ken Weaver found me a spot at the Wild Animal Park count and I said, "What the hell." It required a four o'clock wakeup and out of the house around five. A.M. ...
Range maps show the Black Hills as a habitat island for this bird, completely separate from the rest of its range. Seeing this shallow stream in the mountainous terrain made it clear why this place was acceptable to the Dipper. The kids and I made periodic stops along the Byway to check ...
(the meadowlark is a cool bird, but really the states all should have drawn bird names out of a hat). Instead it was the Red-headed Woodpecker. Interesting side note about state birds on the trip – we didn’t see a single Ring-necked Pheasant in South Dakota and only one Lark ...
and both all-white males. Since I was currently by Snowy #2, I began snapping away. These two birds could have been identical twins; the only difference I found in my pictures is that Snowy #1 had very light barring on his belly, indicating a younger bird. Snowy #2 had a pure white...