Party like it's my birthday - meaning birding in the park! I went for a low-key lovely walk visiting my favorite spots. At the upper lobe this red-eyed vireo caught my eye, but not my camera lens, right away.
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| Red-eyed Vireo |
I thought this duck looked weird. A closer look revealed - that's no duck!
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| Juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron |
Behold the might hunter. A good-sized meal well earned!
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| Juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron |
The vireo did not get tired of finding new ways to defeat my camera.
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| Red-eyed Vireo |
The redstart demonstrated how to pose. Now there is a sentence I never thought I would write!
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| American Redstart |
On the way to the oven I got distracted by this black-and-white warbler. There was actually a hummingbird there briefly too.
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| Black-and-white Warbler |
At the oven I saw this Canada and a hummingbird (actually two, but only one stayed) but the hummingbird was far back in the jewelweed. Back to the upper lobe!
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| Canada Warbler |
A few minutes of watching by the willow and out came this little lovely. She was a joy to watch, visiting all of the flowers in turn, showing off her flying skills.
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| Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
The sun even came out briefly! What a lovely birthday hummingbird. :-)
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| Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
Oh, and also, there was a Carolina wren nearby. Yay!
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| Carolina Wren |
Amazing photos from a beautiful woman on a brilliant day. I never knew you were to into birds, and so good at capturing the little buggers. You must visit my family in Ohio next time I go home. We have so many birds! My sister may just put you and your camera to work on the horses; they can be a bit tricky to get good photographs of too. Thanks for sharing your day, and your great images. öptum!
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