All birds today, and quite a wide variety of species from shots I have taken here and there over the past few weeks. Birdwatching or birding is the observation of birds as a recreational activity. It can be done with the naked eye, through a visual enhancement device like binoculars and telescopes, or by listening for bird sounds. Birdwatching often involves a significant auditory component, as many bird species are more easily detected and identified by ear than by eye. Most birdwatchers pursue this activity mainly for recreational or social reasons, unlike ornithologists, who engage in the study of birds using formal scientific methods. As an avid photographer, I find it the most calming activity to do from behind a lens.

All Feathers And Attitude

On February 14, 1978, the bald eagle was federally listed as endangered in all of the lower 48 United States except Washington, Oregon, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan (it was classified as threatened in these states). The species was reclassified as threatened in the remaining states on August 11, 1995. Of course, the threatened status means that bald eagle populations are increasing, but have not increased to the point where they are out of danger.

A 1975 estimate of the total bald eagles in the world (since they are only found in North America, I could say North America) was between 35,000 and 60,000! Most of these are in Alaska and Canada where bald eagles are not endangered. To give you an idea of how the population has grown in the lower 48 states, in 1963 there were 417 breeding pairs known, and in 1994 that number was up to 4,452

The American bald Eagle has short powerful toes but long scimitar shaped talons. These are perfect for gripping onto slippery fish. The Bald Eagle has brilliant talon – eye coordination and is capable of snatching unsuspecting fish from the surface of a lake at top speed and is incredibly accurate when doing so.

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Screaming Eagle

For such a powerful bird, the Bald Eagle emits surprisingly weak-sounding calls – usually a series of high-pitched whistling or piping notes. The female may repeated a single, soft, high-pitched note that has been called ‘unlike any other calls in nature’, apparently this signals her readiness for copulation.

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Flutter Hummer

The Ruby-throated Hummingbird does not show a strong preference for any particular color of feeder. Instead, it prefers specific feeder locations. uby-throated Hummingbirds normally place their nest on a branch of a deciduous or coniferous tree; however, these birds are accustomed to human habitation and have been known to nest on loops of chain, wire, and extension cords.

You can attract Ruby-throated Hummingbirds to your backyard by setting up hummingbird feeders or by planting tubular flowers. Make sugar water mixtures with about one-quarter cup of sugar per cup of water. Food coloring is unnecessary; table sugar is the best choice. Change the water before it grows cloudy or discolored and remember that during hot weather, sugar water ferments rapidly to produce toxic alcohol. Be careful about where you put your hummingbird feeders, as some cats have learned to lie in wait to catch visiting hummingbirds.

The Ruby-throated Hummingbird is a species of hummingbird. As with all hummingbirds, this species belongs to the Trochilidae family and is currently included in the Apodiformes order.

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Hummingbird Soar

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird – One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar

Fly Robin Fly

A robin flies across my yard

Juvenile Coopers Hawk

Among the bird world’s most skillful fliers, Cooper’s Hawks are common woodland hawks that tear through cluttered tree canopies in high speed pursuit of other birds. You’re most likely to see one prowling above a forest edge or field using just a few stiff wingbeats followed by a glide. With their smaller lookalike, the Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper’s Hawks make for famously tricky identifications. Both species are sometimes unwanted guests at bird feeders, looking for an easy meal

Hummer on Wood Grain

A hummingbird flies in front of a wood grain wall

Mallard Impressions

The Mallard or Wild Duck is a dabbling duck which breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and has been introduced to New Zealand and Australia.

Yep – Im Quackers

A Duck Preening A Wing

Ducky On Emerald

A young duck waddles through emerald waters

Time To Feed

Time To Feed As The Sparrow Perches On A Tree Branch, Looking To Get Back To The Nest

House Sparrow With Lunch

A Male House Sparrow Bring Food To The Young Ones

Feeding Time

Sparrow with a caterpillar in the beak

Hungry For Sushi

A Grackle Grabs Some Fish

Starling On The Wire

A Starling Against Blue Skies On A Wire

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• Longitude: -90.87837499999999 W 90 deg 52′ 42.15″
• Altitude: 250.2 m Above Sea Level
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Titmouse on Catscratch Green

A Tufted Titmouse On The Ropes with a Green Scratched Background

Pretty Chipper

A Chipping Sparrow Perched In A Tree Under Vibrant Evening Light

Lonely Feeder

A Sparrow Waits For The Feeder To Be Filled

Chickadee Out The Window

The Black-capped Chickadee is a small, North American songbird, a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. It is the state bird of both Maine and Massachusetts in the United States, and the provincial bird of New Brunswick in Canada

- Bill Tiepelman

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