Sea Foam
Willet Sandpiper (Tringa semipalmata) Seen at Amelia Island, Florida, USA Canon EOS 6D EF 400mm f/5.6 USM ƒ/8.0 400 mm 1/320 s ISO100
Bird Yoga
What Are You Looking At?
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) Taken at a rest stop in Massachusetts, near Cape Cod Canon EOS 6D Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM f/8.0 400mm 1/320s ISO 640
Wait for Me
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) and Sanderlings (Calidris alba) preparing for flight Taken at South Beach Chatham, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA Canon EOS 6D Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM ƒ/5.6 400 mm 1/800 s ISO125
DON'T Keep Your Head Above Water
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) Taken at South Beach Chatham, Cape Cod, Massachusetts , USA Canon EOS 6D Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM ƒ/5.6 400 mm 1/4000 s ISO640
Crystal Mockingbird
Northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Atlanta Botanical Garden, Atlanta, GA, USA
Piping Sand
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) Taken at South Beach, Chatham, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Old and New II
Song sparrow (Melospiza melodia) Chatham, Cape Cod, MA, USA
Autumn Mockingbird
Northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Did you know that northern mockingbirds mostly sing at night and often imitate other species' sounds and calls? Enterprise, Alabama, USA
Red-Bellied Woodpecker
Red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) The Botanical Gardens at Asheville, Asheville, North Carolina, USA
Tufted Titmouse
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) The Botanical Gardens at Asheville, Asheville, North Carolina, USA
Common loon (Gavia immer)
Common loon (Gavia immer) Amelia Island State Park, Florida, USA
American Goldfinch
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) These beautiful birds live in large flocks in the winter, and there were dozens of them flying around in this backyard. Enterprise, Alabama, USA
Northern Mockingbird
Northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Enterprise, AL, USA
Carolina Chickadee
Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) Fun Fact: A group of chickadees can be called a banditry of chickadees. This collective noun probably refers to the mask-like appearance of chickadee species. Enterprise, Alabama, USA
Birdhouse
Tufted titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) Enterprise, Alabama, USA
Landing
Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) Fun Fact: The Pine Warbler is the only warbler that eats large quantities of seeds, primarily those of pines. This seed-eating ability means Pine Warblers sometimes visit bird feeders, unlike almost all other warblers. Enterprise, Alabama, USA
Western Tanager
Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) Fun Fact: This western tanager is a male. Only males develop a bright red breeding plumage on their heads. When nonbreeding, a much duller red is confined in varying amounts to forehead and chin. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ, USA
Feeding
Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) Feeding Did you know that hummingbirds make their nests out of spider's web? They use the web as a glue which allows the nest to stretch and be flexible as the baby hummingbirds grow. Arizona-Sedona Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ, USA
Strike a Pose
Wimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) Marine Street, La Jolla, San Diego, CA, USA
Broad-billed Hummingbird
Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris) The broad-billed hummingbird (like most hummingbirds) consumes over 1.5 times its body weight in nectar each day. Arizona-Senora Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ, USA
Wings
Willet (Tringa semipalmata) Willets will pretend to be disabled by a broken wing in order to draw attention to themselves and lure predators away from their eggs or chicks. Amelia Island, Florida, USA
Northern Cardinal
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) In the spring and early summer, cardinals will frequently attack windows and other reflective surfaces. They become so obsessed with defending their territories that they believe their reflection is an intruder. Asheville Botanical Gardens, North Carolina, USA
White-crowned Sparrow
Male White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) He's fluffing up to maximize sun exposure on his feathers, probably to help remove pesky feather mites using UV rays from the sun. :-) Cabrillo National Monument, San Diego, CA, USA
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