Backyard Feathered Friends – 10/5/21
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The next day’s lunch and birding date. This could easily become a habit. 😏
It was a cloudy mid-day and all was quiet for the most part. A Blue Jay stopped for a visit, and for once sat nicely in the open instead of hiding like they do.
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Blue Jay
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A Northern Flicker was chasing a female and obliged with a pretty yellow wing-wave on the way by!
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“Sorry, no time to stop!”
Northern Flicker (male yellow-shafted)
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His sweetheart was landing in a tree across the creek. I love all that hidden yellow we are lucky to see in flight!
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Northern Flicker (female yellow-shafted)
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I spooked a Great Blue Heron into flight who spooked me too. I composed quickly for some shots!
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Great Blue Heron
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In the next shot, it looks like the heron had something to say. I’ll take it as, “Gotta go, see you another day!” (my try at a B&W process)
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Great Blue Heron
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And then the enormous GBH wing-wave!
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Great Blue Heron
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A final bird, one I don’t know for sure the exact species. (Anyone?)
I got these two shots, and there’s not much to show to help ID. So I’ll just let it shine as a pretty bird enjoying life way a-top a tree.
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(Species unknown)
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