This past week, I picked up four more new birds for my lifer list! 🤗💃😊
Several days ago, I stopped for a flock of Tundra Swans resting on a farm field, where a couple of cars had already stopped.
A guy walking past my car said if I was interested, there was also a flock of small birds foraging midway in front of the swans, Horned Larks, Lapland Longspurs, and a single Snow Bunting. I quickly got my binoculars on them so I knew where to start aiming my camera. They were so far away and the 20+ mph winds did not help.
Not my standards in quality for sharing, but, hey, they are lifers! 😉
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Horned Lark – My Lifer #249
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Lapland Longspur – My Lifer #250
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Horned Lark and Lapland Longspur
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I am cringing on sharing my next cropped photo, but I did get the delight of watching the Snow Bunting through my binoculars. It just would not come forward in the flock for any closer shots.
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Snow Bunting – My Lifer #251
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Then yesterday, I decided to do a quick run to Eastern Neck NWR to see if there were any Tundra Swans at the causeway, but no luck.
I decided to drive through anyway, just for a couple minutes. haha
Hour and a half later 😏, I spotted and stopped to photograph several White-throated Sparrows, when a ‘different’ bird popped out and onto a branch. Seconds later it was gone. But I got it! 😉
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Hermit Thrush – My Lifer #252
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Whew! I’ve been about to explode wanting to share these; but those first three were such awful shots, lol. Yesterday’s Hermit Thrush made this post quickly happen! 😉
