Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Leftovers

I ransacked my archive and came up with a few  worth saving.


A very intense-looking female Baltimore Oriole




This male too looks anxious. Was it me?


A Veery mom calling her offspring but they waited until I was gone




Yummy!!


A juvenile Eastern Bluebird. It took me a while to figure this out.


A baby Wood Duckling temporarily lost, but its loud contact calls alerted its mother and they were soon reunited. 

Happy Fourth!



17 comments:

  1. Such beautiful and meaningful portraits . Lovely to see. The juvenile bluebird is educational as well.

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  2. such cute ones. i like the veery!

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  3. Nice shot of the Veery!! I have difficulty in telling them apart from the Thrushes that are here. Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  4. An interesting series of photos.Well worth saving and showing!

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  5. Wonderful group of photos. The duckling is adorable.

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  6. Beautiful photos Hilke. I love the female Baltimore Oriole but the Wood Duckling takes the prize for me. I have never been able to get that close to a Wood Duck youngster! They sure are cute!

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    1. I saw several ducklings running in all directions, fast and very hard to keep up with and I almost missed the shot. For a couple of hours I heard loud contact calls coming from all directions until they were reunited with their mother.

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  7. Great birds and photos. THe Orioles are beautiful and I love the Veery shot. Happy 4th of July!

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  8. beautiful birds you've shared here; I'd love to see those Oriole's for myself!

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  9. Hi there - nice set of pictures - interesting what you find when you do a bit of "archive mining"!

    Stewart M - Australia

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  10. Very nice birds in your archives.

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  11. A beautiful series of photographs! I love them all. Cool captures of the Veery with an insect in her mouth. I'm seeing lots of young Eastern Bluebirds on our property right now. A very nice variety of lovely birds!

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  12. Ohhhh...I love your leftovers!

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  13. Wow, yeah I had no idea that's what young bluebirds looked liked... Very cool!

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  14. Beautiful series of photos.
    Thanks for sharing these beautiful birds.

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  15. What a beautiful bird the Baltimore Oriole is

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