All types of Birds
The Egret – Snowy white feathers that can be seen all over the country. Well, except up in the north country. I have never seen one up in Michigan. Such beautiful birds.
The Egret
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Little Blue Heron – A new bird for the year. Someone had told me they saw this blue heron and today I went for a walk, and their it was high up in the tree. I wasn’t sure what it was until I got home and looked at the photos.
Adult Little Blue Herons are very dark all over. At close range or in good light, they have a rich purple-maroon head and neck and dark slaty-blue body.
Little Blue Heron
Who Has the Longest Wingspan – well the longest wingspan of all birds goes to the Albatross, a wing span of 12 feet. But they fly over the southern oceans and breed on islands just to the north of the Antarctic Circle. So it is a bird I will probably never see.
So lets look at the birds that I have photographed here in the states. My favorite large bird of all is the White Pelican. It’s wingspan comes in at – drum roll please –
7.5 feet to 11.8 feet
American Eagle 5.5 feet to 8 feet wing span
The Brown Pelican is – 6 to 7 foot span
Great Blue Heron 5.5 to 6.5 feet
Canada Goose 4 to 5 foot span
Wild Turkey has 5 foot span
Great Egret – 4.5 foot wing span
Who Has the Longest Wingspan
Artistry in Nature, The Wing, it never ceases to amaze me, the intricate detail and design of the wing on all of the birds. I count at least 10 different lengths of feathers on this white pelicans wing. But they look so perfectly in line and a master of art itself from our creator.
Each feather with a purpose that only the designer knows exactly why and how it works. If someone asked me to design a wing. I would just make all the feathers the same because I don’t actually know the true purpose of all the different lengths.
But they are beautiful to look at.
Artistry in Nature
Bird Diving Board – the brown pelican is built for diving. From 65 feet in the air, to just diving off of a post.
Amazing birds for sure. Definitely one of my favorites when I am in south to photograph.
Have a great weekend.
Bird Diving Board
Tiny Bird with Big Shrimp, Sand Pipers are just such cute birds. This winter the fishing was not good at all on the beach. We threw this piece of shrimp onto the beach when we were packing up to leave.
This little piper came over to see if it could grab a morsel of this shrimp for his meal. But, in the video below, it will show he had to scramble away as a Oystercatcher bird was coming to investigate what he had found. They are so cute when they run.
Tiny Bird with Big Shrimp
Birds and Bright Colors – When it comes to bird mating and breeding, colors play a significant role in attracting a mate and establishing dominance. During the breeding season, male birds often display bright and bold colors to attract females. The brighter and more vibrant the colors, the more likely they are to catch the attention of a potential mate.
Like this Reddish Egret below. Their bill is quite colorful during the mating season.
Birds and Bright Colors
The Road Runner – What an appropriate name for this bird. I mostly saw it running down the side of a road when we were out west.
I am posting this because someone the other day was asking if I had a photo of a road runner. Which I do, so I thought I would share it here. During the breeding season you will see a bright blue and orange patch behind the eyes.
I photographed this one when we were in Texas.
The Road Runner
Interesting Wing Spans markings on these brown pelicans flying overhead. I noticed the white marks under the wings which looks like their bone structure. It was more prominent in the one pelican.
When you think you have seen it all, something new pops up when watching birds.
Interesting Wing Spans
Bird & Fishing Pole, beach fishing is a popular thing along the ocean waters. I looked at this photo and it looks like this gull is fishing with its own little fishing pole. See the little stick in front of the bird? Looks like his own personal fishing pole just like the people have.
Bird & Fishing Pole
