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One More New Bird

By Sandra | April 8, 2024 | Comments 13 comments

One More New Bird – I wasn’t sure what this bird was. A duck or something else. It took awhile to find it in my bird book.

But it is a Clapper Rail, it looks half duck and half something else. Even when I looked up information on this bird, this is what it says.

This bird is a member of the rail family, Rallidae. The taxonomy for this species is confusing and still being determined. It is a large brown rail that is resident in wetlands along the Atlantic coasts of the eastern United States, eastern Mexico and some Caribbean islands.

One More New Bird

Snow White Feathers

By Sandra | March 28, 2024 | Comments 24 comments

Snow White Feathers – These birds are not hard to find with their snow white feathers, especially in a grassy marsh. I am sharing some of my favorite Egret photos this week.

Snow White Feathers

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The Egret

By Sandra | March 27, 2024 | Comments 16 comments

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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Artistry in Nature

By Sandra | March 14, 2024 | Comments 25 comments

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

By Sandra | March 8, 2024 | Comments 12 comments

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

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Interesting Wing Spans

By Sandra | January 29, 2024 | Comments 20 comments

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

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Perfect Bird for January

By Sandra | January 17, 2024 | Comments 27 comments

Perfect Bird for January – The Snowy Egret, a beautiful display of flowing snow white feathers on this bird. Being there is a lot of cold and blizzard type weather moving across the states. Even down south here along the coast, the temps are cold and high winds.

Bundle up Buttercup, more cold weather coming.

Perfect Bird for January

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Gulls in Flight

By Sandra | January 10, 2024 | Comments 55 comments

Gulls in Flight – Gulls are a very unique bird, some may say they are pest and some may say they are extremely smart.

They are definitely good at finding food or stealing food. But, if you are new at photography and want to learn how to photography birds in flight. Gulls are the perfect subject.

I learned so many better techniques by photographing gulls, because they glide and hover which makes it easier to track them with your camera.

It is fun to get a photo with their maximum wingspan and tail feathers spread out.

Plus they sit still for long periods of time so you can practice your still shots as well.

You may not know this, but they do dive head first into the water to catch a fish now and then.

Gulls in Flight

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What’s Up

By Sandra | January 9, 2024 | Comments 25 comments

What’s Up – How you doin?

These two birds were following each other the entire time we were on the beach. One would pick up piece of food or shell and then the other would run right over to check out what he had.

Friendships on the beach