Rusty Blackbird

"Blackbird fly -- 

Into the light of a dark black night"

 

Female Rusty BlackBird

Spotted near Hangar Lake in Bethel, Alaska

Hiding from me in the trees...

But I see you and your yellow eyes.

 

Yellow Warbler

Hanging on a wire

Spooky Rooftop Raven

Stalking me every single day 

Bethel, Alaska

 

Tree Swallows

Frisky Tree Swallows 

 Third wheeling it in Bethel, Alaska

Anhinga

Air drying after a pond dive in central Florida

When I first spotted this bird, I thought it was a double-crested cormorant. Turns out it is an Anhinga and is commonly confused with the double-crested cormorant. Some details that can distinguish the two apart are the lengths of beak, neck and tail, with the the anhinga being longer in all three categories. Additionally the anhinga is more black, while the cormorant can be a browner black.

Adding this beautiful Anhinga to my Bird Life List!

 

Thank you for being such a great model for me, darling.

Works Cited:

Carnevale, Shannon. “Commonly Confused Birds in Central Florida.” UF/IFAS Extension Polk County, 16 July 2018, 
blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/polkco/2018/07/16/commonly confused-birds-in-central-florida/. Accessed 28 Feb. 2022.

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Tree bird

BIRD OR BARK?

 Let's zoom in 

I am still only 96% sure..

Great Blue Heron

SPRING BREAK 2022

Great Blue Heron 

Florida

Palm Warbler

 Palm warbler (?) perched in a tree in Florida. 

Jail bird. 

Snowy Egret

 

Snowy Egret enjoying Spring Break in Florida    

Yeah, I know I can fly but I prefer long, romantic walks on the beach. 

Puffins

Puffins 

Paddling around through the beautiful, cool turquoise sea water.

This pair is diving for some fish, the one on the left has his lunch in his mouth.

Just floating along in a cove on the south coast of Alaska in late August (2021). 

 

Killdeer

KILLDEER

 In Florida, this killdeer was prancing in the grass near an alligator relaxing in the sunshine. This little guy likes to yell his own name: a fast, high-pitched "kill-deer kill-deer kill-deer" call. Some of the distinguishing features to ID this bird include the red eye ring, dark necklace and rusty tail. There is also a white strip on the forehead with a higher black strip.