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  • Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria

    Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria

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  • Common Gallinule (formerly Common Moorhen)Gallinula galeata (formerly Gallinula chloropus)

    Common Gallinule (formerly Common Moorhen)Gallinula galeata (formerly Gallinula chloropus)

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  • Sandhill CraneGrus canadensis

These Sandhill Cranes are returning to roost just after sunset having spent the day searching for food and water.

    Sandhill CraneGrus canadensis These Sandhill Cranes are returning to roost just after sunset having spent the day searching for food and water.

  • Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks Dendrocygna autumnalis

    Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks Dendrocygna autumnalis

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  • Lewis’s Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis

    Lewis’s Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis

  • Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus

    Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus

  • Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica

    Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica

  • Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis

This picture is life size (in the book).

    Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis This picture is life size (in the book).

  • SanderlingCalidris alba

Sanderlings are a joy to watch.....chasing receding waves and then running from the incomimg waves in hopes of catching prey churned by the water.

    SanderlingCalidris alba Sanderlings are a joy to watch.....chasing receding waves and then running from the incomimg waves in hopes of catching prey churned by the water.

  • Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax

Sometimes the habitat is a surprise. Here a nocturnal bird of the lakes and swamps is foraging during the daytime in the heart of the city.

    Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Sometimes the habitat is a surprise. Here a nocturnal bird of the lakes and swamps is foraging during the daytime in the heart of the city.

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  • Great Egret Ardea alba

Great Egrets normally stalk their prey by walking ever so slowly through shallow waters and then capturing the prey with lightning quick strikes. Here the egret is diving to catch prey sighted from flight.

    Great Egret Ardea alba Great Egrets normally stalk their prey by walking ever so slowly through shallow waters and then capturing the prey with lightning quick strikes. Here the egret is diving to catch prey sighted from flight.

  • Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea

    Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea

  • Sandhill CraneGrus canadensis

    Sandhill CraneGrus canadensis

  • Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum

    Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum

  • American Goldfinch  Spinus trirtis

    American Goldfinch Spinus trirtis

  • Great Crested Flycathcher Myiarchus crinitus

This bird and its mate were busy catching insects, in this case a Tawny Emperor butterfly larva, for thier chicks.

    Great Crested Flycathcher Myiarchus crinitus This bird and its mate were busy catching insects, in this case a Tawny Emperor butterfly larva, for thier chicks.

  • Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoenicens 

Usually farmers harvest their rice fields before fall migration. Here a large migrating flock of Red-winged Blackbirds combines with resident birds to “harvest” a field that was not harvested in time by the farmer.

    Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoenicens Usually farmers harvest their rice fields before fall migration. Here a large migrating flock of Red-winged Blackbirds combines with resident birds to “harvest” a field that was not harvested in time by the farmer.

  • Great Blue HeronArdea herodias

Sometimes success in foraging comes in excess. This Great Blue Heron stabbed its prey, a bowfin, that weighed about half as much as the bird himself.  Occasionally herons choke and die when they try to swallow fish this size, but this one didn’t.

    Great Blue HeronArdea herodias Sometimes success in foraging comes in excess. This Great Blue Heron stabbed its prey, a bowfin, that weighed about half as much as the bird himself. Occasionally herons choke and die when they try to swallow fish this size, but this one didn’t.

  • Northern PintailAnas acuta

    Northern PintailAnas acuta

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  • White IbisEudocimus albus

    White IbisEudocimus albus

  • Yellow-crowned Night-HeronNyctanassa violacea

    Yellow-crowned Night-HeronNyctanassa violacea

  • Great Egret Ardea alba

    Great Egret Ardea alba

  • American Robin  Turdus migratorius

    American Robin Turdus migratorius

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