A meadowlark quietly perches on a bare branch in the dusky evening light.
Sharing moment in that space between evening and night with a meadowlark who has sung all his songs for the day.
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Pineapple also came up as a term for them when I did my search. Cramped perched indeed, by choice most likely.
A red-winged blackbird chases off a harrier.
A red-winged blackbird chases off a harrier.
May your week start off better than this hawk who got a red-wing escort out of their territory.
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Sandhill crane flying in for a landing in the in the golden winter grasslands.
Friday flight
Sandhill Crane
Enjoy your weekend. Be safe, be kind.
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Flooded fields reflect the dramatic pink, purple-blues of the evening sunset.
There is a juvenile bald eagle perched way back on a post in this image but for once he wasn't the main subject, it was that dramatic sunset!
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Male harrier soaring over the fields wings outstretched with the sunset behind him. Some of the golden light is filtering between his wing feathers.
We were focused on bluebirds and this harrier came up over the hill beside us almost behind us. He almost went by unnoticed.
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Red-tailed hawk perched on a spool insulator on a utility pole, probably trying to blend in to the pole.
"Nothing to see here, just checking the wires. Move along."
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Vesper sparrow perched on barbed wire in the golden sunlight, feathers are puffy and windswept.
New bird for me - check!
Puffy feathers in the wind - check!
Bird perched on wire - check!
Beautiful sunlight - check!
Vesper Sparrow
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A blue heron looks very frustrated as he tries to eat a snake that is wrapped around his beak.
A heron with a tasty snack...uh snake.
A heron with a very long snake.
Heron in a tug of war with a snake that doesn't want to be a snack.
These noodles are difficult to eat!
Herons with their snacks.
First two images taken this past week, second two were a couple of years ago.
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Thanks!
Male harrier soaring in the golden sunset. Harrier is the lower left of the image and appears to be looking directly at the viewer.
Laser focused...on the weekend!
Stay safe, be kind!
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Desert cardinal perched on a branch in the morning desert sunlight.
Desert Cardinal (Pyrrhuloxia)
Probably one of the few birds where I have 1 or 2 images only. Guess that means I had better book a trip to get more.
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Sandhill crane coming in for a landing but still a way up in the sky, his feet are down and his wings are outspread and diagonal across the image.
Spread your wings wide.
Sandhill crane turning on approach for a landing.
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A meadowlark sings his spring song from the top of a sagebrush.
Sing a song of spring!
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A female mountain bluebird stretching her wings to stay settled on top of a sage brush in the wind, you can see the male blurred in the background.
Bluebird season has started! It's officially little birb season.
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Nice!
Yes, happy first day of spring!
Red-wing blackbird showing off his epaulets during his song. He's perched on the top of a fuzzy cattail.
Shout from the cattail tips! Shout that the weekend is here!
Be safe, be kind.
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Bittern holding still in tall green grass, he's behind a few blades of grass trying to blend in.
Trying to become one with the grass.
Bittern
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Long billed curlew foraging in soft green spring marsh grasses.
Long billed curlew foraging in soft green spring marsh grasses.
Long billed curlew doing some late evening foraging in the early spring marsh grasses.
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Thank you!
Burrowing owl blends into a flowery field except his eyes really stand out.
He's blending in pretty good but his eyes give him away. Those eyes!
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Thank you! 😊
Goldfinch perched on a mossy branch, he's facing away from the viewer but looking over to the right.
Goldfinch perched on a mossy branch.
Goldfinch perched on a mossy branch, he's facing away from the viewer but looking to the left.
We missed the goldfinch's this past year but it doesn't feel like it since I just edited these photos from 2024! 🙄
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Two sandhill cranes flying close to each other in the evening sun. One has it's wings up and other down, together they form an X.
Friday flight x-wing edition.
I love how close Sandhills fly next to each other!
Stay safe this weekend, be kind.
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Male kestrel perched over head at the very tip of a tall tree.
Hanging out at the tippy-top where he thought we wouldn't spot him!
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An egret getting settled into a leafy green tree top, his wings are spread out as he balanced on the branch.
An egret getting settled in the tree top. In our area we don't see them in the trees much so this was a fun change of scenery.
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Red-winged blackbird perfectly perched on the top of a cattail.
Red-wing blackbird doing what a blackbird does. Do I have a lot of images of them perched on cattail tops? Will I say I don't need more? Will I take a lot more?
Yes!
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A sandhill crane pauses for a quiet moment while foraging in a corn field.
A quiet moment away from the crowd.
(although they were nearby)
Sandhill Crane
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A rough-legged hawk soars up from the grass to a near by tree not in this image.
A rough-legged hawk soars up from the grass to a near by tree not in this image.
Friday flight!
Rough-legged hawk making some short flights across a field. He was going from tree to tree and then must have seen a snack in the grass as he landed for a moment before taking off again.
Have a safe weekend, be kind!
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