FredFunk's 2015 Photo List! (1 Viewer)

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fredfunk

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• Jan 7, 2015

• #1

Alright, well I am pretty new to birding. After a short stint as a child with a pair of fisher price binos, I took a 25 year hiatus... but this year for Christmas my brother got everyone a birding journal and challenged us all to a 'Big Year.' The catch is, every bird must be photographed!! I will be cataloging my journey right here for anyone interested.

 

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fredfunk

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• Jan 7, 2015

• #2

January 1st:

I woke up in the morning ready to go! Unfortunately, although I had a Canon SX50 on order, it was still in the mail! My best equipment was a 10x optical 2MP camcorder

Off to the neighborhood I went with the camcorder, binos, and my trusty radio flier wagon ( two toddlers in tow )

It wasn't much, but we got three ID's!

1) Bluejay


2) Red-bellied Woodpecker


3) Palm Warbler

 

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fredfunk

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• Jan 7, 2015

• #3

Jan 1st:

Later that day, my lovely wife took me an the kids to Jetty Park. This was a bit more productive, and the camcorder actually got what I considered to be a couple good shots.

4) Brown Pelican


5) American Crow


6) Snowy Egret


7) Black Vulture


8) Ibis

 

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fredfunk

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• Jan 7, 2015

• #4

Jan 1st:

A few more shots from Jetty Park that day:

9) Laughing Gull


10) Mourning Dove


11) Royal Tern (pretty proud of this shot... my first bird in flight!)


12) Ruddy Turnstone (Thanks to Roy for the ID!)

 

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fredfunk

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• Jan 7, 2015

• #5

Jan 2nd:

Woke up in the morning and caught these two in the canal out back!

13) Mallard

 

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fredfunk

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• Jan 7, 2015

• #6

Jan 2:

Later that day, I took the kids to the park and caught a glimpse of some osprey! I especially like the second shot of the Father and Son!

14) Osprey

 

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fredfunk

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• Jan 7, 2015

• #7

Wood stork

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Wood Stork by freddyfunkalicious, on Flickr

 

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fredfunk

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• Jan 14, 2015

• #8

2 Jan:
Headed down to Kelly Park for a few more birds...

15) Boat Tailed Grackle


16) Little Blue Heron

 

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fredfunk

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• Jan 14, 2015

• #9

Jan 3:

This was a good day! I packed up the family in the minivan and prepared to head out to the Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge... as we were pulling out, FedEx brought my new toy: Canon SX50!!!

I couldn't believe my good luck... the camera wasn't scheduled to arrive for three more days!

17) Wood Stork


18)Northern Shoveler Drake


19) Blue Winged Teal Drake and Hen


20) Hooded Merganser


21) Northern Pintail


I am especially proud of that Pintail... absolutely beautiful!

 

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fredfunk

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• Jan 14, 2015

• #10

3 Jan:

More picks from the Refuge!

22) Pied-billed Grieb


23) Avocet


24) Northern Harrier


25) Tricolored Heron


26) Banded Kingfisher



That Kingfisher was REALLY shy! And I got pretty lucky to get the shot of the harrier!

 

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fredfunk

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• Jan 14, 2015

• #11

3 Jan:

Even more from the Refuge!

27) Great Egret


28) Sandwich Tern


29) Turkey Vulture


30) Roseate Spoonbill


31) Mockingbird

 

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fredfunk

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• Jan 14, 2015

• #12

3 Jan:

More from the Refuge! And I was particularly bless to get the final shot of the bald eagle as we were leaving!!!

32) Caspian Tern


33) White Pelican


34) Bald Eagle

 

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fredfunk

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• Jan 14, 2015

• #13

4 Jan:

Took my oldest son on a quick trip to the Ulumay Wilderness Sanctuary. Spotted a few more species...

35) Great Blue Heron


36) Double-Crested Cormorant


37) American Coot

 

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fredfunk

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• Jan 14, 2015

• #14

5 Jan:

Well my initial birding weekend was over, but Monday morning provided this Bluebill Hen as I crossed the 520 Causeway...

38) Bluebill Duck


And Later on my drive, I spotted this Cooper's Hawk perched atop a light pole along A1A!

39) Cooper's Hawk

 

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fredfunk

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• Jan 14, 2015

• #15

6 Jan:

Another day at the office, but the trip home provided this little fellow!

40) Loggerhead Shrike


Once home, I spotted these two across the street!

41) Rock Pigeon


42) Pine Warbler

 

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fredfunk

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• Jan 14, 2015

• #16

7 Jan:

The 7th was a big day to finish off my big week!

I took my lunch break to hang out by the banana river and got 3 more species!

43) Ringbill Gull


44) Common Gallinule


45) European Starling

 

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fredfunk

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• Jan 14, 2015

• #17

7 Jan:

Later, after work, I took a quick spin around the Viera Wetlands and got three more!

46) Glossy Ibis


47) Ringneck Drake


48) American Kestrel

 

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fredfunk

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• Jan 14, 2015

• #18

9 Jan:

caught this Willet on my way to work! He even flashed me his wings, but I missed the shot

49) Willet

 

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fredfunk

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• Jan 14, 2015

• #19

10 Jan:

Another pretty productive day... this time, Ulumay by bicycle!

50) Red-Shouldered Hawk


51) Merlin


52) Little Green Heron


53) Anhinga


54) American Crow

 

Paul Chapman

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• Jan 21, 2015

• #20

Fred

Nice pics. I think 'American Crow' (5) is Boat-tailed Grackle, 'Sandwich Tern' (28) is Forster's Tern and 'Little Green Heron' (52) is Tricolored Heron.

I'd never heard the name Bluebill before.

All the best

 

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