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    Wilson's Plover

    Wilson's Plover - Charadrius wilsonia Length: 7.75" Wing span: 19" Weight: 2.1 oz (60 g) Larger than other belted Plovers: Disproportionately long, heavy bill distinctive. Found on sandy beaches, barren salt pans or dry mudflats, rarely on wet mudflats. Digiscoped on Grand Turk - Turks &...
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    Chihuahuan Raven

    Chihuahuan Raven - Corvus cryptoleucus Length: 19.5" Wing span: 44" Weight: 1.2 lb (530 g) This Raven with its stout bill and long rictal bristles shows white-based neck feathers if the wind co-operates. Digiscoped in Brownsville, Texas on 11/10/02 Coolpix 995 - Leica 77 mm scope
  3. White-cheeked Pintail

    White-cheeked Pintail

    Easily located (and in good numbers) in the salinas and calm waters of Grand Turk during my visit this April. Size: 15"-19" Red bill mark, white cheek, green speculum edged buff, Found in calm waters and a locally common resident of the Bahamas, Cuba, Virgin Islands and Antigua. Locally...
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    • Category: The Caribbean
  4. White-cheeked Pintail

    White-cheeked Pintail

    Easily located (and in good numbers) in the salinas and calm waters of Grand Turk during my visit this April. Size: 15"-19" Red bill mark, white cheek, green speculum edged buff, Found in calm waters and a locally common resident of the Bahamas, Cuba, Virgin Islands and Antigua. Locally...
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    • Category: The Caribbean
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    Bahama Woodstar

    A fourth shot of this species. This is an after hatch year male in heavy molt. Many pin feathers coming in on his breast. These wonderfully cooperative Hummingbirds were seen on the island of Grand Turk in the Turks & Caicos on April 10, 2004.
  6. Bahma Woodstar female

    Bahma Woodstar female

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    • Category: The Caribbean
  7. Bahama Woodstar

    Bahama Woodstar

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    • Category: The Caribbean
  8. Bahama Woodstar - male

    Bahama Woodstar - male

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    • Category: The Caribbean
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    January Owls in your corner of the world?

    Hi Luke, I find ALL Owls interesting! Thanks for posting. Your Central Park Barn Owl would be nice to see, they are reliable on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts and are always a treat to see. Long-eared Owls always draw a crowd.. keeping both the crowd and the Owls happy is not always...
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    January Owls in your corner of the world?

    Another year comes and goes and the Owls, a bit different than last year, are still there to both see and here. Our local CBC turned up a record number of Screech Owls, several Long-eared, many Great-horned, several Barred and a pair of Saw-whet. Snowys were seen a bit earlier in the year with...
  11. Christmas Wishes..

    Christmas Wishes..

    Taken on a cold November morning with a light frost on the branches of the Cherry Tree this Hummer sat on. The Christmas cap seemed fitting to keep this little elf of a Hummer warm.. JPEG (8 bit) Fine Image size: 2048 x 1360 Color Convertor Lens: None Focal Length: 22.9mm Exposure Mode...
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    • Category: North America
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    Raptor ID

    I am one of the folks who questioned the id of the top photo and would like to add that young Hawks do give us a few clues to work with and the cameras we are using these days help to point them out. The top photo showing a dark eye along with the arrow shaped spots on the breast points towards...
  13. Hummer bills...

    Hummer bills...

    These four female Ruby-throated Hummingbirds show quite a range in bill size and deformity. It did help to keep track of who was around and did not seem to slow any of them down.
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    • Category: North America
  14. Broad-winged Hawk

    Broad-winged Hawk

    Causing quite a ruckus in my backyard yesterday 9/17/03, this Broad-winged Hawk sat still long enough for a few photos.
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    • Category: North America
  15. "Hummer Showers"

    "Hummer Showers"

    This Ruby-throated Hummingbird sat out in the rain for the better part of an hour. Wings up, tail spread, enjoying his "Hummer shower". Perched approximately 40' distant in a Trumpet Creeper vine. Quality mode - Fine Exposure mode - Programmed auto Shutter speed - 1/7 second Apeture -...
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