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Bluebills (Lesser Scaup)
Two pair of Lesser Scaups swim by on Lake Union in the middle of downtown Seattle.- SnoHoCo
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- aythya affinis lake union lesser scaup seattle washington
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- Category: North America
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Being reminded that "crow" is also a verb...
Very vocal American crow in a small tree.- vingio54
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- american crow corvus brachyrhynchos seattle usa
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- Category: North America
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Morning ablutions
This song sparrow has apparently found enough water for a bath, and quite recently.- vingio54
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- melospiza melodia seattle song sparrow usa
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- Category: North America
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Checking me out between the overhead wires...
House finch that seems at least as curious about me as I am about him.- vingio54
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- haemorhous mexicanus house finch seattle usa
- Comments: 3
- Category: North America
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Glaucous-winged gull leaving the park after lazing on the ground for a longish time
I saw several gulls this morning in the park. As many as seven to nine of them left not long after I arrived, but three were for quite some time contentedly lounging on a low concrete feature near the soccer fields. Later I saw motion and turned to realize they'd decided finally to move on.- vingio54
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- flight glaucous-winged gull larus glaucescens seattle usa washington
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- Category: North America
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Caspian tern flying west with a fish
Once again I've made a somewhat poor photo of a Caspian tern and realized upon examination that the bird is carrying a fish in their bill. How do they know not to get close enough for a better shot when they have food?- vingio54
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- caspian tern flight hydroprogne caspia seattle usa washington
- Comments: 1
- Category: North America
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Caspian tern flying east
I saw at least two and possibly as many as four Caspian terns early today in the park; two times I saw birds flying east and two times going west. Each time I saw only one bird at a time, with at least a few minutes between sightings. Quite possible I saw the same two birds twice. They were...- vingio54
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- caspian tern flight hydroprogne caspia seattle usa washington
- Comments: 3
- Category: North America
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Spotted towhee completely unconcerned about me...
I'm repairing some flood damage in a home in the Mt. Baker area, less than two miles from my place, and as I'm taking tools in from the truck I pass this male spotted towhee and he's not the least bit afraid of me as I walk within two feet of him. From talking to the homeowner and her neighbors...- vingio54
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- pipilo maculatus seattle spotted towhee usa
- Comments: 7
- Category: North America
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Curlew in flight
Sharing a couple more shots of the long-billed curlew from three days ago, slightly clearer for identification purposes. In this photo the curlew is flying to another area of the park in hopes of escaping harassment by angry crows.- vingio54
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- flight long-billed curlew numenius americanus seattle usa washington
- Comments: 4
- Category: North America
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Long-billed curlew walking
Rare visitor to Jefferson Park, a long-billed curlew walks in the grass, enjoying a too brief period of quiet morning solitude before being beset by agitated crows.- vingio54
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- long-billed curlew numenius americanus seattle usa
- Comments: 2
- Category: North America
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Caspian tern
Sharing another photo of the same tern I shared the other day. Might as well round out today's postings of birds too far away against a gray sky... There's a third photo of what is very likely this same bird flying the other direction about 24 minutes later, holding a fish in its beak, but that...- vingio54
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- caspian tern flight hydroprogne caspia seattle usa
- Comments: 2
- Category: North America
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Long billed curlew
It would be an understatement to say the crows were not fond of this beautiful bird. But I'm glad they made enough noise to draw my attention to this exceptional visitor of the park a block from my home. I wish they had stayed a bit longer (and I am so looking forward to the return of my 500mm...- vingio54
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- flight long-billed curlew numenius americanus seattle usa
- Comments: 2
- Category: North America
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Candlestick bird, aka long-billed curlew
If it hadn't been for the noise the crows were making I might not have paid enough attention to this one to see they were something unusual and special. This bird was landing on the grass and trying to relax (and probably look for food) but every time they landed the crows would eventually come...- vingio54
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- flight long-billed curlew numenius americanus seattle usa
- Comments: 3
- Category: North America
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As the crow flies...
Prettier than average crow flight pose- vingio54
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- american crow corvus brachyrhynchos seattle usa
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- Category: North America
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Barn swallow banking right
Beautiful pose if not a stellar capture. Barn swallow performing customary aerobatics in the park.- vingio54
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- hirundo rustica seattle usa
- Comments: 4
- Category: North America
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Starling braking to enter nesting cavity
Two nesting cavities at top of utility pole near my home, both occupied by European starlings. Had been noticing starlings flying toward the top of this pole as I was walking home from the park, wondered why I didn't see them on top of the pole as I got closer; finally realized they were flying...- vingio54
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- european starling seattle sturnus vulgaris usa
- Comments: 3
- Category: North America
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American robin with muddy beak
Saw a number of robins early yesterday morning catching earthworms; should perhaps have made a video.- vingio54
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- american robin seattle turdus migratorius usa washington
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- Category: North America
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Caspian tern flying east over the park on a day of ever increasing cloudiness
I specified the direction because I saw very possibly this same bird flying the opposite direction about 24 minutes later carrying what looked like about a 6 to 7 inch (15 to 18 cm) fish. I would have much preferred to share that photo but it's even worse than this one (please bear with this...- vingio54
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- caspian tern hydroprogne caspia seattle usa washington
- Comments: 4
- Category: North America
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Almost completely unprepared for this one...
I was doing my best to drive myself irreparably insane trying to get one really good shot of a barn swallow now that they're back when this eagle surprised me. I saw a largish bird coming my way from across the park and figured they were probably a gull, and then I noticed an eagle farther away...- vingio54
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- bald eagle haliaeetus leucocephalus seattle usa
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- Category: North America
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Small skein of snow geese flying west over south Seattle
Barely saw these birds in time to get a couple photos; of course they were flying away from me and not the other way around... Decided they had to be either snow geese or white pelicans and did some research and from photos, and descriptions of how each bird tends to fly, I became pretty...- vingio54
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- anser caerulescens seattle snow geese usa
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- Category: North America
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House sparrow on... my neighbor's house.
Once again I'm walking home from the park and as I approach the house I hear a bird singing, very near, and I have to look around a bit before I see this one on my neighbor's rain gutter- vingio54
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- house sparrow passer domesticus seattle usa
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- Category: North America
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A couple of honkers living up to their (nick)name
Two beautiful Canada geese flying over the park in the morning. They were very kind in announcing their approach to give me time to make a couple quick photos.- vingio54
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- branta canadensis canada goose seattle usa
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- Category: North America
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A new (for me) bird!
Savannah sparrow in a small tree, one of many at the park today. Hard birds to photograph, relatively speaking, as they're constantly in motion and when they do stop, usually for a very few seconds, they're typically surrounded (or completely hidden) by leaves and branches.- vingio54
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- passerculus sandwichensis savannah sparrow seattle usa
- Comments: 6
- Category: North America
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Flicker on the peak of the roof
Walking home from the park, ready to put the camera away and get some stuff done when I see this flicker on the very top of the roof at the front of my home.- vingio54
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- colaptes auratus northern flicker seattle usa
- Comments: 3
- Category: North America
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Finally, a Cooper's hawk!
As I was walking home from Jefferson Park I was making a few last photos when this lovely bird showed up. I've seen Cooper's hawks a few times in past weeks but never close and always to the west in the last light before sunset, which can make for great silhouettes...- vingio54
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- accipiter cooperii cooper's hawk seattle usa
- Comments: 4
- Category: North America