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Not a good photo, but certainly weird to have 3 right next to eachother

Right next to the tricolor from yesterday at Huntington Beach State Park, SC.

Long-horned Bee (Melissodes sp.: Apidae) Nectaring Gayfeather (Liatris punctata: Asteraceae)

Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) male and female.

Making quick work of this tree.

This male Ruddy Duck was displaying in fine color showing its stunning blue bill. The crown feathers are raised periodically forming satanic looking "horns" while the tail is raised and the neck inflated. Unlike most ducks in which the males are dull in mid-summer and brightly colored in...

Male,American Goldfinch Breeding time is upon us ;)

Same hawk circling and calling out to mate up higher above.

Couple of backyard grazers from yesterday morning. They started strutting back towards the marsh in syncopation.

About an hour before sunset, this hawk kept circling near the house.

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In the large freeze we had this winter there were about 70 ducks coming to our creek everyday for a week, because all of the ponds that they are normally on where froze. https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/308172371

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This Greater Yellowlegs let me know when too close was too close, lol.

This morning at Huntington Beach State Park, SC. Luckily he flew for me!

Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis sialis) male.

Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) female.

You put your right foot in, you put your right foot out, you put your right foot in and you shake it all about, you do the Hokey Pokey and you turn yourself around that's what it's all about.

Sitting in the shade, yet still popping with color and adornment - this tricolored heron is showing the bright blue bill, the red legs, and the long aigrette feathers on its back, all dressed up to impress a mate

Quite different from the male, yet still very pretty pattern

Now in breeding plumage showing rich cinnamon color to the head and neck. They usually forage by scything, sweeping their upcurved bill from side to side in the shallow water. However as seen here, they also find food on the bottom by dipping their whole head under the water. Females have the...

Yellow-rumped Warble in a bad moon

American Bittern

At Huntington Beach State Park, SC

Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis carolinensis: Dactyloidae) Overall length is 12.5-20.3 cm (4.9-8.0 in). Photographed on Gregg’s Mistflower (Conoclinium greggii: Asteraceae)