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The Flying Jewels

Posted on December 18, 2012 by admin

Few birds are as stunning as the brilliantly iridescent hummingbirds. These brilliant colors that hummingbirds seemingly turn on and off at will are not colors made from pigments as are the colors of paint and ink. And the birds don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in THE BEAUTY OF THE BIRDS, The Flying Jewels | 2 Comments

A Murmuration of Starlings

Posted on January 8, 2011 by admin

Starlings are not the favorite bird of many birders, and I was not particularly fond of them. Despite their greenish tinged speckled black coats they are not well liked because they have multiplied fast and driven out many other smaller … Continue reading →

Posted in Starling Murmurations | Tagged aerial dance, Murmuration, Murmurations, Starling murmurtions, Starlings | 4 Comments

Kestrels, the Smallest Falcon

Posted on December 31, 2010 by admin

Click on any photo to get a larger image, use your back button to return. Often mistaken for a Hawk, the Kestrel is too small for a Hawk. This beautiful bird, a young adult male Kestrel, is the smallest in … Continue reading →

Posted in Kestrels, the Smallest Falcon | Tagged faLcon, female Kestrels, gray wings, Hawk, Hawks, juvenile chest markings, Kestral flying, Kestrel perched, Kestrels, male Kestrels, North Bay Kestrels, perch, perch on fence posts, small birds | 6 Comments

A GBH adopts the Wet Look

Posted on October 22, 2010 by admin

The weather is always a factor in a good photo, the sun should be at your back or at least not behind the bird, the wind should not be so high as to blow the bird and you around. But … Continue reading →

Posted in A GBH adopts the Wet Look | Tagged fog, fog patches, fog-laden, Great Blue Heron, Heron, shoot, weather, wet fog, wet look | 3 Comments

Running on the Water

Posted on October 22, 2010 by admin

Birds running on water? Well, yes, a number of birds do, pelagic birds that live on the oceans surface where they feed on plankton, fish, – and unfortunately these days – bits of plastic. The Black-footed Albatross is one such; its seven-foot wings that … Continue reading →