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Yvonne
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some Koaʻe Kea - White-tailed Tropicbirds
They are so fast when they are flying in and out of the pit craters in the remote backcountry. Sometimes I see more than 10 of them at once.
Iʻm still learning how to get good shots while they are soaring above my head.
They are so fast when they are flying in and out of the pit craters in the remote backcountry. Sometimes I see more than 10 of them at once.
Iʻm still learning how to get good shots while they are soaring above my head.
Curt
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Some more migrating birds
Eagles seem to follow the Snow Geese
Some Mallards. In the second photo there is a Northern Pintail (bird with a vertical white stripe on its neck) hanging out with the Mallards. The Pintail is a new bird to me.
Common Mergansers. Not so common to me. I have never seen them before. Below them are Greater White-fronted Geese. Another bird I have never seen before. These winter along the Gulf Coast and they migrate to the high arctic for the summer. I watched flight after flight of these go overhead for more than an hour.
Eagles seem to follow the Snow Geese
Some Mallards. In the second photo there is a Northern Pintail (bird with a vertical white stripe on its neck) hanging out with the Mallards. The Pintail is a new bird to me.
Common Mergansers. Not so common to me. I have never seen them before. Below them are Greater White-fronted Geese. Another bird I have never seen before. These winter along the Gulf Coast and they migrate to the high arctic for the summer. I watched flight after flight of these go overhead for more than an hour.
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Looking forward to the arrival of white-fronts in my area in 6-8 weeks.
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Wonderful photos!
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I assume you see a lot of Snow Geese too? Both they and the White-fronts appear to be arctic birds.
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All in all I've been doing well. My wife has been dealing with some health issues but I guess that's part of the process when you've reached senior citizen status. Both of us have lost a parent during the last couple years too. I've made a few car camping type trips since Covid and have thought about putting together some trip reports to post here but never got around to it. Maybe I'll still do that yet.
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A few snow geese also. Mostly sandhill cranes, Canada and white-fronted geese flying over the house.
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Sorry to hear that Curt. Sorry. Has been busy for me with similar parental issues. Time to get back on the horse (trail) for me too
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Nearby to us in a busy city park along the Bow River, Great Horned Owls have been returning for several years to nest in a laundry basket bungied 15m up a spruce tree. We have been riding by all spring, checking on their progress, but until Sunday, only seeing hints of the young poking out.
One of the adults and one youngster in a nearby tree, so at least one is flying now.
The other two "little" ones hanging out by the nest. Our neighbour saw all 3 plus the 2 adults earlier in the day.
Keeping watch. This is a popular, fairly developed city park with lots of mature trees, and the owl family has become quite the attraction but they don't seem bothered by that. Formerly, there were owls nesting in another busy park just across the river, but when that was renovated which meant a year of heavy equipment and construction, the nest was moved in the off-season and they have taken to their new home just fine. I don't know much about owls, but I'm guessing that it is the same ongoing family?
One of the adults and one youngster in a nearby tree, so at least one is flying now.
The other two "little" ones hanging out by the nest. Our neighbour saw all 3 plus the 2 adults earlier in the day.
Keeping watch. This is a popular, fairly developed city park with lots of mature trees, and the owl family has become quite the attraction but they don't seem bothered by that. Formerly, there were owls nesting in another busy park just across the river, but when that was renovated which meant a year of heavy equipment and construction, the nest was moved in the off-season and they have taken to their new home just fine. I don't know much about owls, but I'm guessing that it is the same ongoing family?
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Some wildlife observed from the towpath trail in CVNP.
This weekend snappers were as abundant as Subarus in a Yellowstone Parking lot.
I thought @wsp_scott mentioned an admiration for snakes on one of our past trips (or was it the opposite? ), so I took these for him.
Frog on a log.
Two spiders. . . soon to be one viable spider.
Pair of Canada Geese. I noticed they have white eyelids.
This weekend snappers were as abundant as Subarus in a Yellowstone Parking lot.
I thought @wsp_scott mentioned an admiration for snakes on one of our past trips (or was it the opposite?
), so I took these for him.Frog on a log.
Two spiders. . . soon to be one viable spider.
Pair of Canada Geese. I noticed they have white eyelids.