Sunday, May 31, 2015
Saturday, May 30, 2015
Friday, May 29, 2015
Anhinga
The Anhinga is also known as the "water turkey." It doesn't look anything like a turkey to me.
Thursday, May 28, 2015
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Bachman's Sparrow
The Bachman's Sparrow is very uncommon and some of them live in the long leaf pine forests of the southern United States. I photographed this beauty in the Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge today.
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Monday, May 25, 2015
Sunday, May 24, 2015
Least Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper taking a migration break and a stretch. It's a long trip to the Arctic Circle!
Photos taken at Lake Flavia in South Dayton, New York.
Saturday, May 23, 2015
Friday, May 22, 2015
Thursday, May 21, 2015
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
A Pair of Scarlet Tanagers
The bright scarlet male in breeding plumage and the more subdued greenish-yellow female.
Monday, May 18, 2015
Sunday, May 17, 2015
Saturday, May 16, 2015
Friday, May 15, 2015
Common Yellowthroat and Indigo Bunting
The Common Yellowthroat is a hyperactive little warbler that thrives in thick vegetation. I was lucky to catch this guy out in the open.
And then he decided he would just sneak away...
While the Indigo Bunting thought I didn't see him at all.
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds have claimed their breeding territory in our yard. The male (above) and female (below) have been driving out any other hummingbirds that dare to come near. He has been making his "u" shaped courtship dive through the air to impress her.
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Monday, May 11, 2015
Magnolia Warblers
The Magnolia Warbler breeds in the northern United States and southern Canada. It spends the winter in the Caribbean Islands and Latin America.
Sunday, May 10, 2015
Saturday, May 9, 2015
Tiger Swallowtail
Unusually warm May weather brought the first Tiger Swallowtail sighting of the year into our backyard today.
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This tropical hibiscus is one of my houseplants. After a flower opened yesterday, I placed it outdoors for the hummingbirds. As soon as...
