U.S. and Canada

Hooded Merganser

xmailmand — Tue, 21 May 2013 01:53:49 GMT

Taken with my Nikon P510 at our local Walmart reclaimation pond

Canada Geese

xmailmand — Tue, 21 May 2013 01:49:47 GMT

Taken with my Nikon P510 at our local Walmart reclaimation pond

Common Yellowthroat

Spiecks — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:35:35 GMT

Here is the female Common Yellowthroat, also at Montrose this last Saturday.

Hans Spiecker

Common Yellowthroat

Spiecks — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:34:40 GMT

Here is a male Common Yellowthroat (Masked Warbler in my book...) in the Crab apple flowers at Montrose this last Saturday. I decided to focus on the flowers and show the bird a bit muted and soft. Does this work for you?

Hans Spiecker

Common Yellowthroat

Spiecks — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:32:31 GMT

Male Common Yellowthroat photographed in the Chicago suburbs.

Hans Spiecker

Great Horned Owls

tshad — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:46:58 GMT

Owl siblings shot in Calgary Alberta

Great Horned Owl

tshad — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:39:13 GMT

Great horned owl sticking his tongue out.

Great Horned Owls

tshad — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:37:06 GMT

This is a family portrait of an owl family in Calgary Alberta. This photo is missing a Dad and another chick.

Eastern Kingbird

palemalemarcher — Mon, 20 May 2013 06:31:08 GMT

Eastern Kingbird perched at the old Erie canal. Handheld zoomed in image.

Wood Thrush

palemalemarcher — Mon, 20 May 2013 06:26:27 GMT

Handheld image of a singing Wood Thrush in Syracuse NY.

Green Herons

snooked — Sun, 19 May 2013 12:05:54 GMT

Green Heron mom with hungry chick. Do your young get this aggressive when hungry? Wakodahatchee Wetlands

Cheastnut-sided Warbler

palemalemarcher — Sun, 19 May 2013 04:40:07 GMT

Sunlit side-on view toward the top of this pretty migrant.

Eastern Meadowlark

palemalemarcher — Sun, 19 May 2013 04:37:54 GMT

Singing Meadowlark soaking up some sun.

Baltimore Oriole

palemalemarcher — Sun, 19 May 2013 04:35:07 GMT

Male Oriole staking out territory.

Blackpoll Warbler

Spiecks — Sat, 18 May 2013 23:05:15 GMT

Migration is in full swing, finally, here in Chicago. This morning I went to a famous birding location, Montrose, which lays on the lakefront of Chicago. There were lots of birds, lots of birders and the Crabapple and Hawthorn trees were in beautiful bloom. What an opportunity. Here is a male Blackpoll, a species I don't often get to see, posing in a blooming tree. I thought it made a pretty photo.