Pigeons in Paris, Pigeons in Venice
Posted on November 14, 2013 Leave a Comment
Which Way?
- When Pigeons Attack! Throwback Thursday: Me in Venice feeding the pigeons, 1999
Geese in London
Posted on November 13, 2013 2 Comments
You can always find the Canada, Greylang and Egyptian goose hanging out in London along the Round Pond, Longwater and the Serpentine. You can also find herons, gulls, shags, swans, various ducks such as tufted and pochard as well as a couple of different species of grebes. Throw in Regent’s Park and the London Wetlands and you’ve got a full day of birding that can yield dozens of species. The last time I was there I added 19 lifers in one day just birding Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park!
Greylag Goose along the Serpentine.
- Morning Exercises
Canada Goose and a Boatload of Rock Pigeons along the Serpentine
- Egyptian Goose with Gosling
Cormorants
Posted on November 8, 2013 2 Comments
Is there a bird with a more beautiful eye? Last weekend Lita and I spent a full day of birding at Green Cay, Wakodahatchee and Loxahatchee. AT the end of the day we were back at Wakodahatchee to practice our panning shots on the cormorants. I feel so out of practice with panning! No new birds to add to the life list but the Neotropic Cormorant that was at Wako last year is back, occupying the same nesting spot. I saw some Neotropics in June while in Costa Rica but the only shot I was able to get was from quite a distance and while in a moving boat. Next time. There is always a next time, right? 😉 Click on the images to see larger views.
Nest Builder
- Cormorant Portrait
Neotropic Cormorant at Wakodahatchee
Neotropic Cormorants on the Tarcoles River in Costa Rica. The best picture I could get of them. These were the only ones I spotted while there.
Flamingo Dream Mugs
Posted on November 7, 2013 Leave a Comment
Check out these mugs in my Society 6 shop! Flamingo Dream as you will notice, is the artwork I used for my header. It’s a mixed media piece I did earlier this year. Click on the picture to be taken to my Society 6 shop for purchase info.
Flamingo Dream Mug
Green Heron
Posted on November 4, 2013 2 Comments
I love when the green heron shows off his beautiful blue mohawk. Here are a few shots of a handsome fellow I got at Wakodahatchee Wetlands this weekend:
Green Heron, just being cute.
Ah! There’s the mohawk! And as a bonus, the tongue!
And while your at it, show us how long and slender your neck is. Thank you!
I got heat-stroke this day of birding. It was 90 degrees in November! I’m glad that the weather is finally going to get cooler and I’m ready for the winter waders to show up in spades. Stay tuned!
Starlings & a Boat-tailed Grackle
Posted on November 4, 2013 Leave a Comment
European Starlings join a single Boat-tailed Grackle up on some wires near Loxahatchee Wildlife Refuge.
Sunrise 11.4.2013
Posted on November 4, 2013 4 Comments
Sunrise with Mottled Ducks and a Common Grackle.
Red-bellied Woodpecker at Feeder
Posted on November 3, 2013 Leave a Comment
A red-bellied woodpecker enjoys a peanut butter suet cake at a feeder in my yard.
Black Swan
Posted on November 1, 2013 Leave a Comment
The Black Swan is found mostly in Australia and New Zealand where it was hunted to extinction but later re-introduced. There are several feral black swans in Britain and I have seen one once out in the wild there. They believe there may be as many as 45 nesting pairs now. This image of a black swan was taken at the London Wetlands Centre in London and is part of the permanent non-wild exhibit. They are quite beautiful!
Girl Birder 
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