Spectacular Wings

Getting back to photography after 40+ years in engineering. Usually use the PBWA method - photography by walking around. All photos are my own except RTs.

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@CarlBovisNature Well, we have two similar birds here in the US but this bird appears to be a slightly different color. Our two birds are the Red-breasted Nuthatch and the slightly larger White-breasted Nuthatch. They spend most of their time upside down.

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@ElonMuskNews47 1 (duh - said 5 before)

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@elonmuskTN Yes, T4BLE. About 8 seconds.

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@ElonMuskNews47 Hope

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@markjohnsen It's hard to get it wrong when the bird is wearing a "Red-tail cummerbund".

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@Lesliecater1 @Natures_Voice @RSPBScience @RSPBEngland @BTO_Suffolk @RareBirdAlertUK @BirdGuides Les, there may be as many as 8 different species of this bird. The experts are not agreed on how to classify the various forms. It breeds here in the US, Canada, and as far south as Nicaragua. My sources are the Audubon Guide and Merlin.

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@Lesliecater1 @Natures_Voice @RSPBScience @RSPBEngland @BTO_Suffolk @RareBirdAlertUK @BirdGuides Yes, it appears to be a Red Crossbill per the Merlin photo ID app. This one is a male. The females are a more yellowish color.

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@sykesjeff @Natures_Voice Yes, these guys do put a wet blanket on the party!

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@BelvideBirding Very nice photos. Owls seem to behave like this often. Barred owls are known to preen each other while sitting side by side in close contact on a branch. I have seen a short video of this but have yet to observe it myself. One can only hope.

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@jjmmli I know! Like little pieces of magic flitting around ...

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A Ruby-crowned Kinglet with actual visible "ruby" crown. A lifer for me. It's not the best photo (low light and noisy), but I'm happy to post it anyway.
Taken 10-11-2024.

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@UKTwitcher Such a nice photo of one of my favorite birds. I am pleased to see that you can enjoy them there, in the UK, too. The Yellow Warbler is perhaps the only warbler to actually breed here in Ohio. I always look forward to their return every spring.

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@Photos2Print The White-crowned Sparrows only pass through Ohio twice each year during migration. It's such a pleasure when they are here. They all wear bike helmets, but don't seem to have bikes. Curious.

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The White-crowned Sparrows are still around here on the Ohio north coast. Taken 5-8-2024.

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@balail A wonderful photo of my favorite bird of prey. The light, pose, and technique are truly stunning. Thanks for posting this shot.

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@sugarinowo @brian423040372 Nice!

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@sykesjeff "Looks like rain today. Tut! Tut!"