Atlanta Snow Birds

A Northern Cardinal, a medium sized red bird with a dark colored face and dark, folded, wings on the left side of the picture. The background is white snow with scattered dark pieces of debris.
Male Northern Cardinal;
Roswell, Georgia, USA; JAN 2025

A few weeks ago, we got several inches of snow across the Atlanta, Georgia, USA metropolitan area. I took advantage of this uncommon occurrence to photograph some of the birds that reside here.

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A female Northern Cardinal, perched on a piece of wood lattice in front of a tree trunk. The bird is in the middle of the right side of the image. The bird is mostly light brown with red on its wing, feathers and the crest on top of its head. The background on the left side of the picture is indistinct.
Female Northern Cardinal;
Roswell, Georgia, USA; JAN 2025
A male Eastern Towhee, a medium sized bird on the left side of the image facing front. Its head, upper body and tail feathers are black. Below the black, the body is orange. The bottom of is body is white. The bird is set against a background of white snow with scattered debris and two tree trunks.
Male Eastern Towhee;
Roswell, Georgia, USA; JAN 2025

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Birds Found Around Water

Three birds, Double-crested Cormorants, perched on a rock in a river. The middle bird is an adult that has its wing spread. The other 2 are juvenile sas distinguished by their  light tan neck and breast .
Adult and 2 Juvenile Double-crested Cormorant;
Island Ford, Chattahoochee NRA, Roswell, Georgia, USA; APR 2024

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In the upper right corner is a bird, a Double-crested Cormorant, in flight set against a background of blue sky with pale white clouds. On the left side is a tree with gray branches and green and brown leaves. There are several other cormorants in the tree.
Juvenile Double-crested Cormorant in Flight
Island Ford, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Roswell, Georgia, USA; NOV 2024
Canada Geese Along the Chattahoochee River
Island Ford, Chattahoochee NRA, Island Ford; FEB 2023
A bird, a Great Blue Heron perched on tree branch in the right side of the picture. The background is tree branches with brown and green leaves and a blue sky,
Great Blue Heron
Marymoor Park, Redmond, Washington, USA; NOV 2023

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Stunning Icy Morning

Icy Morning Highlighted by the Sun;
Roswell, Georgia, USA; JAN 2024

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Winter’s Early Preview;
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina, USA; OCT 2022
Glòrmhor Creag;
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina, USA; OCT 2022

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Some Small Songbirds

Carolina Wren;
Island Ford, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Sandy Springs Georgia, USA; SEP 2024

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Tufted Titmouse;
Island Ford, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA; NOV 2024
Male House Finch;
Roswell, Georgia, USA; JAN 2025
House Wren (Northern);
Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Chincoteague Island, Virginia, USA; OCT 2024

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Chattahoochee River in Morning Fog

First Light on the Chattahoochee
Island Ford, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Roswell, Georgia, USA; JUL 2024

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Canada Geese Taking a Nap
Island Ford, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Roswell, Georgia, USA; AUG 2024
Spider Web in Crepuscular Rays; Island Ford
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Roswell, Georgia, USA; AUG 2024

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Cardinal Colors

Female Northern Cardinal
Roswell, Georgia, USA; JAN 2022

I’ve been holding some Cardinal pictures for a time when I had examples of color and situation variation.

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Male Northern Cardinal
Roswell, Georgia, USA; APR 2024
Juvenile Northern Cardinal
Roswell, Georgia, USA; JUL 2022
Female Northern Cardinal
Island Ford, Chattahoochee NRA, Roswell, Georgia, USA; JAN 2023
Female Northern Cardinal
Roswell, Georgia, USA; MAY 2023
Juvenile Northern Cardinal
Roswell, Georgia, USA; JUN 2024
Male Northern Cardinal
Roswell, Georgia, USA; FEB 2023
Molting Northern Cardinal
Roswell, Georgia, USA; JUL 2022

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Two Dark-eyed Juncos

There are several subspecies of Dark-eyed Juncos: the Oregon, the Slate-gray, the Canadian Rocky Mountain, the White-winged, the Pink-sided, and the Gray-headed. I’ve only been fortunate enough to see two of them. They are a type of Sparrow. They all have black eyes and a pink bill.

When I visit the west coast, I see the Oregon sub-species. Here in Georgia and other eastern US locations, I see the Slate-gray. I’m always amazed at their beauty.

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Dark-eyed Junco
Oregon Subspecies; Bellevue, Washington, USA; JAN 2023
Dark-eyed Junco
Slate-gray Subspecies; Roswell, Georgia, USA; JAN 2024

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Fungi in the Backyard

Fungi on a Log – Image 01
Roswell, Georgia, USA; SEP 2023

A few weeks ago, a section of our backyard was set aglow in the early morning sun. We have a small wood pile I made hoping it might become a bee hotel. The bees ignored it. It’s now a larder for chipmunks, a hunting ground for wrens, a perch for squirrels to eat dinner and other things. It’s great fun to watch. On this day in August, the logs sprouted multicolored species of fungi and the sun poked its rays through breaks in the trees to set the fungi glowing.

Fungi on a Log – Image 02
Roswell, Georgia, USA; SEP 2023
Fungi on a Log – Image 03
Roswell, Georgia, USA; SEP 2023
Fungi on a Log – Image 04
Roswell, Georgia, USA; SEP 2023
Fungi on a Log – Image 05
Roswell, Georgia, USA; SEP 2023

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A Few Birds

California Scrub Jay
Effie Yeaw Nature Center, Sacramento, California, USA; MAR 2023

Some birds I have photographed over the past few months.

Prothonotary Warbler,
Island Ford, Chattahoochee NRA, R
oswell, Georgia, USA; MAY 2023
Gray-cheeked Thrush,
Island Ford, Chatta
hoochee NRA, Roswell, Georgia, USA; MAY 2023
Clapper Rail
Driftwo
od Beach, Jekyll Island, Georgia, USA; JUL 2023
Male Hooded Warbler
Island Ford, Chattahoochee NRA, Roswell, GA, USA
; SEP 2023

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Damselflies

Image of a Female Ebony Jewelwing Damselfly perched on a bright green leaf against a background of black and surrounded by many more green leaves. The damselfly is positioned with its head near and facing the tip of the leaf. Its bulbous, black eye is most of what is visible from the head though the eye on the other side is also partially visible. Its dark gray legs protrude like sticks from the side of its body. As they extend outward, they make a sharp right-angled turn down to the leaf. Most of its body is obscured by the wings but the end of it protrudes from the back of the wing. Its wings are black, but they refract the light so highlight the wings in stripes of gold, green
Female Ebony Jewelwing Damselfly;
Island Ford, Chattahoochee NRA, Roswell, Georgia, USA; JUL 2023

When I saw the beauty of this female, the song “Isn’t She Lovely” popped into my head.

Image of a Male Ebony Jewelwing Damselfly perched on a bright green leaf against a background of black. The damselfly is positioned with its head near and edge of the leaf. Its bulbous, black eyes are visible on either side of its small, blue head. Its dark gray legs protrude like sticks from the side of its body. As they extend outward, they make a sharp right-angled turn down to the leaf. Its vivid blue body extends from the head and looks like a stick; it extends slightly past the end of the wings. Its wings are black but are refracting the vivid blue on the upper edges of the wings. The damselfly is casting its shadow on the leaf.
Male Ebony Jewelwing Damselfly; Island Ford;
Chattahoochee NRA, Roswell, Georgia, USA; JUL 2023

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