Category: Chattahoochee National Recreation Area

A Few Small Birds

by Earthwatcher, posted in Alpharetta, Atlanta, Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Chattahoochee National Recreation Area, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, Georgia, nature, Nature Photography, Roswell, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
A male Ruby-crowned Kinglet perched on the front fork of a gray, forked, three branch. The background is light and bright. The bird is facing forward with a slight twist to its left presenting a front and side view. Its neck and breast are light gray with a light olive cast. Its back and head are gray. Its beak is gray, its eyes are black, and it has a white eye ring. Its red crown is prominently displayed as short, red line. Its wings are gray with black and white wing bars and yellow stripes .
Male Ruby-crowned Kinglet;
Roswell, Georgia, USA; JAN 2023

Here are a few small birds to enjoy.

Check out the Ruby-crowned Kinglet. It was a cold morning. It had itself puffed-up to insulate against the cold. Doing so included flashing his red crown. I’ve been trying for several years to get a picture with the crown showing; it’s a rare shot to get. Being all puffed-up, he looks like he escaped from the Angry Birds game.

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A Carolina Chickadee perched on a tree branch. There are some gray branches and any out of focus gray tree trunk in the background. The bird is facing left and is presenting a side view. The bird has a black cap on its head with a thick white stripe below. It has a black chin and an off-white breast and belly, with a very light reddish tinge on its underparts. Its back is a medium gray. Its beak is gray, and its eyes are dark. It is holding a brown seed under its gray claw.
Carolina Chickadee with Seed under Claw;
Roswell, Georgia, USA; JAN 2023
A male American Goldfinch perched on a tree branch facing forward with head tilted to the right. There is a branch above its head. The background is green. The bird is wearing its non-breeding coat. Its neck is muted light yellow. Its crown is muted brown, and it has the muted yellow eye ring. Its breast is a creamy light tan. Its eyes and beak are dark. On the bird’s right side, a very small piece of the wing can be seen. It is gray with white wing bars.
Male American Goldfinch, Non-breeding Plumage;
Roswell, Georgia, USA; DEC 2022
A Carolina Chickadee perched on a tree branch. There are some gray branches and an out of focus gray tree trunk in the background. The bird is facing left with its head down eating a seed. Itis presenting a side view. The bird has a black cap on its head with a thick white stripe below. It has a black chin and an off-white breast and belly, with a very light reddish tinge on its underparts. Its back is a medium gray. Its beak is gray, its eyes are dark and it has a gray claw.
Carolina Chickadee with Seed;
Roswell, Georgia, USA; JAN 2023
Male American Goldfinch, Non-breeding Plumage;
Cochran Shoals, Chattahoochee National Recreation Area, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; JAN 2023

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Great Blue Herons

by Earthwatcher, posted in Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Chattahoochee National Recreation Area, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, Georgia, nature, Nature Photography, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
A great blue heron adult with 3 juveniles in a nest surrounded by green leaves. The adult appears mostly white and has its neck curved downward while it is preening itself. There is a small dark patch on its head and a blue patch above its wing. The juveniles have a proportionally large beak, gray on top and yellow on bottom. They have a white head and gray body.
Great Blue Heron with Chicks; Dewey Dam, Jenny Wiley State Resort Park, Prestonburg, Kentucky, USA; JUN 2022

I’m sharing some Great blue Herons. One from the Atlanta area, one from the Seattle area and one with its kids in Kentucky. These birds range throughout the southern and western USA as well as along the eastern coast. So, as a child in western Pennsylvania, I never got to see them. But I have learned to like them very much.

I’ve never seen one but there is a white morph.

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An adult Great Blue Heron perched on a fallen log. The log is a brown-gray and supported by 2 brown boulders. The background is a green river with a few white caps. There are some brown boulders in the river further in the background. The bird has a black head with a white crest, a small white stripe below the cap and yellow eyes. The beak is gray on top and yellow on the bottom. The neck has light reddish coloration. The body is predominantly gray with a dark patch at the top of the wings and a dark flank and belly. Its legs and feet are gray.
Great Blue Heron;
Cochran Shoals, Chattahoochee National Recreation Area, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; JAN 2023
An adult Great Blue Heron perched on the trunk of a fallen tree. The background is the water of a lake that is stiped in black, gray and white. The fallen tree trunk has three, thick, gray-brown, branches protruding from it. The bird has a black head with a white crest, a small white stripe below the cap, and yellow eyes. The beak is gray on top and yellow on the bottom. The body is predominantly gray with a dark patch at the top of the wings and a dark flank and belly. It legs and feet are gray.
Great Blue Heron;
Arboretum Waterfront Park, Seattle, Washington, USA; JAN 2023

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Some Woodpeckers

by Earthwatcher, posted in Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Chattahoochee National Recreation Area, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, GA, Georgia, nature, Nature Photography, Roswell, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
Female Pileated Woodpecker perched on a tree trunk. The bird facing left. It is predominantly black with a white stripe along the base of its wings and a white head with a large red crest, black and white stripes and a red stripe. The beak is black. The tree trunk reddish-brown. The background is green with several gray, horizontal tree branches.
Female Pileated Woodpecker;
Roswell, Georgia, USA; DEC 2022

Just a few woodpeckers for all to enjoy.

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Female Downy Woodpecker perched on a tree branch. The tree trunk is gray with some gray-green lichen. The bird is predominantly black with white spots on its wings and across the back of its head. The background is light and contains some vertical tree branches.
Female Downy Woodpecker;
Cochran Shoals, Chattahoochee National Recreation Area, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; JAN 2023

Red-headed Woodpecker; Island Ford,
Chattahoochee NRA, Roswell, Georgia, USA; NOV 2022
Red-headed Woodpecker perched on a tree trunk. Sex can't be determined. The bird has prominent, bright red head, black back with wide white stipe near the middle and white breast. It has an insect in its beak. The tree trunk is gray with a golden cast. background is blue sky.
Female Pileated Woodpecker;
Roswell, Georgia, USA; DEC 2022
Female Downy Woodpecker perched on a tree trunk. The tree trunk is reddish-brown and gray. The bird is predominantly black with a white stripe down its back, white spots on its wings and across the back of its head. The background is dark.
Female Downy Woodpecker;
Roswell, Georgia, USA; OCT 2022

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Canada Geese on the Chattahoochee River

by Earthwatcher, posted in Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee National Recreation Area, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, GA, Georgia, nature, Nature Photography, river, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography

Canada Geese on the Chattahoochee River
Island Ford, Chattahoochee NRA, Roswell, Georgia, USA; NOV 2022

Meandering up the river at sunrise.

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Please visit my website, www.earthwatcher.us to see my collection of landscapes and wildlife.

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