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Juvenile Hawks

by Earthwatcher, posted in Uncategorized
1. A single juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk lying on a nest made of sticks in the lower left side of the picture. This large bird has a black eye and beak, and a gray-brown crest on its head. Its body is mottled, with large gray-brown spots against the background of tan. The background is a portion of a large gray tree trunk with green needles and a blue sky.
Juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk;
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, USA, MAY 2025

On our recent trip to the Okefenokee  NWF it was baby season for Red-shouldered Hawks. It was fun to see.

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2. Two juvenile Red-shouldered Hawks perched upright on a tree branch, on the lower left side of the image, and highlighted by the sun. The birds have a light-colored crest on their head, black eye, and black and yellow beak. Their breasts are yellowish-brown with brown vertical stripes; the one on the left has a white patch near the top of the breast and some white at the top of its legs. The background is white tangled Spanish moss.
Juvenile Red-shouldered Hawks;
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, USA, MAY 2025

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Update: Molting Eastern Bluebird

by Earthwatcher, posted in Uncategorized

A birding expert corrected my interpretation of the Molting Male Eastern Bluebird. They explained that what I am seeing is a brood patch. See the explanation below.

From Wikipedia 20250428: The brood patch is a patch of featherless skin on the underside of birds during the nesting season. Feathers act as inherent insulators and prevent efficient incubation, to which brood patches are the solution. This patch of skin is well supplied with blood vessels at the surface, enabling heat transfer to the eggs when incubating.

Three Different Egrets

by Earthwatcher, posted in Uncategorized
A white bird with yellow beak perched on tree branches with distinct green leaves, in the right side of the frame. The background is blurred green leaves.
Cattle Egret;
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA; FEB 2025

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A large reddish colored bird with a white beak with a black tip, standing in blue, rippled water, in the right side of the frame.
Reddish Egret;
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA; FEB 2025
A white bird with a yellow beak, standing in blue, rippled water, in the left side of the frame.
Snowy Egret;
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA; FEB 2025

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American Crows: Guardians of the Neighborhood

by Earthwatcher, posted in Alpharetta, Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Corvid, Crow, Fujifilm Cameras, GA, Georgia, nature, Nature Photography, Photography, Roswell, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
An American Crow, a large black bird with black beak perched on a tree branch facing right. The tree trunk and branches surround the crow, The background is indistinct.
American Crow;
Roswell, Georgia, USA; FEB 2025

These crows guard our neighborhood. I took these photos while observing seven crows posting themselves in several places around the yard, all facing a hawk and cawing loudly: a common occurrence in our backyard.

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Two American Crows, large black birds with black beaks, perched on a tree branch facing left; one behind the other. The tree trunk and branches surround the crow, The background is indistinct.
American Crows;
Roswell, Georgia, USA; FEB 2025

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Birds Found Around Water

by Earthwatcher, posted in Atlanta, Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Chattahoochee National Recreation Area, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, GA, heron, nature, Nature Photography, Photography, Roswell, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
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

by Earthwatcher, posted in Atlanta, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, GA, Georgia, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, landscape, landscape images, landscape photos, nature, Nature Photography, North Carolina, Roswell, Smoky Mountains, Uncategorized

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

by Earthwatcher, posted in Alpharetta, Atlanta, Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Chattahoochee National Recreation Area, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, GA, Georgia, nature, Nature Photography, Photography, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
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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Bird in Snow: Unique Photos from Atlanta

by Earthwatcher, posted in Alpharetta, Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, GA, Georgia, Nature Photography, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
Orange-crowned Warbler;
Roswell, Georgia, USA; JAN 2025

Living in the Metro Atlanta Area, snow and ice are unusual. This past week, we had the rare opportunity, so I decided to share a few pictures of birds in the snow.

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Yellow-rumped Warbler;
Roswell, Georgia, USA; JAN 2025
Orange-crowned Warbler;
Roswell, Georgia, USA; JAN 2025

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A Few Randon Birds

by Earthwatcher, posted in Alpharetta, Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, GA, Georgia, nature, Nature Photography, Roswell, Uncategorized, Washington, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
Male Rose-breasted Grossbeak
Roswell, Georgia, USA; APR 2024

Here are a few birds I photographed over late spring and summer.

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Male Pileated Woodpecker
Roswell, Georgia, USA; APR 2024
Male American Goldfinch
Roswell, Georgia, USA; APR 2024
Male and Female Purple Martin
Marymoor Park, Redmond, Washington, USA; MAY 2024
The Purple Martin is a large species of swallow.

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Cardinal Colors

by Earthwatcher, posted in Apharetta, Atlanta, Bird Photography, bird watching, birding, Birds, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, GA, Georgia, nature, Nature Photography, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
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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