Killdeer

A bird, the Killdeer, foraging along a muddy riverbed. The bird is located in the lower left corner of the frame. It appears to be walking on a gray mud shoal or mud islet littered with debris and small green plants. The bird is facing right and has a worm in its pointed black beak. Its eye is a red circle with a black pupil. Its legs are a pale, pinkish tan. Its head is light brown with a white eye stripe. Its neck is banded with a white stripe and a black stripe. The upper part of its body is light brown. Its breast and underparts are white.
Killdeer
Gold Branch Trail, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Marietta, Georgia, USA; MAR 2026

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Happy Squirrel Appreciation Day

A Squirrel standing atop a log. The lower 1/3 of the picture is a log that slopes gently to the left. The squirrel is standing atop the log on the left side of the picture. The background is blurred.
Eastern Fox Squirrel
Gold Branch Trail, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA; JAN 2026