Photography of Birds – Set # 23
Set # 23
Black Skimmers
Black Skimmers
The Black Skimmers are fantastic flyers, I call this photo “Top Gun” The way they fly in formation and they take turns to skim the waters for fish.
Puna Ibis
Puna Ibis
These big birds live mostly in high altitudes of the Andes, but also occur in the coast, at sea level. They love water and swamps.
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Photography of Birds – Set # 22
Set # 22 – (Local Birds)
House Finch
House Finch
This handsome male House Finch, is actually sporting the red, adult plumage. Several families of these species nest in my backyard. They are proliferous and peaceful birds.
Brown-headed Cowbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
This is a male Brown-headed Cowbird. One of many that visit my feeders, through the season, they do leave when is time for migration, apparently they do not like the cold weather very much.
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Bird’s ID – Puna Ibis # 223
Puna Ibis
The Puna Ibis (Plegadis ridgwayi) is a species of bird in the family Threskiornithidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. Its natural habitats are swamps, marshes and lakes, and most of its range is in the Andean highlands, including the puna, but locally it occurs down to sea level. It has been domesticated by the Uru people for meat and eggs.
The Puna Ibis is # 223 on my list of “lifers”
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Photography of Birds – Set # 21
Set # 21
Great Grebe
Great Grebe
This Great Grebe is the largest species of grebe in the world. A disjunct population exists in northwestern Peru, while the main distribution is from extreme southeastern Brazil to Patagonia and central Chile.
Franklin’s Gulls
Franklin’s Gulls
These Franklin’s Gulls were flying low, parallel to the breaking waves. It called my attention and I shot a picture of the scene.
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“A good chuckle is healthy, it helps you break the monotony of a serious life.” ~ H.J. Ruiz
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