Birds of the Week # 47
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae.
Snowy Heron
Snowy Heron (Egretta thula) is a small white heron. The genus name comes from Provençal French for the little egret, aigrette, which is a diminutive of aigron, ‘heron”.
Great Egret
Great Egret (Ardea alba), also known as the common egret, large egret, or (in the Old World) great white egret or great white heron. Like all egrets, it is a member of the heron family, Ardeidae.
Note: These birds were photographed in different parts of Florida.
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Special Places # 63
Spain – Part 1
Photo Gallery
1 – Top Left: Monument to the Artist Francisco de Goya at the Plaza del Pilar in Old Zaragoza.
2 – Top Right: Military Academy up on the mount overlooking the old city of Toledo.
3 – Middle Left: Bronze statues, part of the water fountain in honor of Francisco de Goya. Zaragoza.
4 – Middle Right: Gardens of the Alcazar in Cordoba.
5 – Bottom – First column: Toreadors at the bull ring in Alicante.
6 – Bottom – Second Column: Beautiful old strong door in old building, Zaragoza.
7 – Bottom – Third column: Gorgeous wooden bridge-balcony between old buildings in Barcelona.
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Red Art Gallery – Northern Cardinal # 73
Red Art Gallery
Photo Gallery
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Birds of the Week # 46
Photo Gallery
1 – Northern Mockingbird – (Mimus polyglottos) is a mockingbird commonly found in North America.
2 – House Finch – (Haemorhous mexicanus) is a bird in the finch family Fringillidae.
3 – Carolina Chickadee – (Poecile carolinensis) is a small passerine bird in the tit family Paridae.
4 – Field Sparrow – (Spizella pusilla) is a small New World sparrow in the family Passerellidae.
5 – Eastern Towhee – (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) is a large New World sparrow.
Note: These birds are actually feeding from my feeders.
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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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