Great Blue Heron
The Great Blue Heron is definitely not from my backyard! But I have it as a great favorite amongst bird subjecst for photography. This bird has the habit of always choosing the best backgrounds and colorful locations to hang out.
There’s no doubt this is an elegant bird with great personality and poise.
I’ll be scheduling a trip to see this place in GA where I go and usually get great pictures of them. Today I bring you some shots from last year’s visit.
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Text and photographs © H.J. Ruiz – Avian 101
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Happy Mother’s Day!
My best wishes to all mothers of the world! Have a wonderful day even better if we extend it until next year’s!
Happy Mother’s Day!
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Seeing Red
My backyard is getting over populated by Northern Cardinals! They are all over the place, flying from here to there and chasing each other, at the feeders, on my deck. Seems to me that the families that are residents have grown to larger families. I’m not complaining at all! I’m merely reporting what I see in my backyard. I love these birds!
Do you want to know something funny? True story!
When my bird feeders get empty and it’s still early afternoon, the railing on my deck gets crowded with birds, mainly the Cardinals and stand there looking at us in the kitchen table through the glass patio door which I keep the blinds pulled all the way up. Then I know or my wife lets me know, “your tennants are hungry and they want more food and look like they’re ready to riot” So I have to schlept out and do a feeders refill! Can you believe that? 🙂 I fill them with seeds and then as soon as I turn around to walk back in the house, they all are fighting to get to the feeders!
Someone said that my backyard has more Cardinals than the Vatican!
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Text and photographs © H.J. Ruiz – Avian 101
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Turkey Vulture
The Turkey Vulture is a large bird, found throughout most of the Americas. It was named because of the resemblance with the male Wild Turkey.
They feed almost exclusively on carrion which they find using their keen eyes and sense of smell.
The Turkey Vulture receives legal protection under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918. It’s against the Law to capture, kill, hurt or possess these species.
It is estimated that the globally population reaches 4.5 millions individuals.
These species are of great value to our Ecological system, even when most people do not like this bird because their appearance and feeding habits, we should credit Turkey Vultures for their contribution to our Natural Environment.
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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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