Cedar Waxwing

Cedar Waxwing in Serviceberry Tree

Cedar WaxwingServiceberry treeberry

Lunch time

Tree Swallow feeding young,

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Bluebird

Bluebird is building a nest in a newly installed nest box.

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Great Horned Owl

Great Horned Owls are widely distributed across North America. They are primarily nocturnal.

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Common loonyoungtwoWisconsinCrex Meadows Wildlife area

Male Wood Duck

Male Wood Duck in Spring.

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Eastern Screech Owl

Eastern Screech Owl, Red Phase

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Great Horned Owl

Great Horned Owl

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Hitching a ride

Common loon and chicks.

Looncommon loonyoungCrex Meadows Wildlife RefugeWisconsin

Sandhill Crane

Sandhill Cranes live in fresh water marshes. They are a large bird with a long neck and a red patch on the crown.

Sandhill CraneCrex Meadows Wildlife RefugeWisconsin

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Ruby-throated Hummingbird.

Rubythroated hummingbird. perchedRamsey countyMinnesota

Beneath My Wings

"Beneath My Wings", Common Loon

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B & W Barred Owl

B & W Barred Owl

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White Breasted Nuthatch

White Breasted Nuthatch

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Ruby Throated Hummingbird_Male

The Male Hummingbird was a daily visitor to my garden.

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Ruby Throated Hummingbird _ female

This Hummingbird frequented my flowers daily

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Barred Owl in Winter

This image was taken in Southern Minnesota.

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Sharp-tailed Grouse

Spring mating display to attract the female birds.

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Yellow Warbler in Spring

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Bringing the branch

Male Osprey bring the sticks to the nest.

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Rufous Hummingbird, male

Male Rufous will defend their food source. They will signal with their brilliant throat patches called gorgets to warn their opponents.

They breed form southeastern Alaska, British Columbia, southwestern Alberta, and western Montana south to Washington, Oregon, Idaho and northern California

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Rufous Hummingbird, female

The female Rufous is 3.5" - 4" in length. She will lay 2 eggs in a lichen covered nest built with plant down and spiderwebs.

If a female is disturbed while feeding, she will give a "do not disturb" or "no trespassing" signal by fanning and waving her tail.

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Red Tailed Hawk

BringingthebranchFallRed Tailed Hawk

Bluebird in Spring

This image was made in my backyard. The fruit trees were just starting to blossom.

Bringingthebranch

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Hummingbird with Thistle

Ruby-Throated juvenile male Hummingbird

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