Feathered Friday plus Bonus Beach Art

in #featheredfriday6 years ago (edited)

It was bright and sunny here today - perfect weather for a trip to the Esquimalt Lagoon Migratory Bird Sanctuary. All these photos were taken today.

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Ok, check out some of the birds I saw today!

I think I've identified these birds correctly, but let me know if you see an error. All photos were taken by me with a Nikon D750 camera and Tamron 150-600 mm lens. Click on any image to view full-screen.

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Male Northern Pintail Duck

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Male American Wigeon Duck

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Western Sandpipers

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another Western Sandpiper

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Rock Pigeon, also known as a Rock Dove

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Two more... not as sharp as I'd like.

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A flight of ducks. Mallards and Pintails flying together.

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Black Turnstone

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Glaucous-winged Gull

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Glaucous-winged Gull with a clamshell. I watched them drop the shells on the rocks to split them open. Often another gull would rush in and steal the prize.

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On the opposite side of the road there is a lot of beach art which I really like.

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King Fisher. You can see the artist's name on the sign - Brother Paul

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Pileated Woodpecker

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Anna's Hummingbird

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Steller's Jay

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Mute Swan

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Blue Heron

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Canada Goose

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Fisgard Lighthouse.

That's it for my photos today... Now let's see your birds!

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What a great variety of birds there, no wonder you like to photograph them! That pintail duck looks so perfect, it almost looks fake!

Thank you! That Pintail was the prettiest bird I saw today. There were no herons and no bald eagles. Didn't see a swan either come to think of it... Still lots of different birds though, and well worth the twenty minute drive to Ocean Blvd.

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Fabulous photos! You are a master of bird photography! And I adore the art!
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Thank you, Melinda! I'm excited to see what this little guy is all about...

I think he was mad about the weather. He got caught in a late spring snowstorm last year and was at the feeder eating seeds. Their preferred diet is insects and spiders and he was not finding any of those here. That would be enough to make anybody mad. Cold and hungry.

Wonderful bird shots and the art is fantastic. U&R
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Thank so much! I enjoyed seeing your gulls!

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Thanks very much, @pixresteemer!

I enjoy shooting with the Tamron 150-600 as well. Mostly for birds, deer, wolf, fox, and coyote!

That's a great selection of animals you're shooting!

I can't take credit... that's what lives near here!

Always happy to see a Feathered Friday post from you! On my way to check it out!

Thank you for this awesome tag - my contribution Woolly necked Stork vs Dachschund
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