A Red-tailed Hawk soaring high, riding the thermals, looking down for food
At the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge, in Bloomington
Nov 2, 2014
Taken with a Canon Rebel XSi 12.2 MP D-SLR Camera with a 75-300 canon lens
This little bird stayed with me, and he moved to a branch only 15 ft away so my zoom camera was happy and I got nice and crispy photos
I’m watching you, you see me up here?
Nuthatch in all her/his glory
Nov. 2, 2014
Minnesota valley national wildlife refuge
A nuthatch keeping an eye on me as he (or she) fed
at the Minnesota wildlife refuge in Bloomington
Nov. 2, 2014
This little one, has eye lashes
Hairy Woodpecker Busy Eating , while another bird in the background photobombs 🙂
ID tips from friends:
the clean white outer tail feathers distinguish Hairy from Downy, in most areas anyway.
Female Hairy Woodpecker. unbarred tail feathers, larger bill, and well developed comma eliminate a Downy
You can also see the size of the bird compared to each suet cake. It’s a hairy.
Taken with a Canon Rebel XSi 12.2 MP D-SLR Camera with a 75-300 canon lens
A bunch of compiled shots of the same woodpecker, Minnetonka MN October 2014
A Downy Woodpecker, Male
Click to see full size image, and see more detail of the bird, the sun light reflecting on his feathers, etc.
(the guy on the feeder might be another bird)
the image resolution/quality was lowered to reduce it’s size / web version
our bird
Some Heron birds i spotted at a field in western WI.
Herons, Bird identification, Farm, field, hay bails, sky, landscape, crickets, Wisconsin
Sunday 04/06/2-14 at Richardson Nature Center in Bloomington. An American Kestrel female, sharp little raptor (falcon).
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