~Wings in Action~ - Page 6 - Wildlife Gardeners

MaggyNoLia · 05-15-2009, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by TheLorax

The Osprey and the bluebird photos are a pleasant surprise after seeing the Anhinga.

I'm lucky enough to have them all in my backyard. The good majority of all of the pictures I take are from my deck or in the backyard. The rest I take from my boat and most of those are within a mile of the house. I don't have to stray too far for subjects.

TheLorax · 05-15-2009, 11:02 PM

We have too many HOSPs to have bluebirds. The HOSPs kill them. What a shame. Your view from your deck sounds heavenly.

MaggyNoLia · 05-15-2009, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by TheLorax

We have too many HOSPs to have bluebirds. The HOSPs kill them. What a shame. Your view from your deck sounds heavenly.

I hope they stay away from here! We don't seem to have that many problems with them here. I know they're here...somewhere, but I haven't seen them. Maybe that's one thing all the hot weather down here is good for. I noticed in my Sibley's Guide to Birds that the northern states and the pacific states have much larger populations of house sparrows.

havalotta · 05-02-2012, 07:12 PM

Reviving an interesting thread with a great video of.... "Wings in action!"
Check out the motion as an osprey shakes the water from itself (While in flight) after snapping up its prey. Osprey -- the ultimate fisher - YouTube

Kildale · 05-24-2012, 04:29 PM

I take a few wing shots when possible. Here is an Anna's hummer in the front garden.

Kildale · 05-24-2012, 05:15 PM

A mallard passing a friend and a Caspian tern just leaving..

havalotta · 05-24-2012, 11:04 PM

The mallard is beautiful Kildale.
It would make a great duck-stamp!!!!!!!!!!!!!

dapjwy · 07-11-2012, 03:55 PM

I'm not sure if this is the right thread--seems the theme is birds...but I'd like to add two butterfly pics to the mix.

Out of focus, I know, but still in flight. This is from my yard.

Mostly in focus--this is from a park where I walked this morning.

havalotta · 07-14-2012, 07:39 PM

Ooooo Nice pickerel rush....Errrr Butterfly!

dapjwy · 07-14-2012, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by havalotta

Ooooo Nice pickerel rush....Errrr Butterfly!

There's plenty of it there...but only one butterfly in flight.

05-15-2009, 11:02 PM	#52
TheLorax Unicellular Fungi Join Date: Nov 2008	We have too many HOSPs to have bluebirds. The HOSPs kill them. What a shame. Your view from your deck sounds heavenly. __________________ "In the end we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand; we will understand only what we have been taught." -Baba Dioum, Senegalese ecologist

05-02-2012, 07:12 PM	#54
havalotta WG Prize & Gift Coordinator Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Michigan	Reviving an interesting thread with a great video of.... "Wings in action!" Check out the motion as an osprey shakes the water from itself (While in flight) after snapping up its prey. Osprey -- the ultimate fisher - YouTube __________________ The successful woman is the woman that had the chance and took it! A walk among the elusive Whitetail Deer

05-24-2012, 04:29 PM	#55
Kildale Heron Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: British Columbia. Canada	I take a few wing shots when possible. Here is an Anna's hummer in the front garden. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Have a browse of my nature site The Nature Inn

05-24-2012, 05:15 PM	#56
Kildale Heron Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: British Columbia. Canada	A mallard passing a friend and a Caspian tern just leaving.. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Have a browse of my nature site The Nature Inn

05-24-2012, 11:04 PM	#57
havalotta WG Prize & Gift Coordinator Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Michigan	The mallard is beautiful Kildale. It would make a great duck-stamp!!!!!!!!!!!!! __________________ The successful woman is the woman that had the chance and took it! A walk among the elusive Whitetail Deer

07-11-2012, 03:55 PM	#58
dapjwy WG Hospitality & UAOKA recipient Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Pennsylvania	I'm not sure if this is the right thread--seems the theme is birds...but I'd like to add two butterfly pics to the mix. Out of focus, I know, but still in flight. This is from my yard. Mostly in focus--this is from a park where I walked this morning. __________________ "If suburbia were landscaped with meadows, prairies, thickets or forests, or combinations of these, then the water would sparkle, fish would be good to eat again, birds would sing and human spirits would soar." ~ Lorrie Otto ~ A Native Backyard Blog ~

07-14-2012, 07:39 PM	#59
havalotta WG Prize & Gift Coordinator Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Michigan	Ooooo Nice pickerel rush....Errrr Butterfly! __________________ The successful woman is the woman that had the chance and took it! A walk among the elusive Whitetail Deer

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