Mourning Doves Wait — Image by kenne
The doves wait
in a tree near
the bird feeder
until I leave my
chair on the patio.
— kenne
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Mourning Doves Wait 2 comments
Cedar Waxwings 3 comments
Cedar Waxwings — Image by kenne
I can see them spacing
to find room, looking
so much alike it’s nearly
impossible to count them.
— kenne
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Verdin Foraging 2 comments
Verdin Foraging — Image by kenne
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I Need My Pelican Head! 1 comment
Pelican Head — Image by kenne
“I need my pelican head!”
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Reddish Egret 3 comments
Reddish Egret Off of Bolivar Island, Galveston, Texas — Image by Hugh Poland
Recently, Hugh Poland attended some of the Galveston Featherfest Events. One was Ground Level Bird Photography
at Bolivar Flats on the Bolivar Peninsula. This image of a Reddish Egret is one he shared with me.
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Costa’s Hummingbird 2 comments
Costa’s Hummingbird — Image by kenne
Amazing small birds
Moving fast around the yard
So much energy.
— kenne
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Cardinal At Patio Feeder 1 comment
Male Cardinal At Patio Feeder This Morning — Image by kenne
A male cardinal
Bright red in the morning sun
A year-round neighbor.
Not seen, but nearby
the muted colored female
Proceeds with caution.
— kenne
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Easter Morning On The Patio Leave a comment
Curve-billed Thruster at Patio Feeder On Easter Morning — HDR image by kenne
Back from my morning walk
Time for coffee on the patio
And watching birds at the feeder.
— kenne
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House Sparrow Leave a comment
House Sparrow — Image by kenne
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Lesser Goldfinches At Patio Fountain Leave a comment
Lesser Goldfinches At Patio Fountain — Image by kenne
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Great Blue Visited Nextdoor 4 comments
Great Blue Heron Visited A Neighbor’s House — Image by kenne
Although one might not expect to see a Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) in the Sonoran Desert, they have an extensive range
and occur throughout much of North and Central America wherever there is water. If you happen to have a koi or goldfish pond
in your backyard, you may be visited by a heron.
— kenne
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Hummingbird Feeder Art Leave a comment
Hummingbird Feeder Art — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Sometimes you hear them
Their humming sound makes us look
Making eye contact.
— kenne
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Sandhill Cranes 6 comments
Sandhill Cranes Over Whitewater Draw — Image by kenne
After leaving at sunrise
to feed in the nearby fields
hundreds of cranes return
at mid-day, squawking in a
cacophony heard miles around.
It’s sunny with a few passing
clouds drifting overhead
in the distance
mountains rise above
the farm and ranch lands.
These big birds prefer
the shallow waters of the draw
where they stand protected
from predators who prefer
to stay out of the water.
Geese, ducks and other
waterfowl can be found
wintering here in southeast
Arizona attracting birders
with scopes and cameras.
I don’t see myself as a birder,
birders are strange
counting and taking notes
to be placed on eBird,
me, I just take photos.
Occasionally we make small talk
going through our social necessities
thinking about it or not thinking about it
walking freely on by not holding to the
moment so as not to remember.
— kenne
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Neighborhood Ravens 1 comment
A Raven Couple Lives In Our Neighborhood — Image by kenne
The Hills of Cualann
In the youth of summer
The hills of Cualann
Are two golden horns,
Two breasts of childing,
Two two of light.
In the age of winter
They are two rusted swords,
Two waves of darkness,
Two moons of ice.
— Joseph Campbell
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White Pelicans In Flight Over Lake Houston Leave a comment
American White Pelicans White Over in East Texas — Photo Gallery by kenne
Lakes, marshes, salt bays. In breeding season mostly inland, nesting on isolated islands in lakes and feeding on shallow lakes, rivers, marshes.
Feeding areas may be miles from nesting sites. Also breeds locally on coastal islands. Flocks in migration stop on lakes, rivers.
Winters mainly along coast, on shallow, protected bays and estuaries, also on large lakes in warm climates. Source: audubon.org
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