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Weekly Photo Challenge: 2017 Favorites – 3

31 Sunday Dec 2017

Posted by neihtn2012 in Photography

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barnegat lighthouse, great blue heron, photography, postaday, wave, weekly photo challenge

The URL for this challenge is: https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/2017-favorites/

This is my third and final submission.

Great Blue Heron spearing a fish.

The following photo has not yet been published previously.

The eye of a wave near Barnegat Lighthouse.

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Red and Blue

30 Saturday Dec 2017

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blue jay, northern cardinal, photography, postaday, tufted titmouse

Not much snow fell, somewhat less than 2 in (5 cm), but the cold is staying with temperatures in the teens and twenties (-10 C to -5 C). Nothing is melting. Many birds came to our feeder, and I even saw a new one that was gray with black wings. It was too quick and only appears as a blur in a shot I took.

But Mr. Blue and Mr. Red were there of course and lingered long enough for me to photograph them leisurely.

Blue Jay.

Mr. Red especially took his time, even checking out the photographer several times.

Northern Cardinal.

Northern Cardinal.

Northern Cardinal.

A Tufted Titmouse patiently waited for its turn at the feeder.

Tufted Titmouse.

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More Snow

28 Thursday Dec 2017

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blue jay, photography, postday

This Blue Jay put on this expression when told that more snow was coming this weekend.

Blue Jay: “Did you say more snow is coming?”

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Weekly Photo Challenge: 2017 Favorites – 2

24 Sunday Dec 2017

Posted by neihtn2012 in Photography, Weekly Photo Challenge

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mute swan, photography, postaday, weekly photo challenge

The URL for this challenge is: https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/2017-favorites/

Mute Swans were the favorites of many this past October.  As the swans preened during a foggy morning, they struck poses that were bold and beautiful.

Mute Swan.

You may also be ineterested in two posts with more photos of the swans:

https://neihtn.wordpress.com/2017/10/23/beauty-and-the-fog/

https://neihtn.wordpress.com/2017/10/24/the-conductor/

 

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Weekly Photyo Challenge: 2017 Favorites

23 Saturday Dec 2017

Posted by neihtn2012 in Photography, Weekly Photo Challenge

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barnegat lighthouse state park, northern cardinal, postaday, weekly photo challenge

The URL for this challenge is: https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/2017-favorites/

In early May 2017, I went to Barnegat Lighthouse Park and walked the short (0.2 mi) Maritime Forest Trail looking for birds to photograph. Suddenly a red bird, a male Northern Cardinal flew by with a seed in his bill. He went to a branch on which a female was already perched and began to feed her in a gesture of love and courtship, as you can see in the following shots.

Northern Cardinals.

Northern Cardinals. Her eyes say it all.

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House Finches: Feeding Time

17 Sunday Dec 2017

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house finch, photography, postaday

A female House Finch snatched a sunflower seed from the feeder and flew to join her younger ones on a branch of the magnolia tree. Curious as to why she would not eat it right away, I soon found out.

House Finches.

House Finches. Juvenile male demanding his food.

House Finches. She gave it to him.

All happy now.

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Juncos, Chickadee, Blue Jay

16 Saturday Dec 2017

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b;lue jay carolina chickadee, dark-eyed junco, photography, postaday

The following three kinds of birds are regular visitors to our feeder, especially when it snows like it did yesterday. Not much fell, less than 2 inches (5 cm), but enough to double my commute time and to cover everything with a white coat that has already melted by a half today.

Dark-eyed Junco taking off near bird feeder.

Dark-eyed Junco posing.

Unlike the Juncos who only come in the winter, Carolina Chickadees live all year round in our area, and there may be more of them than of any other bird.

Carolina Chickadee.

Then Blue Jays, of course, with their piercing jeers as they call one another.

Blue Jay.

Blue Jay checking the photographer.

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Two Red Birds

16 Saturday Dec 2017

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house finch, northern cardinal, photography, postaday

The first one if not red all over, but the House Finch is one of the more dominant birds in our neighborhood. They are also not native to our area, but over the years have migrated from the West Coast to the East Coast.

Male House Finch.

A Northern Cardinal, all red except for some black patches around its beak, stands out especially well amid the whiteness of yesterday’s snow.

Northern Cardinal.

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Cardinal and Other Birds This Winter

10 Sunday Dec 2017

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blue jay, downy woodpecker, house finch, house sparrow, junco, northern cardinal, photography, postaday, tufted titmouse

Today skies are mostly sunny and snow is melting at a good pace. I took the opportunity to photograph the various birds that come to our feeder all day long.

Blue Jay, checking out the bird feeder. They rule the place and whenever they land, all other birds scatter away.

Blue Jay.

Junco about to jump.

Female Downy Woodpecker.

Female House Finch.

Male House Finch.

House Sparrow.

Tufted Titmouse, working on a sunflower seed.

Finally, the one and the only Northern Cardinal, resplendent in colors rivaling its human counterparts in Rome.

Northern Cardinal.

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Cardinal in Winter

09 Saturday Dec 2017

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northern cardinal, photography, postaday

Snow fell today in our region for the first time this winter. We did not get much, maybe 4 inches (10 cm), but the sky was gray all day and although many birds came to our feeder I did not try to take their pictures. So here are a couple shots of a Northern Cardinal from last year, under similar weather. The banner shot is also from last year.

Northern Cardinal.

Northern Cardinal. Same guy, different pose.

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Monday Monochrome

03 Sunday Dec 2017

Posted by neihtn2012 in EBF Refuge, Photography

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Edwin B Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, fog, great egret, photography, postaday, snowy egret, spider web

A few weeks ago, the heavy morning fog led to some unusual monochrome shots.

Great Egret.

Snowy Egret.

Snowy Egret.

Spider Web.

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Summer Butterfly

03 Sunday Dec 2017

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painted lady, photography, postaday

A shot of a Painted Lady from this past summer, to not think about the cold outside at the moment.

Painted Lady butterfly.

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Serene

02 Saturday Dec 2017

Posted by neihtn2012 in Photography, Weekly Photo Challenge

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marina, ocean city, photography, postaday, weekly photo challenge

The link for this challenge is: https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/serene/

Here are my entries for it, a sunrise photo taken in Ocean City, MD and a sunset photo taken in Marina, CA.

Sunrise over Ocean City, MD.

Sunset over beach at Marina, CA.

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Good Fishing

02 Saturday Dec 2017

Posted by neihtn2012 in EBF Refuge, Photography

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Edwin B Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, great blue heron, photography, postaday

This Great Blue Heron was catching fish literally left and right. In the five minutes I spent photographing it, it managed to snatch five fishes out of the water. They were small but enough of them would be equal to a big catch. When I left, it was still looking for fish.

Great Blue Heron.

Great Blue Heron.

Great Blue Heron.

Great Blue Heron.

Great Blue Heron.

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Berry Breakfast

01 Friday Dec 2017

Posted by neihtn2012 in EBF Refuge, Photography

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cape may warbler, Edwin B Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, photography, postaday

I am not sure about this bird’s name, which may be Cape May Warbler. If you know that it should have a different name, please let me know. Update: Jerry from https://quietsolopursuits.wordpress.com/ has been kind to identify it as a female Yellow-rumped Warbler.

Anyway, last Saturday morning I found her eating juniper berries. She did not fly away when I came near enough to photograph her.

Yellow-rumped Warbler eating breakfast.

She even turned around to look directly at me.

Yellow-rumped Warbler.

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