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2016-05-23: Monochrome Monday

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A red winged blackbird sings his heart out. I was so glad to see this bird singing, as the song has been tormenting me from the bushes for years, and I could never figure out who was making the sound until this past weekend.
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A bit of a silly photo; the bird taking flight looks like a turtle to me 🙂
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A northern flicker perched atop a power pole.
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2016-05-22: What I’ve seen this week

I spent last weekend in the Lower Mainland, and took some time Saturday morning to head out to my old stomping ground along the dikes to see what I could see.  I was surprised not to see a single osprey nesting, no herons, eagles or hawks… but the smaller songbirds and swallows were out in force to the far end of the dike, where there are usually less people.

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Bird on a wire… I love it when the swallows pause long enough for a photo.
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Try as I might, I can’t make an ID of this bird; but it was singing the loveliest songs.
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A red-winged blackbird.
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A hummingbird trying to bully a swallow.
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A swallow perched in the tree, whilst many others swooped overhead, collecting bugs.
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An American Goldfinch eyeing a hummingbird rather wearily.  The hummingbird had been going after any other bird in what she considered to be her territory.  I guess this was a moment of truce.
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A sunny spring morning along the Pitt River.

Closer to home…

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I spotted this bunny while out walking this morning (along with a trio of deer).  I loved the sunlight illuminating the ears.
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I’m not 100% sure, but I believe this is a hermit thrush that I spotted int he bushes while out walking.

 

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2016-05-15: Hornbills

I’m out of town this weekend, and got this post ready ahead of time, as I knew I wouldn’t be back in time to do my usual “What I’ve seen this week” post.  I hope you enjoy this instead.

According to a quick Google search, there are 29 different hornbills in Southern Africa.  So far, I’ve seen 5 of them.  The variety of shapes and colours was the reason I wanted to create this post.

Now for the photos!

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A crowned hornbill. South Africa, April 2015
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A red-billed hornbill. Botswana, April 2015
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A yellow-billed hornbill (or as my Dad calls them, flying bananas). Botswana, April 2015
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A ground hornbill seen on my first trip to South Africa, April 2013.
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A grey hornbill. South Africa, May 2015
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A red-billed hornbill. Botswana, April 2015
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2016-05-12: WPC Earth

 

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The beautiful Okavango Delta from the air seemed a fitting photo for the WordPress weekly challenge – Earth. Botswana, April 2015

 

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