Birds – Page 11 – Jennifer Sawicky Photography

March 12, 2017

2017-03-12: Kingfishers

Again this week I am replacing my “What I’ve seen this week” post with some photos from my time in Uganda. Basically, because all I have seen recently is snow… and not the nice to photograph, snow glistening from sunlit trees… the regular, driveway and road clogging, get out the snow blower and get on with the day kind of snow. Perhaps my desire for winter to end is a bit apparent!!! But anyways, on with today’s post.

During my time in Uganda, I took an afternoon boat trip along the Kazinga channel, where I saw more kingfishers in under 3 hours than I had seen in all my life before, combined. I’m not exaggerating to say there were hundreds of individuals there. There are nesting colonies along the river banks with dozens of birds at each site, and it just kept going and going.

Note, I meant to post this much earlier in the day, but I have been having nothing but issues with the WordPress “http error” when trying to upload images. My workaround was loading them to Google Drive, downloading to my mobile phone and uploading to media that way, but it certainly isn’t an efficient work around. Hopefully the “Happiness Engineers” will have some info as to how to resolve this issue.

Now, onto the pictures.

It was easy enough to get a photo of a pair of kingfishers as we cruised along, but the tree had probably 20+ birds in it.

A malachite kingfisher spotted in the reed beds.

A happy couple perched on an acacia tree.

My first sighting of a woodland kingfisher – what a beauty!

Another view of the malachite in the reeds. I spotted two of these while on the cruise, but only managed decent-ish photos of one.

It was very loud from all the calling and chattering by the pied kingfishers.

The pied kingfishers nest in the steep banks of the channel.

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March 6, 2017

2017-03-06: Monochrome Monday

After a few posts dedicated to my time with the gorillas, I thought I’d better get back to a bit of variety. I hope you enjoy my choices for Monochrome Monday.

Have a great week everyone!

dsc_9787-edit — A group of wildebeest crossing the Mara River.

dsc_6683-edit — Lions enjoying a small patch of shade in the late morning.

dsc_5676-edit — A white fronted bee-eater.

dsc_8580-edit — A wildebeest looks towards a group of lions, seen near the Amboseli airstrip.

dsc_8437-edit — Napping elephants in Amboseli National Park.

March 3, 2017

2017-03-03: WPC – A Good Match

Hanging out with the buffalo is definitely a good match for the egret, but I am not so sure it is a two-way street. The buffalo’s movement and grazing causes insects to scatter, becoming easy prey for the egrets that walk alongside the herd of buffalo. Here the buffalo was wading in shallow water at the edge of the river, and the egret is just catching a ride.

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WPC A Good Match

February 6, 2017

2017-02-06: Monochrome Monday

A trio of photos from my time Uganda for this monochrome Monday.

Wishing everyone a fantastic week.

dsc_6320-edit — A chimpanzee munches on figs high in the treetops in Kibale National Park.

dsc_5898-edit — A huge flock of birds takes to the skies along the Kazinga Channel.

dsc_4704-edit — Makara the silverback looking pensive.

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February 5, 2017

2017-02-05: What I’ve seen this week

The early part of this past week I had a couple of great wildlife sightings in the neighbourhood, but after Tuesday, nothing at all. Fingers crossed for an interesting week ahead.

Enjoy the photos and the rest of your day 🙂

20170205_what-ive-seen-this-week — On my late afternoon walk Monday I spotted this barred owl at the top of my road. I managed a couple quick shots before it flew off. It was snowing and quite gloomy, so not an excellent photo, but an exciting sighting for me.

20170205_what-ive-seen-this-week-5 — Tuesday I spotted this fox in the backyard while working. It hung around for about five minutes before disappearing into the bushes.

20170205_what-ive-seen-this-week-4 — Taking a quick nap in a sunbeam.

20170205_what-ive-seen-this-week-3 — Sniffing for mice or other prey.

20170205_what-ive-seen-this-week-2 — Here the fox is investigating the deer bowl. I’ve not seen the deer now in about 3 weeks, since we had our thaw and refreeze. The squirrels, ravens, grey jays and magpies are enjoying the food source though. Soon enough it will be time to put all that away as spring shows up and the bears start to awaken.

January 30, 2017

2017-01-30: Monochrome Monday

This week, I’m wishing that you feel like the egret, not the frog. Happy Monday everyone!

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January 24, 2017

2017-01-24: WPC Graceful

I can’t think of anything more graceful than watching birds in flight. Trying to capture that grace and beauty with my camera is a challenge that I am always happy to undertake 🙂

tawny-eagle — A tawny eagle, Masai Mara, Kenya.

dsc_6156-edit — A pied kingfisher carries home the catch of the day.

dsc_6129-edit — A pair of gulls catch the eye of a marabou stork.

dsc_6110-edit — A pelican soars of the Kazinga Channel in Uganda.

dsc_6004-edit — A fish eagle crosses the river, heading to its mate.

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WPC: Graceful

January 22, 2017

2017-01-22: What I’ve seen this week

Actually, I guess this should be more appropriately titled What I Saw Last Week, as none of the photos are from the last 7 days. It’s typed now though and no point in wasting time changing it. On to the photos, and wishing everyone a great week ahead.

20170122_weeklyphotos-76-edit — Chickadees rarely sit still, so I am glad I managed to get a clear shot of this little one.

20170122_weeklyphotos-49-edit — A coyote made a visit to my yard one day; (s)he didn’t spend too long and I am grateful I looked out the window when I did to get these few photos.

20170122_weeklyphotos-44-edit — The coyote was very aware of me in the window snapping photos.

20170122_weeklyphotos-30-edit — What a difference the sunlight makes!

20170122_weeklyphotos-25-edit — A magpie spent a few minutes in the back yard, gathering food from the deer bucket.

20170122_weeklyphotos-8-edit — On my way back from town, I spotted this barred owl up the road; I quickly rushed home and grabbed my camera. The owl was very far back from the road, and didn’t stick around long.

20170122_weeklyphotos-24-edit — Now you see it, now you don’t. I only managed a couple minutes watching the owl (which was my first owl sighting of the year).

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January 1, 2017

2017-01-01: What I’ve seen this week

Happy New Year everyone! I have a few photos from the last two weeks to share; I hope you enjoy 🙂

p1020245-edit — An elk grazes in the train tracks in Jasper, Alberta.

p1020258-edit — An elk taking a casual stroll towards the highway. Jasper, Alberta.

20170101-weekly-photos-56-edit — A ruffed grouse tidying up spilled sunflower seeds.

20170101-weekly-photos-30-edit — After a meal, it was time for a quick nap in a sunbeam for this deer.

20170101-weekly-photos-7-edit — He spied me taking his photo through my office window.

p1020263-edit — Today was a gorgeous morning for a walk. A lovely start to a new year.

December 29, 2016

2016-12-29: WPC Path

The end of the year is a great time to reflect on the path that has been travelled over the year, and the ones that you hope to travel on in the coming year. 2016 has been an interesting, and really good year. The photos below encompass some of my thoughts about the various paths that I am on.

There are times when the path is clear; you know where you are going and the way is easily defined. If you have to retrace your steps for some reason, it’s easy to get back where you started.

20161229 WPC Path 2.jpg — Sand Forest, Phinda Game Reserve, South Africa.

On some days, the path might seem barren and you feel all alone, but you never know what might pop up ahead.

A saddle billed stork takes to the road. Amboseli National Park, Kenya.

Sometimes others will doubt that you are on a path at all; they will question your direction and your vision. But you know exactly where you are going.

An elephant heads towards the river for an early morning drink. Ishasha Sector, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda.

Sometimes you need to create your own path. You can’t see where you are headed, and if you try to turn around, the way is just as obscured. Going on intuition is the only way forward.

20161229 WPC Path 1.jpg — A leopard moving through the tall grasses, Ishasha Sector, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda.

Sometimes the only thing to do is take a break, rest, and return to the path later on. This is especially true when you have no idea what you are doing, or where you are going!

20161229-wpc-path — Silverback Makara rests on one of the game trails in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Forest, Uganda.

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WPC Path