[birdergirl]

Brian this is absolutely beautiful!

Cheers.
Mel

[northvanrob]

Here a head on look from a Black-capped Chickadee

[markj]

These guys are everywhere but real damn cute aren't they? I watch them hiding sunflowers and peanuts

Mark

[wings]

Mike that head-on shot of the grebe is so unique. It reminds me of photos of giant European Grebes. Lots of nice photos, people.

[Greatblue]

A few for this thread,

American Bittern-Reifel

American Bittern by Greatblue1, on Flickr

American Robin-VanDusen

American Robin by Greatblue1, on Flickr

and BC Chickadee-Reifel

close up of a Black-capped Chickadee by Greatblue1, on Flickr

[WeatheredFeather]

These are awesome!

Here's a Northern Harrier from yesterday...

Northern Harrier Hawk, male by BeckeSoleil, on Flickr

[MDB8]

Even more. We're got enough for a book now. Very specialized Briding book.

Here's a Willow Flycatcher from Colony Farm. Notice how the "mouth" is level with the eyes. Likely an aid to successful hawking.





And a young Rufous Hummingbird. Also from Colony Farm.





And an amazing photo of a gaping Virginia Rail. From Chichester Wetlands in Kelowna.

[Fancy]

Mike, that rail photo is great! The bittern that looks like it swallowed a beach ball is also quite funny, Greatblue.

Great harrier shot as well, Becke!

[VAGAbond]

Rough-legged Hawk:

[birdergirl]

Fantastic thread keep them coming!

[Fancy]

Very cool shot VAGAbond! That's actually a harrier, though.

[VAGAbond]

Here is another view of the same bird taken moments earlier. I don't think it is a Harrier although the previous photo certainly looks like it when I look closely.

[birdergirl]

Hi Brian

Fancy is right the first bird you posted is a male northern harrier and the second bird you posted is a rough-legged hawk.

Lovely photos and you got two great birds!

Cheers
Mel

[VAGAbond]

Fancy and BG are correct. I though they were sequential photos in a photo burst but looking at the times, a single frame of a harrier sneaked in between two bursts of a RL with just a few seconds elapsing.

[pixelpn]

A shot from a year ago.


Peter