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Visual Escapes and Daily Inspirations: Share Yours
Just Want to Talk | Last Active: Apr 3, 2023 | Replies (1001)Comment receiving replies
Thanks for the bunting picture, @johnbishop. @user_ch32491d1 witnessing that eagle food fight must have taken your breath away. Did you have a camera already set up?
My office window overlooks my backyard. It's a small, urban yard with a large apricot tree. There are so many birds despite the city setting. I see cardinals, blue jays, juncos all the time practically nose to beak since my office is on the second floor. A pair of red tail hawks live in the neighborhood too and frequently swoop by. I have binoculars, but my camera is never at the ready. Instead I play citizen scientist and just started recording my sightings here: https://ebird.org/home I like the thought that something I enjoy advances science.
More bird pics tomorrow?
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Here are a few of my favorite bird photos from last year. Looking forward to taking more this year. Most of the time I'm not quick enough getting the camera setup but at least I get to see them and have a brief moment enjoying nature and all it's colors.
Well Colleen, you just made my day. I was looking through some old postings and stumbled across yours, here. Thanks for this recommendation. I love following the Cornell Lab of Ornithology Live Bird Cams. Many times I have my IPad set so I can watch the bird feeder birds while on another iPad I do something else. Right now the bird feeder has a Baltimore Oriole, grackle, and the wonderful sound of honking geese. Following the Savanna Hawks last year was at times agonizing but ultimately beautiful.
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@colleenyoung, I saw the first eagle eating and took my camera outside to photograph it. I was lucky to be there when the second eagle appeared!