On the hunt. A Green Darner patrolling the skies over a native prairie. Northeast Kansas, last week.
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Bird of the Day — Blue-headed Vireo, Kansas 2023
Prickly perch
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Windmill in fog, west Texas 2006
Bird of the Day — Indigo Bunting, Kansas 2023
Ain't no cure for the summertime blues
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Bird of the Day — Osprey, Kansas 2018
On the move
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No matter what species you might be, adolescence is an awkward time. Northern Cardinal, near Manhattan KS today.
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Bird of the Day - Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Kansas 2023
Poking around
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Marginal backlit video of a bird we regularly see and hear in the backyard here in NE Kansas, but not too often does it visit the birdbath. Brown Thrasher. Hot day.
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Several species of Liatris are blooming here in eastern KS, and the bumblebees are busy. So are the beetles who photobombed this picture!
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Male Summer Tanager, still looking pretty good at the end of a long hot summer. Near Manhattan KS earlier this week.
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Bird of the Day - Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Kansas 2016
Pollen-crowned
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A hatch-year Red-headed Woodpecker with just a hint of red coming in on the head feathers. Near Manhattan KS, this morning.
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Bird of the Day — Magnolia Warbler, Kansas 2023
Passing through, headed south
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Sunflowers, Turkey Vulture, and high blue sky. Must be August in Kansas.
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A moment of calm — Monarch butterfly nectaring on thistle blossom.
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It's too hot to do much birding outside here in the Manhattan KS area, but the birdbath on the back deck has been fun to watch. Here is a young (hatched this spring or summer) Summer Tanager coming in for a drink. It is in active molt; I've included a closeup of the white feather sheaths protecting those new feathers as they grow in.
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It's been hot here, as you might have heard. And we have a few more days of it, according to the forecast.
But it might be even hotter if you are covered with owl feathers. This Barred Owl is fluttering its throat to stay cooler while it thinks about a short flight to get to the birdbath. Manhattan KS
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Bird of the Day - American Goldfinch, Kansas 2018
Late summer color
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Bird of the Day — Chihuahuan Raven, Colorado 2023
Cryptic Corvid
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Bird of the Day - Marsh Wren, Colorado 2023
Spunky
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