A couple of new birds for me this week! At least I think so...a Yellow Bellied Sapsucker since this bird has the long white wingbar, and an American Pipit. The American Pipit is nearly identical to the Sprague's Pipit that also is in this habitat range, but I'm thinking since these have a buffy back instead of striped it makes them American instead of Sprague's. If I'm incorrect in id's, by all means, point it out to me.
The weather recently has been, for the most part, fairly good. Mild temperatures and occasional SUNNY sky!!! At least the rainy days haven't been as often. Not continual, day in and day out, but still too much for my taste. 'Bout time if you ask me and the bird population.
New for me: AMERICAN PIPIT
photos taken: Hazel Bazemore Park
habitat map: Pipit
New to me: YELLOW BELLIED SAPSUCKER
photos taken: Pollywog Ponds
habitat map: Sapsucker
BROWN THRASHER
photos taken: Oso Bay Wetlands
habitat map: Thrasher
EASTERN PHOEBE
photo taken: Botanical Gardens
habitat map: Phoebe
OSPREY
photo taken: Sunset Lakes
habitat map: Osprey
BLACK CROWNED NIGHT HERON [immature in front]
photo taken: Leonabelle Refuge
habitat map: Heron
SANDHILL CRANES [there had to be 100+ in the field]< photos taken: Flour Bluff - Caribbean Drive habitat map: Crane
I am happy to report progress on repairing damaged areas of Leonabelle's Refuge in Port Aransas! I was on Mustang Island and checked the area; to see more work being done.
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It's great to see the repairs being done on the boardwalk! And I posted a Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker today too. I just went back to my pic to compare the birds and they look alike! YAY! They are neat and have a different bird sound than most of the woodpeckers we hear. Happy weekend!
ReplyDeleteLove seeing the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker! I have one visiting my suet feeder, but I was not sure what it was. After it eats, it continues to sit near the suet feeder like it is claiming it for its very own! It tolerates the Red-breasted Nuthatches who come to eat, but only moves away from the suet when threatened by the larger Red-bellied Woodpeckers.
ReplyDeleteYour Crane shots are awesome!! Love the Thrasher with his yellow eyes. They are very secretive. Yes, this is a Yellow Bellied! One lived in our yard for years. He must have drilled hundreds of holes in our big Maple tree, in even rows. Drill and poop, drill and poop. I blame him for destroying the tree, we had to have it taken out. Good thing it was just inches off our property line, or it would have cost thousands.
ReplyDeleteHello, great variety of birds. I love the Sapsucker and the Sandhill Cranes. The Brown Thrasher is pretty too. I do not see the linky to enter my url? Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteLovely shots. Why do birds get such weird names....
ReplyDeleteI loved seeing these...love the Brown Thrasher, because for one thing I can never get a chance to photograph the ones I see! Love that Osprey shot, also.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos. Glad the refuge is getting repairs.
ReplyDeleteIt is always exciting to see one new bird but you were fortunate to see 2 new birds. Photographs are duperb Anni. I hope you have great week ahead.
ReplyDeletegreat shots of your birds and congrat to the new species. Also love the frame you use today :)
ReplyDeleteYou can sene the rain my way. We are still in winter but waterlevel is dangerly low. We will have a huge problem this the coming months. And for birds, I guess we can forget about water fowl :(
Have a great week.
Hello, Anni
ReplyDeleteBeautiful series of photos of the different birds.
I find them all perfectly photographed.
I wish you a nice Sunday.
I can not post my link, that is also the case with Eileen, Eileen does that for me, maybe you want to put my link.
Best regards, Irma
Your most recent post has been linked Irma
DeleteHi Anni, I was able to link up today. Not sure what happened yesterday! Thanks for hosting, enjoy your day!
ReplyDeleteAs always great photos, well done. Always good to see a new spiecies. Have a good day, Diane
ReplyDeleteI am a bit behind with my link with all the travelling!!
DeleteLovely to see the immature black crowned night heron, I've only seen the mature ones. We did have yellow bellied sapsucker in the garden last year, probably just passing through and lucky for us picked our feeders for a snack.
ReplyDeleteIt's always a good day when we see new birds. So much better to find and ID them ourselves too don't you think Anni? And pipits are hard at the best of times, all so much alike and often very subtle ID features. All of your pics are super today Anni.
ReplyDeleteWonderful new and familiar sightings and as always your portraits are perfection. I’m happy to know that LeonaBelle Refuge is being restored to what it was before Harvey. We have such good memories !
ReplyDeleteFingers crossed the unusual sightings are an indication that maybe...just maybe...spring is around the corner and everyone is making their way to their spring/summer homes. Love the Sandhill Crane's red top.
ReplyDeleteHugs Cecilia
they are all stunning photos, my favorite bird is the new one, the pipit. the sand cranes are amazing and my pic of the day photo is Phoebe and the two night crowned herons. the tie for most beautiful photo over all.
ReplyDeletePURE SIGHTINGS, I LOVE THE BROWN THRASHER, FANTASTIC.
ReplyDeleteAnni, nice collection of birds. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteGreat bird photos! I haven't taken many photographs in awhile, so that's why I haven't been around. But I got some Merganser photos that I think you might like. (See my entry. And there is a blog post a few before that, with a Hooded Merganser, but it's not a great photo.)
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