Birds and Water Fowl

[zombiesniper]

Not my best work but it was a surprise first one of the year.

snowy flight by Trevor Baldwin, on Flickr

 

[Philmar]

Heron at sunrise - Ashbridges Bay, Toronto by Phil Marion (235 million views), on Flickr

 

[Jeff15]

Cormorant

 

[misterjones]

Common Starling.

 

[misterjones]

 

[fishing4sanity]

 

[Jeff15]

Unusual Duck

 

[21limited]

A couple of rescued by Topaz photos from time gone by.

Merlin - Three chicks and a mother got us up every morning really early on an Algonquin Park campsite.
2013-07-27-AP-Big-Crow_rest day_Noisey Merlin by Norm Head, on Flickr

Imature Bald Eagle...
2018-10-16-Immature Bald Eagle by Norm Head, on Flickr

Doubled in size, “Super Focused”, Sharpend, a lot of work, 6 attempts before I was happy with it. But, I have no other images of this bird so, whatever it takes.

 

[21limited]

Female ruby throated humming bird, from my photgraphic “lifer list."
2017-08-21-Ruby_Throated_Hummingbird-F by Norm Head, on Flickr

 

[misterjones]

A Killdeer doing the "broken wing" thing 'cause I was too close... In my car... Shouldn't have made your nest on an island in a Kroger parking lot if you're gonna act like that!

 

[21limited]

Male Ruby Throated Hummingbird.
Birds-Ruby-throaated-Hummingbird by Norm Head, on Flickr

 

[Jeff15]

Male and female Mandarin ducks

 

[Digger...]

Male and female Mandarin ducks

There nick names would be, tasty & delicious...

 

[21limited]

Black Capped Chickadee
Birds-Black-capped-chickadee by Norm Head, on Flickr

 

[Digger...]

Purple Swamphen,