Swamp Sparrow Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6 Water Lab

Another favourite of this year, the oystercatcher who likes to be at the lake in the middle of the city. I wonder if he likes to be alone, because there are no other oystercatchers around. During the winter he has to be wary of gulls who try to steal his catch.

Tic-Tac-Toe

Maid service

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Just some turkey elegance to start off your day 😂💙

Bad Landing, Cornell Lab, captured by Cam Lady (Laysan albatross) (part 2)

On the topic of owl coloration though, lets have some appreciation for the variation of color found in great horned owls.

(All images are from the Macaulay library run by ebird.)

This is only scratching the surface of variance of this bird as well.

“After 130 years of evading scientists and photographers, the minuscule and ultra-rare South Philippine dwarf kingfisher has finally been photographed”

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Male (red) and female House Finches (Haemorhous mexicanus)

April 10, 2022

Southeastern Pennsylvania