I've seen a lot of great birds this year and have taken more photos than I'll ever be able to post, but I'll try a series of highlights. I spend a lot of time photographing birds, which means not enough time to actually process the photos. Such is life!
Getting flirty! I'm really captivated by these snake birds and love the mechanical sounds they make.
With a long pointy bill up front and amazingly long trailing legs, this bird flies like a javelin
This individual was terrorizing everything in a small lake. It methodically scoured the shallows, making dive after dive, circling the lake.
The vibrant colors of the ibis are really visible in bright sun.
Speaking of dazzling colors...
I can't believe this bird was named after the dullest part of itself. It's a walking blaze of color.
Here's another colorful gem.
These cuties are small but lively. They might be my favorite shorebird.
I'd never seen Hudsonian Godwits before, so it made my day to see these two at Jamaica Bay.
I saw more Hermit Thrushes this last fall than ever before.
What a fierce little bird.
This Sandhill Crane decided to fly in and land very near me. I had to back myself down into a ditch to give it some space as it strutted its stuff along a berm.
They're really magnificent in flight. During migration, Audubon's Rowe Sanctuary Crane cam is essential viewing. The cranes gather in one area by the thousands and their fly-ins and fly-outs are spectacular.
I haven't yet found anyone who gets as excited to see White Ibises as I do. They are common in their habitat, but uncommon to me.
This year was the first time I'd seen a Swallow-Tailed Kite, and then it seemed they were everywhere I went.
On a trip to Florida, I had a wonderful experience watching herons and egrets fly in to their roosting islands at sunset. That's something I'd like to see again in the coming year.
More to come.
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