A great blue heron stands on a branch with its back to the camera, looking over its shoulder.
been thinking a lot about how these guys will sit in trees despite not looking like birds that would do that and was reminded of this shot from 2024 taken at minnehaha falls in Minneapolis
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A large nest built on top of some concrete with a steal beam to the left. A raven sits inside the nest.
raven nest. I've seen this pair around on multiple occasions and I've been told they've been nesting here for a while but it wasn't until a few days ago that I actually spotted their nest for the first time!
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A male mallard duck flapping its wings in the water
A male and female mallard duck sticking their butts out of the water
A standing male mallard quacking at a seated female
A group of mallards swimming in a line while geese watch on from the background
mallards !
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someone on inaturalist pointed out that the orange and black bill is a trait of female mallards, meaning this is probably an intersex mallard
A male mallard duck. the lower portion of his face is a grayish-brown color.
saw this mallard at a local pond today, not sure why he looks like that
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A carolina wren standing near the top of a protruding stick, staring off into the distance.
carolina wren
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A morning dove looking over its shoulder while sitting on a branch
mourning dove
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an eastern towhee standing on a log
eastern towhee
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A male and female wood duck sitting on a log in a pond
wood ducks
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a black bird in a lake. The bird's body is almost fully submerged, with its long neck sticking out. The bird has an orange face with striking blue eyes and a long, hooked beak.
double-crested cormorant
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a female wood duck sitting on a log
wood duck at bass lake in minneapolis
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a small brown bird sitting at the edge of a branch
eastern phoebe
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a loon flying towards trees in the background. the sky is grey with clouds
two loons swimming in a lake as raindrops fall around them. they are relatively close to the densely foliated shore which can be seen in the background
loons in the rain
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An adult goose standing behind a gosling. The adult is looking out over a lake.
Here's one of the parents. There were two sets of adults, both with their own group of goslings hanging out right next to the trail. I was able to get pretty close (~6 or so ft. away) which let me get some pretty good pics with my 70-300mm lens.
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two goslings looking at each other while sitting on the ground
saw some goslings at Lake of the Isles the other day
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An eastern bluebird sitting on a thin branch looking off into the distance. The bird is surrounded by the tree's pink seeds.
bluebird!
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A great blue heron standing in a river.
A great blue heron thrusting its head underwater
great blue heron on the rappahannock
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love these guys
An osprey suspended in the air
here's another one
An osprey taking flight after diving into a river to catch a fish.
An osprey flying over a river with a fish in it's claws. Turtles can be seen on a log in the background.
An osprey flying while holding a fish with trees in the background.
saw an osprey
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A double-crested cormorant flying over a river
A double-crested cormorant in the sky
A black bird in the sky with blurry green foliage in the foreground.
A bald eagle taking off from a tree
Some birds in flight at the Rappahannock river!
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