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  • Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #43

    I guess Week #43 Baby Birds proved to be a hard week for everyone. Thank you for being patient with me as I try to recover from the past two days. I hope to post Week #44 Bird Weekly today… Continue reading

    Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #43

  • Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #42

    We did make it to St. Marks Wildlife Refuge and had a wonderful day of birding. You all had very inspiring photos this week and many birds that I have seen and many that I have not. Thank you for… Continue reading

    Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #42

  • Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #41

    Reflections are mirror images of the subject against water or wet surface of any kind. It can also be from a mirror itself. Unless you have a pet bird, the mirror didn’t seem too likely this week. There were however… Continue reading

    Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #41

  • Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #40

    Black and White week is always a hit! I love this challenge when we do it as it gets us into a new dimension of creativity. Composition, contrast, lighting, textures and patterns are always things to consider when creating for… Continue reading

    Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #40

  • Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #39

    For week #39 of Bird Weekly, you shared your birds that eat fish as their primary diet. Kingfishers were quite popular as I thought they would be. There were some really awesome shots whether it was a bird in action… Continue reading

    Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #39

  • Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #38

    Week #38 of Bird Weekly brought us “E” Birds as opposed to Ebird. Many of you shared egrets, eagles and eastern or eurasian something or another. Another fine gallery of birds this week with lots of white feathered birds that… Continue reading

    Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #38

  • Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #37

    Week #37 of Bird Weekly was all about the white feathered birds. The controversy of whether it is a color or not is an interesting subject. Technically, black and white are not colors at all but are shades. Continue reading

    Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #37

  • Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #36

    Week #36 of Bird Weekly proved to be a difficult week showcasing hawks. One of the hardest hawks to identify is the Cooper’s Hawk vs. the Sharp-shinned Hawk. Continue reading

    Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #36

  • Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #35

    Week #35 of Bird Weekly celebrated some of our favorite birds and the birds we love in honor of Valentine’s Day…if you celebrate it. Continue reading

    Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #35

  • Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #33

    Never assume anything when you see birds on a wire. If you have your binoculars in hand, check them out. They are not always the common blackbird, starling or dove. Continue reading

    Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #33