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  • Bird Weekly – Photo Challenge – Owls

    Owls are nocturnal meaning they are mostly active at night. There are two species that are truly diurnal (meaning they are active both day and night). They are the Northern Hawk Owl and the Northern Pygmy Owl. Continue reading

    Bird Weekly – Photo Challenge – Owls

  • Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #18

    When we learn the English alphabet, we are taught, “A” is for apple. This week, “A” is for Anhinga, Avocet, American this and Australian & African that. Then there were the use of the scientific names of our avian favs… Continue reading

    Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #18

  • Bird Weekly – Photo Challenge – Birds Starting with an “A”

    Week #18 challenge is Birds starting with the letter “A”. The letter “A” needs to be at the beginning of one or more of the name. For example, Some of my favorite shots are going to be shared in this… Continue reading

    Bird Weekly – Photo Challenge – Birds Starting with an “A”

  • Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #17

    Y’all are making it hard for me to choose a bird of the week so I’m not going to but will showcase one bird from each blogger. We had a record 16 entries plus mine this week! Woohoo! Everyone is… Continue reading

    Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #17

  • Bird Weekly – Photo Challenge – Macro/Close-Ups

    Macro photography is close-up photography of small subjects. Mostly bugs and flowers get the spotlight, but today we are doing it on Bird Weekly. Macro is an extreme close-up, but for this post, any close-up will do. I know many… Continue reading

    Bird Weekly – Photo Challenge – Macro/Close-Ups

  • Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #16

    Week #16 challenge was Short legged birds. Having short legs myself, I can appreciate these birds who have to take short quick steps to get where they need to go on the ground. Unfortunately, I don’t have the ability to… Continue reading

    Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #16

  • Bird Weekly – Photo Challenge – Short Legged Birds

    Welcome to Week #16 of the Bird Weekly Photo Challenge. Week #16 challenge is Short Legged Birds Upcoming challenges can be found on my Bird Weekly Challenge Page. The feature image is a photo of a male Common Yellowthroat. Okay,… Continue reading

    Bird Weekly – Photo Challenge – Short Legged Birds

  • Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #15

    Week #15 challenge was Birds with Green Feathers. Green is defined by mixing the two primary colors of blue and yellow which we all learned in grade school. Along with blue & purple, it is considered a cool color whereas,… Continue reading

    Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #15

  • Bird Weekly – Photo Challenge – Birds with Green Feathers

    This week is a small offering of birds with green feathers. As I stated in the round-up, I had some computer problems yesterday. Hope you enjoy what I’ve got and can’t wait to see what you have for everyone to… Continue reading

    Bird Weekly – Photo Challenge – Birds with Green Feathers

  • Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #14

    Week #14 challenge was Flocks. We had some wonderful entries of birds I am well versed in seeing and so many that I’ve never seen before that included all kinds of shorebirds, turkeys, ducks, geese, pelicans, gannets, lorikeets, cedar waxwings,… Continue reading

    Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #14