Bruno Philipe (@brunoph@breakpoint.cafe)

106d

A Northern Harrier! This one got some other birders I met on the sanctuary a bit confused, but a local volunteer explained: these are females, and most people are used to seeing the males, which have a blue-grey coloration.

#NorthernHarrier #MarshHawk #hawks #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdPhotography

a northern harrier hawk hovers in towards the camera. it is positioned just at the horizon, such that the background below it is grasses, and above the sky. it has its wings stretched flat in a glider style

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106d

A great blue heron enjoys a good prune. A juvenile bald eagle looks out of place. And a Northern Hawk-Owl wonders why there's 15-odd people pointing tubes at it.

#GreatBlueHeron #herons #BaldEagle #eagles #NorthernHawkOwl #owls

a northern hawk-owl (which is actually the only extant true owl) perched on the top branches of a pine tree. its golden hour, so the whole scene has a golden cast to it. the owl's eyes look low, as if it is ready for a nap. the sky is a faint blue-grey

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a juvenile bald eagle perched on a leafless tree. its feathers are all black/brown, so it looks like an unmarked unit. the sky is a light blue colour, and there's a few leafy trees with brown leaves in the bottom of the frame, out of focus

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a great blue heron is perched on the edge of a pond, and preens its belly feathers with its long beak, contorting its neck into what almost looks like a treble clef. it is surrounded by dried grasses and leafless bushes

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106d

A beautiful Pintail Duck avoids me, while a Coot chases me for snacks.

#NorthernPintail #pintail #coot

a northern pintail duck walking away from the camera, while looking at it. the ground is a gravel/dirt trail

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a coot walking towards the camera on a dry grass field. its bright red eye is clearly visible with the sun shining from behind the camera

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106d

A red-breasted nuthatch gives me the "sup?". A black-capped chickadee looks like it's posing for the photo. A red-winged blackbird looks scrungly. And a dark-eyed junco eyes its next seed delivery.

#nuthatches #chickadees #blackbirds #RedWingedBlackbird #DarkEyedJunco #juncos #BirdsOfMastodon #birbs

a Black-capped Chickadee perched on the branch of a plant with thick green leaves. the sun is shining from behind the camera, and the whole scene is brightly lit. the chickadee has a bit of red dirt on its upper beak

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