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Oystercatcher
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My #Robin friend Little Mate giving his Christmas speech this morning. We hope everyone has a good day. In #Bath #Somerset #UK.
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Siju Platanero, Aka Cuban Pigmy Owl (Glaucidium siju). Evidently nesting nearby, this little guy flew to a perch right over my head, presumably to make sure I stayed on the straight-and-narrow. These small owls are nocturnal, but didn't seem shy about being visible in broad daylight. I saw them repeatedly during my stay in the Playa Larga (Playa Girón)/Ciénaga de Zapata area. They are found pretty much anywhere there are lots of trees, except at higher altitudes and forages night and day on lizards, insects, small mammals and birds.
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Doin' the Long-tailed Hustle!
(Courtship display by male Long-tailed Duck)
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Long-tailed Ducks are a small, deep-diving species that feeds on fish and other small creatures on or near the seabed.
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Another Ruby-crowned Kinglet at the "tap"...
Showing a bit more of the ruby crown, which is not deployed in all of its glory save during nesting season and perhaps some confrontations...
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Male American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) displaying at the Marine Nature Study Area in Oceanside, NY. The bird seemed to be foraging, but combined this with a zig-zag stroll, fanning out its tail and prancing some 20 meters up a woodland trail all the way to my feet!
Update: I was informed by an ornithologist colleague that they do this to flush their insect prey.
In any case, he approached me with little concern, allowing me to take dozens of pictures. Unfortunately, few were as sharp as one would like, as my autofocus insisted on zeroing in on the warbler's tail, combined with a dark environment.
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!["Adult male American Redstarts [like this one] are mostly black with bright orange patches on the sides, wings, and tail. The belly is white. Females and immature males replace the orange with yellow or yellow-orange. They have gray head and underparts, with olive back and wings and dark-gray tail." (All About Birds)](/proxy/post_attachment/16040/abb3ed4055.jpg "\"Adult male American Redstarts [like this one] are mostly black with bright orange patches on the sides, wings, and tail. The belly is white. Females and immature males replace the orange with yellow or yellow-orange. They have gray head and underparts, with olive back and wings and dark-gray tail.\" (All About Birds)")
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Diamondback Terrapin
This mama turtle was pretty chill. She didn't even fully retract when I approached, although she froze. So I backed up, but she stayed there for a few before scooting to the water.
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Killdeer fuzzball today
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