Stephen Barnard has returned with some lovely photos from Idaho, including DUCKS. His notes are indented:
Some BIFs (birds in flight). The first three are Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera). You can see their full coloration only in flight.
Next, a Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias).
The final three are swallows: Tree Swallows (Tachycineta bicolor, two photos) and a Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina). They feed over the creek in large numbers when there’s an insect emergence (midges in this case). They’re fast and erratic in flight and difficult to photograph. I also see other swallow species: Barn swallows, Cliff Swallows, and Northern Rough-winged Swallows.
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Beautiful pictures, Stephen!
“… And gathering swallows twitter in the skies.”
Last line of the best poem ever written.
The cinnamon teal is a beautiful bird. Reminds me of Christmas.
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Love the heron picture. Amazing.
Excellent work, Stephen! Thanks.
Magnificent as usual.
You can see their full coloration only in flight.
Great pictures, thanks!
Those swallows are beautiful.
Gorgeous photos! Excellent focus for caught moments of flight.
Beautiful work, Stephen! Thanks for sharing these! The swallows! 🙂
Superb photography.
Wow! Always impressed with your BIFs.
Thanks for the likes and comments.
What glorious creatures.