Wednesday Walk - Just the Usual
Here are a few shots of just the usual subjects for this #wednesdaywalk by @tattoodjay
This year there are tons of robins around. I have plenty of subjects to photograph. I liked the way the setting sun was hitting this one. I think it might be a juvenile as its feathers seem to still be filling out.
One of the duck nests finally hatched by the lake. I'll have to keep an eye out for their development and how many survive.
The juvenile hawks are still hanging around their nest that is in the parapets. I suspect their next meal will become the ducklings.
The geese my neighbor escorted off her balcony are getting quite large now. Too big for the hawks to pick off by now.
We always have to stop our stroller walks while the baby geese take over the sidewalk and the parents hiss at us lol. The babies just squeek at us and are getting quite used to humans but they still fear domesticated dogs.
The lake is getting quite gunked up with poplar seeds and algae. The mallards love mucking around in this stuff.
Grackles are hanging around too. I suspect they want to pick off some of the red-winged blackbird chicks around the lake that are starting to leave the nest.
Fortunately the red-winged blackbird dads are quite aggressive and will attack anything that comes near their nests. I always see this guy pooping on the sign, his nest must be in the grass in the background.
Looks like the grackles will have to settle with attacking mourning doves. I've seen them do this a few times and all that is left is a skeleton. Hopefully this guy will be fast enough to escape their attacks.
That's all for now, thanks for looking :-)
I am always amazed seeing photographs of birds as I find it hard to capture one.
The neighborhood you are living was quite, looking at those birds in calm.
The only things the birds have to worry about here are other birds like the hawks and grackles.
It's the battle of the strongest 😬
I suspect the hawks and the red-wings win that contest.
how are you dear friend @sketch.and.jam good morning
happy walking Wednesday.
What beautiful shots, I love birds, although I must admit that it is very difficult to achieve this type of shots, that is why I rarely share bird photos
excellent shots I appreciate that you let us know these very beautiful
The key is to go out when light is good. The only problem is rare birds are usually only out when the light is bad.
Nice blog
Thanks for looking :-)
You are welcome @sketch.and.jam
Thanks again @ewkaw :-)
Yay! 🤗
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Such a great captures, yes… the sun setting gives such a lovely hue.
Nice you have so many robins around this time.
Have a wonderful Wednesday 👋🏻😊
There must be millions of nightcrawlers in the ground to sustain such a large amount of robins around here lol.
Yes, one would think so.
I haven’t seen any here yet. Just crows and magpies. But not much forest around here. I am rural now between farms.
Or maybe he just hates that sign lol
Or maybe he is writing in bird language lol.
I didn't know grackles attacked other birds. Not seen it here... I always liked their iridescent coloring and thought their name should have been starling instead of grackle. The starlings look more like a grackle name sounds...