Feathered Friday plus Bonus Beach Art

keithboone (65)in #featheredfriday • 5 years ago (edited)

It was bright and sunny here today - perfect weather for a trip to the Esquimalt Lagoon Migratory Bird Sanctuary. All these photos were taken today.

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Ok, check out some of the birds I saw today!

I think I've identified these birds correctly, but let me know if you see an error. All photos were taken by me with a Nikon D750 camera and Tamron 150-600 mm lens. Click on any image to view full-screen.

Male Northern Pintail Duck

Male American Wigeon Duck

Western Sandpipers

another Western Sandpiper

Rock Pigeon, also known as a Rock Dove

Two more... not as sharp as I'd like.

A flight of ducks. Mallards and Pintails flying together.

Black Turnstone

Glaucous-winged Gull

Glaucous-winged Gull with a clamshell. I watched them drop the shells on the rocks to split them open. Often another gull would rush in and steal the prize.

On the opposite side of the road there is a lot of beach art which I really like.

King Fisher. You can see the artist's name on the sign - Brother Paul

Pileated Woodpecker

Anna's Hummingbird

Steller's Jay

Mute Swan

Blue Heron

Canada Goose

Fisgard Lighthouse.

That's it for my photos today... Now let's see your birds!

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5 years ago in #featheredfriday by keithboone (65)

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violetmed (67) 5 years ago

What a great variety of birds there, no wonder you like to photograph them! That pintail duck looks so perfect, it almost looks fake!

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keithboone (65) 5 years ago

Thank you! That Pintail was the prettiest bird I saw today. There were no herons and no bald eagles. Didn't see a swan either come to think of it... Still lots of different birds though, and well worth the twenty minute drive to Ocean Blvd.

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melinda010100 (73) 5 years ago (edited)

Fabulous photos! You are a master of bird photography! And I adore the art!
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keithboone (65) 5 years ago

Thank you, Melinda! I'm excited to see what this little guy is all about...

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melinda010100 (73) 5 years ago

I think he was mad about the weather. He got caught in a late spring snowstorm last year and was at the feeder eating seeds. Their preferred diet is insects and spiders and he was not finding any of those here. That would be enough to make anybody mad. Cold and hungry.

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redheadpei (66) 5 years ago

Wonderful bird shots and the art is fantastic. U&R
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keithboone (65) 5 years ago

Thank so much! I enjoyed seeing your gulls!

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