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Monarch (Danaus plexippus)Observer
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Sun is out and Monarchs are everywhere.
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Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)Observer
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Awesome visitor to the suet!
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Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)Observer
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1st time out of the box.
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Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)Observer
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Yearling female osprey; distressed with a hurt wing. Swam up to boat and attempted to board. Rescuer assisted us and the osprey is now in rehabilitation.
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Green Heron (Butorides virescens)Observer
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Several times this heron was successful fishing, while perched on its branch. Fish swallowed before I could snap a photo!
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Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea)Observer
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For my first-ever sighting of a Prothonotary Warbler, (not so common around here), I'd have preferred a more-natural setting than him perched on the windshield of my truck, apparently attracted to Vermont's yellow inspection sticker, but sometimes one doesn't get a choice.
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Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)Observer
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In a field where the Canada Geese are nesting and probably harvesting eggs.
A curiosity for me in these images is that foxes seem to be able to turn their ears from concave to convex.
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Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)Observer
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Hawk below. Territorial dispute with Broad-winged Hawk, above.
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California Darner (Rhionaeschna californica)Observer
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Male & female wheel
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Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)Observer
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Hair of the dog ...
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Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)Observer
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Hunting in the yard. Giving chase daily to Red-winged Blackbirds. Perched here in a Magnolia tree.
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Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)Observer
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The closer of the two on the branch is a male. (See next observation). Here, I am identifying the female with a darker face and neck.
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Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)Observer
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Mating. Female was identified in previous observation.
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Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica)Observer
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Males & females
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Barred Owl (Strix varia)Observer
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Driven away by Crows, (4th photo), this Barred Owl returned an hour later to resume hunting.
