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Little birds along the river

October 11, 2021 by Tony Leave a Comment

Little birds along the river
A spotted towhee with a grasshopper breakfast. (© Tony’s Takes)

My photo walk Saturday was focused primarily on big birds, images of which I will share here soon. However, some little ones also garnered some attention. Among them, a spotted towhee, a bird I had never seen in person before and best of all, I managed a capture of it with a meal. Others were a common grackle all fluffed up, a killdeer along the river’s edge and a kingfisher.

A common grackle fluffs up. (© Tony's Takes)
A common grackle fluffs up. (© Tony’s Takes)
A killdeer walks along a river's banks. (© Tony's Takes)
A killdeer walks along a river’s banks. (© Tony’s Takes)
A kingfisher rests on a log. (© Tony's Takes)
A kingfisher rests on a log. (© Tony’s Takes)

LBB roundup: Goldeneye to yellowlegs

April 12, 2021 by Tony Leave a Comment

LBB roundup: Goldeneye to yellowlegs
A northern flicker takes a break from pecking at a dead tree. (Tony’s Takes)

As I have said many times, I don’t normally take pictures of “little birds,” what I call almost any non-raptor bird. However, when the opportunity presents itself, I will snap an image of one every now and then.

There are so many smaller birds, I have a heck of a time identifying them and usually rely on friends to help me out. One friend calls these little ones he can’t identify, “LBBs” – Little Brown Birds. That keeps it simple and is oftentimes descriptive. 😉

Here is a look at some of the non-raptor birds that I have photographed in recent weeks.

A greater yellowlegs along the South Platte River. (Tony's Takes)
A greater yellowlegs along the South Platte River. (Tony’s Takes)
A house sparrow awaits its turn at the feeder. (Tony's Takes)
A house sparrow awaits its turn at the feeder. (Tony’s Takes)
A common merganser on a pond in Thornton, Colorado. (Tony's Takes)
A common merganser on a pond in Thornton, Colorado. (Tony’s Takes)
A common goldeneye swimming on a pond. (Tony's Takes)
A common goldeneye swimming on a pond. (Tony’s Takes)
A wet American coot on a pond. (Tony's Takes)
A wet American coot on a pond. (Tony’s Takes)
A belted kingfisher hanging out. (Tony's Takes)
A belted kingfisher hanging out. (Tony’s Takes)
A white crowned sparrow in Colorado. (Tony's Takes)
A white crowned sparrow in Colorado. (Tony’s Takes)

Female Belted Kingfisher on a cold, winter’s day

February 25, 2017 by Tony Leave a Comment

These cool birds with the spiked ‘hair’ have always been a bit of a ‘white whale’ for me. They are notoriously skittish, always shying away from the camera, and I just have never had any luck getting pics of them. Out for a walk at Barr Lake State Park, Colorado yesterday as a snowstorm was winding down, I finally found one that was willing to let me get a couple of captures. She didn’t sit still for long and the lighting wasn’t very good but I am glad to have gotten what I did.

A female Belted Kingfisher keeps watch on a canal near Barr Lake State Park, Colorado.  (© Tony’s Takes)
A female Belted Kingfisher keeps watch on a canal near Barr Lake State Park, Colorado. (© Tony’s Takes)

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