Ready for her closeup.

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Few things are cuter than a scampering Piping Plover chick on a sandy footpath.

#FootpathFriday #birds #birding #BabyBirds #nature #NaturePhotography #creationstruck #SolaceInNature #DelightOverDarkness

#SilentSunday

Missing this lovely winter visitor who was at our feeders almost every day from December 26th through February 11th. Hope it has found a cozy, warmer spot to ride out the season.

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A summer dreaming kind of #FootpathFriday.

#beach #ocean #GoneToCarolinaInMyMind #nature #NaturePhotography #creationstruck #SolaceInNature #DelightOverDarkness

Birding opportunities are currently thin on the frozen snow and sleet ground, so @CTGT and I were quite excited to add this Lapland Larkspur to our lifer list last weekend. This non-breeding adult was hanging out with a Horned Lark that had a broken beak and a Dark-eyed Junco.

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“That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet.” ~ William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

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Happy #NationalBirdDay!

This Black-necked Stilt, a mother-to-be enjoying some quiet foraging time while her mate took his turn on their nest, was my favorite lifer sighting last year.

This year’s first fave lifer sighting candidate - a Western Kingbird quite far away from its home - delighted us on just the second day of the year. A quick sighting from the back on a cold, cloud-covered day made for less than ideal pictures, but you can see a bit of its distinguishing lemon yellow belly if you zoom in.

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𝘚𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘯𝘰𝘸,
𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸:
“𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴,”
𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘸.

𝘐𝘯 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦,
𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘢’𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵.
𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦,
𝘢 𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘵, 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯.
𝘙𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦,
𝘈𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘯.

𝘚𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘯𝘰𝘸,
𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸:
“𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘸, 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘯𝘰𝘸.”

𝘌𝘥𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘌𝘴𝘤𝘩, 𝘓𝘺𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘴 ~ 𝘌𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳, 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘳

#WinterSolstice #Solstice #winter #snow #WinterBeauty #nature #NaturePhotography #sunrise #SolaceInNature #DelightOverDarkness #creationstruck #SilentSunday

A Snow Bunting from the archives in honor of midwinter’s eve. Such pretty little birds. One of my favorites.

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Distinctive from every angle. @CTGT and I had the fun of adding this striking coastal goose to our lifer list last weekend.

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