Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Yellowstone birds

Yellowstone is actually more known for game wildlife, not birds, but there is still a good number of unique birds living in it:

A juvenile white pelican was tooting around on the river, but once the sun went down, it just took off:
IMG_6796 American Pelican (immature, in flight)

We also discovered a colony of cliff swallows under a small bridge over the road:
IMG_6810 Cliff Swallows

A kestrel making its first morning flight:
IMG_6390 American Kestrel

An osprey patrolling the Old Faithful:
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Two immature bald eagles looking for lunch:
IMG_5450 Bald Eagles (immature)

A couple of house wrens:
IMG_9553 House Wrens


Can't figure out whether it's a Song Sparrow or some western specialty:
IMG_9558 Song Sparrow

A kestrel (different one) harassing a red-tailed hawk:
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And a sandhill crane, one of the pair that was spending the nights on the lake right in front of our cabin:
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