Raptor fight: Northern Harrier vs Red-Tailed Hawk:
Orange-crowned Warbler enjoying his moment in the sun:
Wintering ducks were abundant, especially Northern Shovelers. Here's a drake, doing the shoveling:
And this is the reason we went to Las Vegas in the first place: an AWS conference.
Rolling back the clock a little bit, here are some pictures from the Sandy Hook banding section. This Canada Warbler is about to get its ring.
"Don't worry, this won't hurt a bit!"
Once released, the Canada Warblers will fly north to their nesting forests in, well, Canada.
Point of view exercise: Everyone's familiar sparrow view is in profile:
Same sparrow in full face view looks... weird:
A female cardinal making quick work of young leaves and buds:
Neighborhood watch (Osprey):
Neighborhood watch - Willet edition:
From right to left - leaf, leaf, leaf, ruby-throated hummingbird:
In winter, gulls have to work hard for their dinner. Cracking the shells on the pavement is the only way for them to get to their seafood:
Flycatcher vs deer:
Believe it or not, it's easy to find a Golden Eagle in downtown Manhattan:
... but it's hard to find a Hermit Thrush:
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