Fotogalleri

Titel: A clumsy touchdown by the Heron is clearly disturbing the Anhinga

Beskrivelse: Note the breeding look of the Heron - i.e white top and bright-blue base of bill

Titel: Female or a 1Y male

Titel: Re-fueling after a long non-stop migration from i.e. Yucatan (app. 18 hours). The black mulberries are perfect for the purpose - contains lots of sugar.

Titel: The bill show us that this migrating bird is refuelling on black mulberries

Beskrivelse: Restricted distribution in Texas and NE Mexico.... southern/western relative to Tufted Titmouse

Titel: Drinking and bathing

Beskrivelse: This state park is worth a visit - realy great birding i.e. Golden-cheeked Warbler. Relatively easy and guided acces in most of the area. Wild Turkey is easy to spot - and the park supports the habitat favoured by the turkeys.

Titel: Not easy to ID in relation to it's European relative. In avarage it's smaller (1-2 cm) than S. albifrons; - but size overlap in the normal distribution in a group of birds.

Titel: Resting on top of the mailbox at our motel

Titel: Migrating bird resting after crossing the Carribean or comming up the costal bend of Texas

Titel: A gnatcatcher catching gnats in 'Two Dead Cows Bird Sanctuary' (great name for a sanctuary :-))

Titel: The Kite flying over 'two dead cows' (great name for a bird sanctuary :-))

Beskrivelse: Supplement til de fine billeder fra Nord-Jylland. Her ses en adult hun - samme individ på alle 4 fotos. Mindre orange på undersiden - i stedet mere bleg og med fine striber - samt meget lyse baser af armsvingfjer i mod skarpt afsat sort bagkant på armen. Tak til KMO for 'second opinion' og den præcise uddybning af min ID!