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~ through 2012 ~
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Muscovies
Muscovy ducks visiting our driveway




Vulture
Silhouette of Turkey Vulture spreading its wings.
There was a pair; the only time we've seen them in our yard in 28 years!
(Shot through a fogged-up window...)





Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk in the back yard




Hawk
Another view after it shifted position
Not bad for hand-held, through a dirty porch window...




Sequence of a female ruby-throated hummingbird feeding:


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1 ~ Nectar-covered tongue as she withdraws from feeder...


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2 ~ Hovering between sips...


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3 ~ Back to the feeder...




Hummingbird
Another hovering hummingbird
Hard to get a sharp hand-held hummer shot with all their flitting around...





Hummer_Cardinal_flower

Hummers feeding at cardinal flowers:



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Hummer_flash
Tried a low flash on this hummer shot




Cardinal
Cardinal, still showing a trace of summertime scruffiness...




Woodpecker
Red Bellied Woodpecker


Woodpecker
Another, with a chunk of suet, a few days later...




Hummer-perched
Female ruby-throater hummer perched on feeder




Female_Downy
Female Downy Woodpecker,
alternating at the suet feeder with...



Male_Downy
The male Downy, her mate.




Male_hummingbird
Male Ruby-throated Hummingbird




Barred_Owl
Barred owl at twilight   -   January 2012




Cardinal
Well-fed cardinal !




Sandhill_cranes
Sandhill cranes, high overhead, heading north




Rubythroated_hummer
Juvenile male ruby-throated hummingbird




Barred_Owl

A few shots of a Barred Owl in our back yard -   September 2012


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Barred_Owl
Napping...


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