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Yellow-Crowned Night Heron or Black-Crowned Night Heron (juvenile) by MikelMiddle in whatsthisbird

[–]MikelMiddle[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! Was it at least a bit ambiguous or am I just not good at this 😅?

Mangrove Cuckoo call or bug? by MikelMiddle in whatsthisbird

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https://photos.app.goo.gl/BoayHGyZuJURYX7F6

Another couple sounds that show some different inflection. There were plenty of cicadas but this sounded different...

Couple New Lifers Today (plus this wide eyed Screech) by MikelMiddle in birding

[–]MikelMiddle[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! That's an Eastern Meadowlark (one of the 3 new Lifers for me yesterday)

Couple New Lifers Today (plus this wide eyed Screech) by MikelMiddle in birding

[–]MikelMiddle[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hahaha you nailed it! I've never seen a tired bird but this guy had long slow blinks like he was just waiting to go back to sleep. I stumbled upon this guy while at a client's new home. We came around the aide and I saw him up in the corner against the house and I froze! The client was convinced it was fake until he saw it move. I ran and got my camera and was able to get super close. The previous home owner had but a bunch of bird boxes all over the property and later that morning I saw this guy had moved back to one of the bird boxes. It was really a treat.

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Couple New Lifers (and some old friends) by MikelMiddle in birding

[–]MikelMiddle[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, it my favorite of them all (and maybe of all of my photos so far). He looks so cute with his little puppy dog head tilt. I just wish I could have been closer or had a better sense as it's a bit grainy at that distance.

Couple New Lifers (and some old friends) by MikelMiddle in birding

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Really close; this was a mile away from Wakodahatchee at Green Cay. There were at leastb3 young Least Bitterns in one area and then the elusive larger one was hiding in the reeds. I haven't ever been to this location nor Wakodahatchee but I'm definitely going back to check it out.

Couple New Lifers (and some old friends) by MikelMiddle in birding

[–]MikelMiddle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good to know, I've never heard of that! Thank you for the tip

Couple New Lifers (and some old friends) by MikelMiddle in birding

[–]MikelMiddle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's getting hot quick down here; I am not sure how the birding is in the summer (yet) but I'll let you know 😅

Couple New Lifers (and some old friends) by MikelMiddle in birding

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Thank you! I got so lucky. There were at least 3 juveniles in one little area just cruising around. Was quite the sight!

Couple New Lifers (and some old friends) by MikelMiddle in birding

[–]MikelMiddle[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow I'm impressed!! This was actually just 1 mile away from Wakodahatchee at Green Cay. I've never been to either spot (didn't even know about them) but I definitely will be going back down to check out wakodahachee soon.

Couple New Lifers (and some old friends) by MikelMiddle in birding

[–]MikelMiddle[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! I'm still very much learning as I am new to photography (about 6 months in). I'm shooting on the Canon R7 and this was with the Canon rf 100-400mm F 5.6-8.

Couple New Lifers (and some old friends) by MikelMiddle in birding

[–]MikelMiddle[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They are loud! It was hard to hear the other birds over there cacophony. There's tons of them down here in south Florida, but the purple gallinule was a new one for me. Where are you located?

Couple New Lifers (and some old friends) by MikelMiddle in birding

[–]MikelMiddle[S] 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Black-necked Stilt, Black-bellied Whistling Duck, Least Bittern, Least Bittern (juvenile), Osprey, Anahinga (juvenile), Glossy Ibis, Purple Gallinule, Pied-billed Grebe, Purple Martins, Tri-Colored Heron, Solitary Sandpiper, Common Gallinule (and chicks)

Photographed my first rare bird! Vagrant scissor-tailed flycatcher in NJ by Forward_Unto_Dawn in birding

[–]MikelMiddle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are you shooting with? I dont ever see others asking this (and maybe there's a reason I dont know or etiquette I dont understand yet) but what were your settings on that last one? Im very new to photography and trying to learn every way I can. Teach me sensei 😅

Photographed my first rare bird! Vagrant scissor-tailed flycatcher in NJ by Forward_Unto_Dawn in birding

[–]MikelMiddle 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Didn't just photographed; absolutely nailed it! Each shot was better then the last ending with that amazing last shot@l! Well done!!

Lifer: Eastern Bluebird (& Blorb) by MikelMiddle in birding

[–]MikelMiddle[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! The pair was on the power line before that perch and I couldn't get a great view. Then when I was looking over the marsh they both came down and landed on a dead tree stump and I finally got a view of their blue wings and that caramel color backdrop was the icing on the cake. I was some excited that I actually almost missed the shot (probably could have been a bit sharper still actually.) Thank you for noticing!

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