Marilynne's Wetlands and Other Stuff 2016

[Marilynne]

Immature Black Crowned Night Heron

 

[Marilynne]

I heard a Belted Kingfisher, found it here

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One of these days...

More in flight shots in the Almost thread

 

[Marilynne]

He's mocking me - all highly cropped

Didn't see the fish until processing time

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[Marilynne]

Not quite sure what happened here. The van turned left and stopped. The little car stopped. Didn't hear any screeching brakes. The guy driving the van got out, looked and got back in the van.

 

[Kevin H]

Not quite sure what happened here. The van turned left and stopped. The little car stopped. Didn't hear any screeching brakes. The guy driving the van got out, looked and got back in the van.

They saw your kingfisher close up

 

[Marilynne]

They saw your kingfisher close up

That must have been it Kevin!

 

[Whiskeyman]

He's mocking me - all highly cropped

Which answers the question: When is a Belted Kingfisher a mocking bird?

WM

 

[Marilynne]

Pulled in to Heroes parking lot and heard the ding ding ding of the RR crossing gates. Got the camera out of the bag and ran to the fence just in time. It was the shuttle.

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[Marilynne]

About a half hour ago on the corner

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[Marilynne]

Ok, I ran this through Merlin using two different shots. First result showed Immature Coopers Hawk followed immediately by Immature Red Shouldered Hawk. Decided to use a different shot. The result was an immature Red Shouldered Hawk, so I'm going with Red Shouldered. I know we have Coopers here, but don't see them often. I'm sure some one will let me know if I picked the wrong one. The only thing I'm positive about is it's immature.

Oh, BTW, I had just pulled in to the bike rack at Wako, when I spotted the hawk. Didn't have time to lock the bike, just unloaded the camera and started shooting.

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A car was making a U-turn right under it.

 

[Marilynne]

Snowy Egret

 

[Marilynne]

Can you see it??

No, well here's a closer view. It's a Rambur's Forktail.

 

[Marilynne]

Purple Gallinule searching for lunch

This one looks good

 

[Marilynne]

Common Yellowthroat - not a great shot, but after fifteen minutes it's the only one I got. The other shots were just leaves. They're quick!!

 

[Marilynne]

Not sure if this gator had something in its mouth or just breathing heavy

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It finally settled down

 

[Marilynne]

This female Anhinga had a tiny fish (maybe 1 - 1.5 inches) in her mouth. She flipped it in the air and I guess I was a tad late on pushing the trigger - all gone.

 

[Roy1961]

I would have guessed a red-tailed? [MENTION=10762]Kevin H[/MENTION]

 

[Marilynne]

I would have guessed a red-tailed? @Kevin H

That never popped up as a choice Roy.

 

[Roy1961]

I shot one of these before and got it wrong, so....? Lol

 

[Marilynne]

I did mention, the only thing I'm sure of, is it is immature.