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The big prize

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Another shot of this immature male red crossbill hanging on to a pine cone he pried loose. It was pretty cool not only getting to see these for the first time but also getting so close.

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It’s a bright morning

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hey, the skies on fire and the birds are burning. wow i feel morbid for typing that. hmm, yeah i’m changing the title. but anyway, this was the day after christmas and we got up at 6:00(!!!!) to go to some sales, and the sky was so incredibly beautiful. So …

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Marymoor-barn owl

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Horrible shot using only the onboard flash on my camera. Need to go back with the big flash I guess.

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Snow cardinal

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It snowed all day here in North Carolina the day after Christmas….beautiful big flakes.

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A pheasant activity

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This game bird is a frequent visitor to our garden – he finds rich pickings of bird seed underneath the apple tree!

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Series of tintypes made by Will Dunniway for Book, Plains Indians Regalia and Customs by Bad Hand.

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… We were in the ‘Glades before dawn ( Kevan Sunderland & I ) and stayed until after sunset ( joined by Elizabeth around brunch-time, lol ). A bit of irony … : The first shots of the day were the shots that I posted of the Anhinga with its …

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Hiding in the shadows

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Big Cypress Boardwalk,Everglades,Florida scotthelfrichphotography.com/ © All rights

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Grazing ostrich

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Ostrich in the Eastern Cape, a province of South Africa. The black feathers indicate that this his is a male ostrich and the red shins indicate it is during his mating season at which they are the most aggressive.

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Grey wagtail

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On the way to KNP, we stopped at Debegeni Falls near Tzaneen where this rare summer vagrant has consistantly been entertaining twitchers since December last year. I nearly came a cropper on the slippery rocks!

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