Gazillions of Cool birds at Governor Bridge Natural Area.

Wow! It was another of those rare days when I didn’t know which way to look or which bird to watch. A few migrants were visible, and lots of dispersing birds were feeding in the brush. The Cuckoo was a nice find, as they are somewhat secretive and seldom pose so well. I also played with a couple of other lenses, trying to get some hummingbirds and insects.

Ruby Throated Hummingbird 161

Ruby Throated Hummingbird 160

Ruby Throated Hummingbird

Ruby Throated Hummingbird

Ruby Throated Hummingbird

Ruby Throated Hummingbird

Ruby Throated Hummingbird

Ruby Throated Hummingbird

Ruby Throated Hummingbird

Ruby Throated Hummingbird

Ruby Throated Hummingbird

Ruby Throated Hummingbird

Ruby Throated Hummingbird

Ruby Throated Hummingbird

Ruby Throated Hummingbird

Ruby Throated Hummingbird

After the action slowed, I couldn’t resist taking advantage of the great light to try for some more Ruby Throated Hummingbirds.

Blue Gray Gnatcatcher

Blue Gray Gnatcatcher

Blue Gray Gnatcatcher

Blue Gray Gnatcatcher

I didn’t try to count the Blue Gray Gnatcatchers, but there were a Hell of a lot of them.


Chestnut Sided Warbler
Chestnut Sided Warbler

This Chestnut Sided Warbler (A first Winter female) is a migrant.

Red Eyed Vireo

Red Eyed Vireo

Red Eyed Vireos dominated the scene once again.

Red Tailed Hawk

Red Tailed Hawk

This Red Tailed Hawk was being pursued by some smaller birds.

White Eyed Vireo

White Eyed Vireo

I had close looks at two different White Eyed Vireos.

Yellow Billed Cuckoo

Yellow Billed Cuckoo

Yellow Billed Cuckoo

I was very surprised that this Yellow Billed Cuckoo settled down right in front of me.


Downy  Woodpecker

Downy  Woodpecker

I had the shutter speed just high enough to capture this moment.

Blue Grosbeak 77

Blue Grosbeak

These are first year Blue Grosbeaks.

Orchard Oriole

Orchard Oriole

Orchard Oriole

I haven’t seen an Orchard Oriole in a while.

Grasshopper

I used my small zoom lens to try to capture this Grasshopper.

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