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A juvenile Little Pied Cormorant. Image taken at Lake Pillans Wetlands, Lithgow, NSW Australia in the Blue Mountains

Two Sulphur Crested Cockatoos chill out in a tree in my front yard in Sydney Australia

The Australian Wood Duck is also known as the Maned Duck or the Maned Goose. It is found in grasslands, open woodlands, wetlands, flooded pastures and along the coast in inlets and bays. It is also common on farmland with dams and in urban parks. Some of these ducks are often found near the marina outside Birkenhead Point Shopping Centre in Drummoyne, a suburb in Sydney's Inner West.

Birds on Electric Wires

Morning Arrivals Joining the Flock by Debra Martz Mostly American White Pelicans and a few Double-crested Cormorants herding fish together. More Pelicans started dropping in on the feast along with one curious seagull flying in as well. Captured at the Great Salt Plains State Park in northern Oklahoma during Fall Migration in early October. ©Debra Martz, All Rights Reserved

Feathers of a American Goldfinch

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Black-shouldered kite

A perching bald eagle

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A red-tailed hawk looking fierce on a post in Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto.

A beautiful Eurasian Eagle Owl.

Vibrant and nostalgic design featuring a colorful hummingbird silhouette against a sunset backdrop. Perfect for nature lovers and bird enthusiasts.

The female Blue-winged Teal is not quite as distinctive as the male which is easily identifiable with its bold white cresent in front of the eye. The female only has a small white patch between lower eye and bill but does have a dark eyeline, white eyering and a large dark bill. The powdery blue shoulder patch is visible in flight. They breed in much of the northern USA and Canada migrating as far south as South America. But many are perfectly fine to stop in south Texas for the winter. Captured in January in Port Aransas, TX at Paradise Pond. ©Debra Martz, All Rights Reserved In My Gallery/Collection: "Feathered Friends2" 202120180107-DSC_3125

American Wigeon Pair ©Debra Martz At my first step onto the 4800 ft boardwalk was this handsome pair. The male, front one, is just starting to get the green band from eye to nape but will be vibrant soon as breeding season is only a month or so away. Captured at the South Padre Island Nature and Birding Center in south Texas. ©Debra Martz, All Rights Reserved In My Gallery/Collection: Feathered Friends 20230228-DSC_6627.NEF

Seeing the smallest woodpecker in North America (usually the female) on the backyard suet feeder isn't unusual. Seeing this male (busy whittling wood here) and his female (unseen, but preening herself nearby) on the pear tree just when we got a spot of sunshine over the Great Backyard Bird Count 2017 (Feb 17-20) weekend, was!

Cormorant On The Rocks ©Debra Martz A lone juvenile double-crested Cormorant sat quietly and watched the others depart. Captured this image at the Great Salt Plains state park in northern Oklahoma. ©Debra Martz, All Rights Reserved In My Gallery/Collection: Feathered Friends 3 20220401-DSC_1145.NEF

Migrating Pelicans at Rest by Debra Martz Large numbers of American White Pelicans continued to arrive at the Great Salt Plains State Park. It is a stopping point along their route south to fill on fish. After working together herding fish they moved to the the edge of the spillway to rest and some did some preening. The state park is in northern Oklahoma near Jet. ©Debra Martz, All Rights Reserved In My Gallery/Collection: "Feathered Friends2" 20201022-DSC_1352.NEF

Royal Tern In Flight by Debra Martz The Royal Tern flies over water with bill pointing down and plunges into water to catch fish. Several flew by me while I was walking the beach of North Padre Island, Texas. Scientific name: Thalasseus maximus ©Debra Martz 20190619-DSC_1753

Eastern Bluebird female with a catch for her babies.

Photo of two pelicans standing in and enjoying the water. Pelicans often symbolize social responsibility and attributes such as teamwork, charity, generosity, and friendliness. This is because these birds are highly social and reliant upon their groups.

Snowy Egret Sketchy by Debra Martz A very intent Egret hunting for its prey. Captured from the boardwalk at South Padre Island in southern Texas. ©Debra Martz, All Rights Reserved 20220413-DSC_2200-Edit.tif

Swainson's Thrush by Debra Martz I captured this little one just as I was getting ready to leave/complete my day of bird watching. It was a late Spring migrant passing through Port Aransas, Texas. ©Debra Martz 20190514-DSC_0970

Peacock is a beautiful bird

Designed around a photograph of a Bullfinch I have taken.A great gift for any bird and Bullfinch lover!

Designed around a photograph of a Goldfinch I have taken. A great gift for any bird or Goldfinch lover!

Beautiful colours, beautiful bird. This blue and gold Macaw would put a smile on any face, making it the perfect greeting card for all occasions.

Roseate Spoonbills Resting Time ©Debra Martz As luck would have it I would finally see some Roseate Spoonbills at a decent distance but they all had there heads tucked in for a nap. Perhaps because they rest on only one leg, this one wobbled a bit so I at least got a quick sight of its namesake, the spoonbill, before it tucked back into position. Captured along the 4800 ft boardwalk at South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center the last day of February. Light painterly touches add to the reeds and water only to remove/smooth some distractions. ©Debra Martz, All Rights Reserved In My Gallery/Collection: Feathered Friends 3 20230228-DSC_6859-Edit.tif

Eared Dove at Casibari Aruba ©Debra Martz There were a number of paved pathways at Casibari that wound around the many large boulders and cacti. I heard birds so, of course, I went in search of them. At a distance I first thought this was a Mourning Dove but discovered it was an Eared Dove. ©Debra Martz, All Rights Reserved

Swan Love

A pelican flies over the harbor.

Sandhills in Flight as they migrate south for the winter.

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