My wife and I were entertained by this juvenile Dark Morph Reddish Egret. Most waders stay motionless, waiting for  something to come into their range. Not so with this egret. Trotting, jumping, cavorting, and posing as it hunted. 

#birds #birding #BirdPhotography #nature

https://s3.nl-ams.scw.cloud/birdstown-storage/media_attachments/files/113/226/910/335/155/823/original/e223e3e137b15f7d.jpg 

 Another lifer from a few weeks ago

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

https://s3.nl-ams.scw.cloud/birdstown-storage/media_attachments/files/111/182/214/839/606/373/original/d4968dbe46577f62.jpg 

 You don't always get a clean look at the eye but this one was showing off the red. 

Red-eyed Vireo

#birds #birding #BirdsOfMastodon  #wildlfe  #WildlifePhotography

https://s3.nl-ams.scw.cloud/birdstown-storage/media_attachments/files/111/154/469/233/609/992/original/7892f3ad36672e8f.jpg 

 The same Herring Gull telling me to move along

#birds #birding #BirdsOfMastodon #wildlife #WildlifePhotography

https://s3.nl-ams.scw.cloud/birdstown-storage/media_attachments/files/111/037/605/299/095/133/original/32bef1d1cf4a1210.jpg 

 Sanderling grabbing an afternoon snack

#birds #birding #BirdsOfMastodon #shorbs #wildlife #WildlifePhotography

https://s3.nl-ams.scw.cloud/birdstown-storage/media_attachments/files/111/020/659/873/822/558/original/d7b4a8de27040923.jpg