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July 2017
Animalblog by Terry Costales The mid summer of July 2017 collection of bird and animal portraits by photographer Terry Costales. |
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There were many active Black Terns at Fern Ridge that cloudy day.
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The lovely Common Yellowthroat is an enthusiastic singer
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I usually hear this bird a lot more often than I see it.
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The Common Yellowthroat has a very cheerful, repetitive little song and you hear it from within bushes and brambles. I felt so lucky to have this one decide to perform in the open.
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California escapee sitting on the roof peak of a house in Port Angeles, Washington.
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A short stack of White Pelicans.
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A lovely flock of backlit White Pelicans soaring over Fern Ridge.
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A Tree Sparrow with a bill full of nesting material in late May.
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A pair of Tree Swallows mating atop a pole. Looks awkward and a bit painful.
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A spring lamb in a pasture off Royal Avenue.
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The surprisingly long tail of a lamb.
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This sheep seemed curious and calm.
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The solemn profile of a ram. He was kept in a different pasture than the ewes and lambs.
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A Red-winged Blackbird, obviously.
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I took this photo from the car window as I was about to leave Fern Ridge. I heard the Killdeer, then saw it on the path scampering towards me. Sometimes they just want their picture taken.
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Three Great Blue Heron reflected at Fern Ridge mid May.
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There were many active Black Terns at Fern Ridge that cloudy day.
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A Common Yellowthroat looking alert and ready for action.
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There were many active Black Terns at Fern Ridge that cloudy day.
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An American Bittern flew past while making very low-pitched grunting sounds.
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The male Tree Swallow seems to be proposing something to his mate.
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The nest of these two Tree Swallows was in a hollow pipe. The result of his proposal?
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A male Tree Swallow atop a post at Fern Ridge.
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A female Tree Swallow atop the same post.
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The same male and female Tree Swallows were a nesting pair.
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Another Stellar's Jay was quite boldly curious that day.
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The handsome Stellar's Jay looking jaunty and ready for mischief.
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The morning sun gave this Osprey a lovely translucent look.
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A Song Sparrow doing what it does best; singing!
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A Song Sparrow preens itself at Mt. Pisgah Arboretum.
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A close up of the horned head of a Wild Turkey. Not my kind of pretty.
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The Wild Turkey from the back.
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The back lawn of Lane Community College had the unusual ornament of a large tom Wild Turkey. He didn't pay any attention to the students coming and going.
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Very high in a tree, a Red-breasted Nuthatch hung upside down.
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