Winged Wednesday 10/9/2023

Eric Gofreed

Well-Known Member
My earlier photographs from Brazil were taken in the Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetland. For today’s Winged Wednesday and the next few, I’m featuring bird photos from the Brazilian Rainforest, a vast tropical forest celebrated for its incredible biodiversity, home to millions of species, and vital in helping regulate the Earth’s climate. While I was there, the annual rainforest 3-month drought was in its fourth month.

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who consistently shares their incredible shots—it's such a delight to see all your beautiful photos of winged wonders. Keep capturing those moments! And thank you for being part of Winged Wednesday!

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The Plain Parakeet is about 9 inches long and eats a variety of fruits, seeds, and flowers. It. Its habitat includes forests, woodlands, and urban areas in southeastern Brazil.

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The Turquoise-fronted Parrot feeds on fruits, seeds, nuts, and flowers. It measures about 14 inches and lives in forests, savannas, and woodlands across Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina. Its active and social nature makes it a favorite in its natural habitat.

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The Yellow-fronted Woodpecker inhabits tropical and subtropical forests, foraging on tree trunks and branches. Its diet consists mainly of insects, larvae, and fruits, which it extracts using its strong bill to excavate wood.

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Yellow-fronted woodpecker (male)

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Upside-Down Forager: The Yellow-rumped Cacique is a medium-sized blackbird with a striking yellow bill, vibrant yellow rump and vent, and piercing blue eyes. Found in tropical forests from Mexico to South America, it forages alone in dense shrubs for insects, fruits, and small prey. Often seen in flocks high in the canopy, these social birds thrive in large colonies, constructing intricate hanging nests with their fellow caciques
 
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Trent Watts

Well-Known Member
My earlier photographs from Brazil were taken in the Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetland. For today’s Winged Wednesday and the next few, I’m featuring bird photos from the Brazilian Rainforest, a vast tropical forest celebrated for its incredible biodiversity, home to millions of species, and vital in helping regulate the Earth’s climate. While I was there, the annual rainforest 3-month drought was in its fourth month.

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who consistently shares their incredible shots—it's such a delight to see all your beautiful photos of winged wonders. Keep capturing those moments! And thank you for being part of Winged Wednesday!

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The Plain Parakeet is about 9 inches long and eats a variety of fruits, seeds, and flowers. It. Its habitat includes forests, woodlands, and urban areas in southeastern Brazil.

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The Turquoise-fronted Parrot feeds on fruits, seeds, nuts, and flowers. It measures about 14 inches and lives in forests, savannas, and woodlands across Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina. Its active and social nature makes it a favorite in its natural habitat.

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The Yellow-fronted Woodpecker inhabits tropical and subtropical forests, foraging on tree trunks and branches. Its diet consists mainly of insects, larvae, and fruits, which it extracts using its strong bill to excavate wood.

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Yellow-fronted woodpecker (male)

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Upside-Down Forager: The Yellow-rumped Cacique is a medium-sized blackbird with a striking yellow bill, vibrant yellow rump and vent, and piercing blue eyes. Found in tropical forests from Mexico to South America, it forages alone in dense shrubs for insects, fruits, and small prey. Often seen in flocks high in the canopy, these social birds thrive in large colonies, constructing intricate hanging nests with their fellow caciques
These are stunning Eric. I wish I had thought of the colour combination of that Yellow-fronted Woodpecker. That is my favourite of this bunch.
 

Trent Watts

Well-Known Member
Here are some fall migrants that move through our area on their way to warmer climates. Not all are taken from this year as I have not been out doing much fall birding.
A Tundra Swan
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White-throated Sparrow.
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Dark-eyed Junco.
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I really love feathers. Their texture, colour, incredible lightness to strength ratio and diversity all make me marvel every time I examine one.
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An American Tree Sparrow.
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Eric Gofreed

Well-Known Member
The further south you travel from your home to Brazil, the more colorful the birds. Great set, Trent. Each photo is excellent. The feather photo is brilliant
 

AlanLichty

Moderator
My earlier photographs from Brazil were taken in the Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetland. For today’s Winged Wednesday and the next few, I’m featuring bird photos from the Brazilian Rainforest, a vast tropical forest celebrated for its incredible biodiversity, home to millions of species, and vital in helping regulate the Earth’s climate. While I was there, the annual rainforest 3-month drought was in its fourth month.

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who consistently shares their incredible shots—it's such a delight to see all your beautiful photos of winged wonders. Keep capturing those moments! And thank you for being part of Winged Wednesday!

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The Plain Parakeet is about 9 inches long and eats a variety of fruits, seeds, and flowers. It. Its habitat includes forests, woodlands, and urban areas in southeastern Brazil.

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The Turquoise-fronted Parrot feeds on fruits, seeds, nuts, and flowers. It measures about 14 inches and lives in forests, savannas, and woodlands across Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina. Its active and social nature makes it a favorite in its natural habitat.

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The Yellow-fronted Woodpecker inhabits tropical and subtropical forests, foraging on tree trunks and branches. Its diet consists mainly of insects, larvae, and fruits, which it extracts using its strong bill to excavate wood.

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Yellow-fronted woodpecker (male)

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Upside-Down Forager: The Yellow-rumped Cacique is a medium-sized blackbird with a striking yellow bill, vibrant yellow rump and vent, and piercing blue eyes. Found in tropical forests from Mexico to South America, it forages alone in dense shrubs for insects, fruits, and small prey. Often seen in flocks high in the canopy, these social birds thrive in large colonies, constructing intricate hanging nests with their fellow caciques
Wow. Just. Wow. Incredibly colorful birds and great shots of all of them.

Like Trent I am drawn to the Yellow-fronted woodpecker although there sure seems to be a lot of red on its front compared to the yellow patch :)
 

AlanLichty

Moderator
beautiful. The reflection adds a lot to the image. consider cropping a bit from the right.
Thanks - when I cropped to this framing of the scene I was trying to maintain the original aspect ratio and tried to avoid moving the egret either to dead center or too far off to the side. I will play around with this a little.
 
My earlier photographs from Brazil were taken in the Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetland. For today’s Winged Wednesday and the next few, I’m featuring bird photos from the Brazilian Rainforest, a vast tropical forest celebrated for its incredible biodiversity, home to millions of species, and vital in helping regulate the Earth’s climate. While I was there, the annual rainforest 3-month drought was in its fourth month.

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who consistently shares their incredible shots—it's such a delight to see all your beautiful photos of winged wonders. Keep capturing those moments! And thank you for being part of Winged Wednesday!

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The Plain Parakeet is about 9 inches long and eats a variety of fruits, seeds, and flowers. It. Its habitat includes forests, woodlands, and urban areas in southeastern Brazil.

View attachment 76553
The Turquoise-fronted Parrot feeds on fruits, seeds, nuts, and flowers. It measures about 14 inches and lives in forests, savannas, and woodlands across Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina. Its active and social nature makes it a favorite in its natural habitat.

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The Yellow-fronted Woodpecker inhabits tropical and subtropical forests, foraging on tree trunks and branches. Its diet consists mainly of insects, larvae, and fruits, which it extracts using its strong bill to excavate wood.

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Yellow-fronted woodpecker (male)

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Upside-Down Forager: The Yellow-rumped Cacique is a medium-sized blackbird with a striking yellow bill, vibrant yellow rump and vent, and piercing blue eyes. Found in tropical forests from Mexico to South America, it forages alone in dense shrubs for insects, fruits, and small prey. Often seen in flocks high in the canopy, these social birds thrive in large colonies, constructing intricate hanging nests with their fellow caciques
Beautiful series, Eric, especially that Yellow-fronted Woodpecker.
 
Here are some fall migrants that move through our area on their way to warmer climates. Not all are taken from this year as I have not been out doing much fall birding.
A Tundra Swan
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White-throated Sparrow.
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Dark-eyed Junco.
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I really love feathers. Their texture, colour, incredible lightness to strength ratio and diversity all make me marvel every time I examine one.
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An American Tree Sparrow.
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Great series, Trent. That American Tree Sparrow is simply sweet.
 

Eric Gofreed

Well-Known Member
A few California beach birds from a trip up the California coast from Los Angeles to Morro Bay.


Sea Gull


A Black Mained Night Heron


A Brown Pelican


Sand Pipers (I think)
The first bird is a gull, I think it's a California gull. Beautiful photo of the Black-crowned night heron. The last photo of two shorebirds... the one on the left is a marbled godwit and the one on the right looks smaller but I think it's a marbled godwit too. Great birding and superb photos, Larry
 
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