Eric Gofreed
Well-Known Member
It’s Winged Wednesday, where feathers, flutters, and flight steal the show! Whether they’re zipping, swooping, sunbathing, or just striking a sassy pose, we want to see your favorite winged wonders. Birds, bugs, bats, or butterflies—if it’s got wings, it’s fair game.
This week, I don’t have a theme—I have a backlog.
These are photos I’ve finally gotten around to processing over the past ten days. Some I forgot I had. Some I kept telling myself I’d edit “soon.” So this week, soon became now.
Anhinga: The Prehistoric Diver
With a long neck and dagger bill, the Anhinga looks like it just swam out of the Mesozoic. Unlike most water birds, it lacks waterproofing oils—so after diving for fish, it has to dry its wings in the open, like a soggy cormorant doing tai chi.
Snowy Egret: The Aerial Snack Artist
Snowy Egrets hunt with flair and apparently snack with style. Mid-flight and mid-toss, this one flipped a fish into the air with a practiced move that’s equal parts grace and gravity.
Anna Meets Sharon: Anna’s Hummingbird on Rose of Sharon
An Anna’s Hummingbird caught mid-hover at a Rose of Sharon bloom—just the right flower, just the right moment. Some matches are made in nectar.
Snowy Plover: The Sprinting Sandpiper
About the size of a tennis ball with legs made for speed, this Snowy Plover kicked up a trail of sand as it dashed across the beach.
Rufous Hummingbird on a Rose
This Rufous Hummingbird perched on a rose, scanning for nectar—and he’ll find it, because I spiked that rose just for him. When you run a hummingbird diner, you learn their favorites. He gets the flower, I get the photo. Fair trade.
This week, I don’t have a theme—I have a backlog.
These are photos I’ve finally gotten around to processing over the past ten days. Some I forgot I had. Some I kept telling myself I’d edit “soon.” So this week, soon became now.
Anhinga: The Prehistoric Diver
With a long neck and dagger bill, the Anhinga looks like it just swam out of the Mesozoic. Unlike most water birds, it lacks waterproofing oils—so after diving for fish, it has to dry its wings in the open, like a soggy cormorant doing tai chi.
Snowy Egret: The Aerial Snack Artist
Snowy Egrets hunt with flair and apparently snack with style. Mid-flight and mid-toss, this one flipped a fish into the air with a practiced move that’s equal parts grace and gravity.
Anna Meets Sharon: Anna’s Hummingbird on Rose of Sharon
An Anna’s Hummingbird caught mid-hover at a Rose of Sharon bloom—just the right flower, just the right moment. Some matches are made in nectar.
Snowy Plover: The Sprinting Sandpiper
About the size of a tennis ball with legs made for speed, this Snowy Plover kicked up a trail of sand as it dashed across the beach.
Rufous Hummingbird on a Rose
This Rufous Hummingbird perched on a rose, scanning for nectar—and he’ll find it, because I spiked that rose just for him. When you run a hummingbird diner, you learn their favorites. He gets the flower, I get the photo. Fair trade.
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