Winged Wednesday 8/3/2022

[Eric Gofreed]

The theme for my contributions to Winged Wednesday is fabulous bills. To meet my criteria, the bill has to be a unique and impressive feature. As always, your criteria for Winged Wednesday is anything with wings.

Montezuma Oropendola

Yellow-throated toucan

Gray-breasted Toucan

Sword-billed Hummingbird

White-faced Ibis

Marbled Godwit

 

[Ken Rennie]

Garden birds having a bath, 3 sparrows and a female blackbird. Ken

 

[AlanLichty]

Wow - tough acts to follow. I love the beak show and especially the colored ones. Ken's backyard bathing spa is pretty neat too.

My simple offering is a juvenile hawk at the Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge. I believe it's a juvenile Red Tail.

 

[ProCaliberTraveler]

This shot of an egret was taken at Lake Merritt in Oakland, CA.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Nice work as usual, Eric. I can't compete with your incredible bills, but I do have some interesting ones.

American Avocet

Horned Puffin

Black Skimmer

Ruddy Duck

 

[Jim Sanderson]

More from the backyard........

 

[JimFox]

The theme for my contributions to Winged Wednesday is fabulous bills. To meet my criteria, the bill has to be a unique and impressive feature. As always, your criteria for Winged Wednesday is anything with wings.

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Montezuma Oropendola

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Yellow-throated toucan

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Gray-breasted Toucan

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Sword-billed Hummingbird

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White-faced Ibis

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Marbled Godwit

Wow Eric! Those all have such unique bills. I hope they didn't charge you too much...

 

[JimFox]

More from the backyard........

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Such awesome hummingbirds Jim!

 

[JimFox]

Somewhere in Wyoming or South Dakota...

I was so excited to see this bird. To see a bird with any color but black on its body is such a treat for me.

I had to really thread the needle to get this guy as it was well inside the tree.

 

[JimFox]

This shot of an egret was taken at Lake Merritt in Oakland, CA.
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Love it Michael!

 

[Eric Gofreed]

Nice work as usual, Eric. I can't compete with your incredible bills, but I do have some interesting ones.

American Avocet

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Horned Puffin

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Black Skimmer

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Ruddy Duck

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Your bill selections are every bit as distinctive as mine. Great work as expected, Doug

 

[Eric Gofreed]

More from the backyard........

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Excellent hummingbird photography. Hummers are migrating through my yard right now and I 1800 miles away. Always a treat to get a twofer

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Somewhere in Wyoming or South Dakota...

I was so excited to see this bird. To see a bird with any color but black on its body is such a treat for me.

I had to really thread the needle to get this guy as it was well inside the tree.

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That is a western kingbird, Jim.

 

[Eric Gofreed]

Somewhere in Wyoming or South Dakota...

I was so excited to see this bird. To see a bird with any color but black on its body is such a treat for me.

I had to really thread the needle to get this guy as it was well inside the tree.

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Great shot of a Western Kingbird

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Okay. Birds in flight.

white Ibis

Northern pintail

Snow goose

Black skimers