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  1. Bill Anderson

    Birds of Edmonds, WA. 2020

    I ran out of suet, therefore the suet feeders remained empty for quite some time until the bird food store re-opened. After my son filled the feeders, they become a magnet for various birds. Nuthatches and a flock of bushits flocked to the feeder Tuesday (7-21-2020) morning. One nuthatch...
  2. Bill Anderson

    Edmonds Backyard Critters

    I was not the only one watching the birds at the feeder Wednesday (7-22-2020) afternoon. I don't know why Scriber has taken a liking to rolling in the bird seed shells.
  3. Bill Anderson

    Birds of Edmonds, WA. 2020

    While I did not set up all my equipment Thursday (7-16-2020) on the back deck , I did manage some grab shots with the 7DII + 100-400L II telephoto zoom of a red-breasted nuthatch at the suet feeder hanging on the back shed.
  4. Bill Anderson

    Edmonds Backyard Critters

    Thursday morning (7-16-2020) I finally caught one of the neighborhood cottontails in the back yard under the bird feeders. I initially took shots through the doorway in order not to scare it. It disappeared into the shrubbery by the time I worked my way out onto the deck.
  5. Bill Anderson

    Birds of Edmonds, WA. 2020

    Here are links to info on some of the backyard birds I have been photographing. red-breasted nuthatch: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-breasted_Nuthatch black-capped chickadee: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Black-capped_Chickadee chestnut-backed chickadee...
  6. Bill Anderson

    Birds of Edmonds, WA. 2020

    You get grosbeaks and rufous hummers, which I don't. 😭
  7. Bill Anderson

    Birds of Edmonds, WA. 2020

    My son refilled the hanging suet feeder, which drew many birds Wednesday afternoon (7-15-2020). Red-breasted nuthatch Chestnut-backed chickadees Dark-eyed juncos
  8. Bill Anderson

    Helping hand for Rail Family

    Mother rails make a distinct sound when calling their chicks.
  9. Bill Anderson

    Virginia Rail

    The sora is right up there as well.
  10. Bill Anderson

    Virginia Rail

    Good catch. One of the most difficult birds to spot and photograph, which is why I call them the Phantom of the Marsh.
  11. Bill Anderson

    Comet Neowise Coming to You

    For all the astro photograhers (and wannabies like me) in the audience. https://scitechdaily.com/comet-neowise-has-suddenly-become-visible-to-the-unaided-eye/ https://www.cnet.com/how-to/comet-neowise-could-be-a-great-one-how-to-catch-it-this-month/
  12. Bill Anderson

    Birds of Edmonds, WA. 2020

    For someone that lives in what I consider to be an urban area, my list of backyard raptors is getting quite impressive: Peregrine falcon, merlin, barred owl, Cooper's (or maybe one was a sharp-shinned) hawk, red-tailed hawk, bald eagle, osprey, and turkey vulture. I don't really consider the...
  13. Bill Anderson

    Edmonds Backyard Critters

    I'll post my local bug and insect photos here rather than create another thread. From Sunday afternoon (7-5-2020) on the back deck. A dragonfly would periodically land in my neighbors backyard garden. Taken with the 7DII + 100-400L II telephoto zoom to establish the setting. Moving in for...
  14. Bill Anderson

    Birds of Edmonds, WA. 2020

    House finches, which have been absent most of the year, have been showing up in abundance. I suspect a pair nested nearby based on an earlier photo I posted up of an adult feeding a fledgling perched on my neighbor's back fence. Some males appear more pale (orangier?) than others. I don't...
  15. Bill Anderson

    Birds of Edmonds, WA. 2020

    Best shots of a violet-green swallow using the 7DII + 100-400L II using the 65 pt. auto focus setting. A Bewick's wren calling from the roof of my shed. I would never have located it by sound alone. Its call was echoing off my neighbors house which made it sound as though the bird was...
  16. Bill Anderson

    Birds of Edmonds, WA. 2020

    From the back deck Sunday (7-5-2020) afternoon. If by expanding the definition of a backyard bird to include those I can photograph from my back deck, I can add an osprey to the list. It was flying northeast from the direction of Puget Sound with a fish in tow. Taken with the 7DII + 100-400L...
  17. Bill Anderson

    Green Heron

    Good shots. I assume it was taken with your very long lens. Green Herons are somewhat skittish and not the easiest bird to photograph up close like its cousin the Great Blue Heron.
  18. Bill Anderson

    Birds in Nebraska and Iowa

    Looks like a kestrel, the smallest member of the falcon family in North America. They like perching on wires and are very difficult to photograph close up. Best bet is to use your car as a blind. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Kestrel
  19. Bill Anderson

    Coopers Hawk Nest

    Great find. Cooper's hawks are good posers as they are not as shy or as skittish as some of their raptor relatives, such as the red-tailed hawk. After they fledge, the youngsters go through a stage when they hang out and fly around together. If one gets separated from its nest mates, it will...
  20. Bill Anderson

    It's hummer season!

    Good shot, Rocky.


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