Local birds

One of the toughest birds for me to photograph is the Common Yellowthroat. They are everywhere with their “witchety-witchety-witchety” call but usually buried in bushes and always on the move. Here’s one recent shot I got:

Ten kids to protect and raise – not an easy task.
Eastern Kingbird
Brown Thrasher

While checking out the airport this morning, I saw a large bird dive into the underbrush up ahead. Parking and searching with the binoculars, I found this young turkey.

As I scanned, I came across this guy, a Wilson’s Snipe, hiding in the grass. You never know what you’ll find when you just slow down and look.

I’m used to seeing these birds flying – “winnowing” using their tail feathers, during courtship.