Sunday Shots, 04/21/24

It was definitely an exciting week of birding for me; you can read about yesterday’s LITTLE GULL here, and Thursday’s Red-necked Grebe here. Meanwhile, I’ve also enjoyed some less exciting but still good birding as well this week. On Tuesday evening I went to Wickham Lake – I enjoyed some decent looks at a Common Loon and tried my hand at photographing swallows in flight, which is always fun. This morning I checked a few lakes out before heading to the black dirt to try for Lapland Longspur in breeding plumage (no luck!). At Wickham Lake, I had another (very distant) Red-necked Grebe, and I got my first Spotted Sandpiper of the year.

~iPhone shot of Beaver Pond first thing this morning, 04/21/24.~
~Common Loon at Wickham Lake on 04/16/24.~
~A Northern Rough-winged Swallow on the verge of grabbing a bite to eat. Wickham Lake, 04/16/21.~
~Northern Rough-winged Swallow in flight at Wickham Lake, 04/16/24.~
~My first Spotted Sandpiper of the year – at Wickham Lake on 04/21/24.~
~After being out all morning, I came home to find this Cooper’s Hawk on my neighbor’s hedge. Goshen, NY 04/21/24.~
~In spite of the low temps today, spring is here and things are changing. American Goldfinch in the black dirt, 04/21/24.~
~Wood Duck at Wickham Lake, 04/16/24.~
~One more shot of the Common Loon at Wickham on 04/16/21.~

6 thoughts on “Sunday Shots, 04/21/24”

  1. Matt- your photos and content are captivating! Thank you for bringing the beauty of nature to us. I look forward to and enjoy every post. Keep on keeping on!

    1. Thanks so much Monica, I’m going to keep on with it! I’m glad you are enjoying the blog. Matt

  2. Great shots, Matt. What a variety of expressions, “bird-brained” isn’t fair! How did you catch that grabbing a bite?!

    1. Thanks Norma! Bird-brained never made any sense to me, and I guess I just got lucky with the swallow grabbing a bite. Matt

  3. Awesome Photos as usual! Now I know what to look for, “out there”
    Thanks Matt!

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