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!

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

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    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

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