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  • Twisted pointy branches lit by the rising moon casts sharp contrasts on the tree top
    Moonlit Branches.jpg
  • A male Northern Cardinal flies through the winter storm dodging the tree branches in the woods laden with icicles. The skies were dull and grey with a bit of a purple tint, the air was brisk and chilly. The only signs of beauty and life was this bold red bird flying from tree to tree on this cold winter day in my Missouri back yard.
    Flight Of A Winter Cardinal.jpg
  • Tufted Titmouse - Hopefully I have identified the bird correctly, as this is really my first time trying to capture a bird. I had to dig out an identification book, but I am pretty confident I got the right one. I tried to make a mission for myself to get a bird shot yesterday to expand my subject selection.<br />
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I don't really have an appropriate lens for these distances, especially with such little birds, so I tried for more of an overall composition to the shot as I could not isolate the bird with any kind of real quality. I pretty much left the shot as is, with a couple of color pops and a little bit of work to help accentuate the depth in the tree as it was such a large part of the shot, I though giving the branches a bit of character helped bring it all together.
    birdie.jpg
  • A blooming Redbud Tree Abstraction. A Redbud is a small tree with a sturdy upright trunk which divides into stout branches that usually spread to form a broad flat head. Found on rich bottom lands throughout the Mississippi River valley; will grow in the shade and often becomes a dense undergrowth in the forest.
    Tangerine Bloom Delight.jpg
  • A somber lonely pond frozen over from a harsh Minnesota winter
    Branched Reprieve.jpg
  • Branched Trepidation.jpg
  • The smallest North American woodpecker, the downy woodpecker is also one of the most common and most readily recognized not only because of its size, but also because it will readily visit backyards and feeders.
    Downy Woodpecker on Tree.jpg
  • The Cardinal is probably one of the most recognizable and popular backyard birds because of its brilliant red color and crested head. It is a great bird to admire year-round. The color contrast of the brilliant red against fresh white snow really is a high point during the winter months. Early settlers were said to have named this bird after the Cardinals of the Catholic Church who wore red robes.<br />
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Both sexes are accomplished songsters and may be heard at any time of year. Cardinals will mate for life and remain together throughout the entire year. That's why you will usually see a male and female together at your feeding station.<br />
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Male and female Cardinals both sing. Songs are loud, beautiful whistled phrases. Some songs you may hear sound like "whoit whoit whoit" and "whacheer whacheer." These songs are used in forming territories and in courtship. Male and female cardinals use "chirps" as contact calls and alarms. They also have many visual displays such as "tail-flicks" to signal alarm. The crest may be raised and lowered. Strongly territorial, males will fight other males, along with their own reflection in windows!
    Chubby Winter Redbird.jpg
  • A Sunset Vire From the Overlook at Klondike Park in Missouri on 1-13-21
    Sunset Overlook at Klondike 1-13-21.jpg
  • An Autumn Tree on the edge of a scenic cliff soaks up the warmth of a sunset beyond the fence line at Klondike Park
    Soaking Up A Sunset Glow.jpg
  • A scorched Earth Perspective of an isolated bench to rest your feet after a long hike through Klondike.
    A Place To Sit at Klondike.jpg
  • A Row of Vibrant Autumn Trees on Ahden Knight Hampton Memorial Lake at August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area in Saint Charles, Missouri
    Autumn Tree Line at Busch.jpg
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  • Blue Skies and Flakes Of White Blanket The Evergreen That Stands Tall With The Only Foliage Color Left As Winter Sets In.
    Snowy Tree.jpg
  • Three blissful trees sit in a resplendent golden light against a backdrop of pearly white promise
    We Three Trees.jpg
  • A small downy woodpecker visits my feeder under warm autumn foliage
    Downy Autumn Tree.jpg
  • A Leading View of the Scenic Overlook at Klondike Park, One of the central focal points and viewing areas found in the Park. The vista views from this vantage point are nothing less than spectacular, especially during the Autumn months.
    A Long View of the Overlook.jpg
  • A mystical swampy marsh filled with decrepit trees on a foggy morning with Fairy tale lighting.
    Fairytale Swamp.jpg
  • Something Klondike Park has that many other area parks don't is tall, rocky hills where visitors can see over the tops of trees - which is especially advantageous for viewing autumn colors.<br />
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The park is a converted rock quarry. Some high, rocky bluffs overlook the heavily forested interiors. The water in the lake is clear enough to watch fish and some large turtles as well as the array of dragon flies. Of the seven or so short hiking trails, two are unpaved. The Lewis and Clark Trail runs parallel to Highway 94 and is the easiest and longest. The unpaved Hogsback Trail is the most scenic. Some mountain bike routes will test your skills.<br />
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Located in southwestern St. Charles County, Klondike Park is a 250-acre park, acquired by the County in 1999. This park lies adjacent to Highway 94, with access to the Katy Trail and the Missouri River. The Klondike Park site has, in the past, been heavily disturbed by quarry operations and is a study of nature's resiliency. Primitive, basic tent camping and camping cabins are all avialable for rental, and the new beautiful Curt Loupe Conference Center is available or meetings, special gatherings, and wedding ceremonies and/or receptions.
    Vibrant Klondike Autumn.jpg
  • A Long View of the Klondike Park Cliff From Below against a backdrop of puffy white clouds.
    Klondike Cliff From Below.jpg
  • A bit of a somber and isolated perspective on a long fence line at Klondike Park that separates the treacherous cliff on the other side.
    A Mood at Knlondike Park.jpg
  • A Row of Vibrant Autumn Trees on Ahden Knight Hampton Memorial Lake at August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area in Saint Charles, Missouri
    Autumn Trees at Busch.jpg
  • Tufted Titmouse-K.jpg
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  • Little Robin C.jpg
  • A Dark-Eyed Junco Perched On A Tree Branch
    DE Junco on Branch.jpg
  • Mr. Titmouse Perched On A Branch
    Titmouse Looking Branch.jpg
  • A Red-Winged Blackbird perched on a branch under a canopy of summer green
    Blackbird Viewing From The Branch.jpg
  • A Black-Capped Chickadee On A Tree Branch in Sunlight
    Chickadee on Branch.jpg
  • A White-Breasted Nuthatch on a tree branch with a moody vibe
    Nutty On Branch.jpg
  • A tiny titmouse looking off from his perch in the tree
    Tufty On Branch.jpg
  • A Nuthatch perched on a tree branch with a seed in his beak
    Nuthatch - Seed - Branch.jpg
  • A Male House Finch On A Tree Branch
    Male House Finch Branch on Green.jpg
  • A Titmouse From Behind On A Tree Branch With A Green Backdrop
    Titmouse On Green.jpg
  • An afternoon sparrow on a broken tree branch
    Chipping Sparrow Perch.jpg
  • A Male House Finch Perched On A Bare Tree Branch Against Textured Green
    Male Finch in Tree on Bright Green.jpg
  • A Tufted Titmouse perched on a small tree branch with a background of purple and orange hues.
    Tufted on Violet.jpg
  • Mr. Woodpecker seems to be keeping guard from his vantage point on the tree branch
    Downy On Point.jpg
  • A Male Northern Cardinal Perched On a Branch With A textured Backdrop
    Afternoon Cardinal.jpg
  • Red Male House Finch perched on a tree branch as the sun sets
    Red Male House Finch-C.jpg
  • A Tufted Titmouse On A Tall Tree Branch Perch
    Tufted High Perch.jpg
  • A Male House Finch Posing On A Branch Letting Me Snap A Profile Shot
    A House Finch Looks On.jpg
  • A Red-Bellied Woodpecker On A Bare Tree Branch Looking FOr A Meal
    Woody Walking Soft BG.jpg
  • A Tufted Titmouse Perched On A Branch Backed By Autumn Bokeh
    Titmouse Bokeh Perch.jpg
  • A bluebird perched on a rotting tree branch on a moody overcast day.<br />
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The bluebirds are a group of medium-sized, mostly insectivorous or omnivorous birds in the genus Sialia of the thrush family. Bluebirds are one of the few thrush genera in the Americas. They have blue, or blue and rose beige, plumage.
    Bluebird Blues.jpg
  • A Tufted Titmouse poses on a tree branch against a mixed backdrop of soft yellow and purple hues.
    Sunny Tit Pic.jpg
  • This Moody Junco Was Perched On A Dead Tree At The End Of Fall As The Cool Weather Settled In
    Junco On Perch.jpg
  • A Tufted Titmouse stopped by to accompany me for lunch one afternoon, so of coarse I had to click.
    Tufted On Branch Panted Sunny.jpg
  • Dreamy visions of a Blue Jay perched in a tree
    Visions of a Blue Jay.jpg
  • A Juvenile Tufted Titmouse With A Large Seed
    Tufted Juvy Big Seed.jpg
  • A Chipping Sparrow in Sunset Light
    Sparrow Sunset Light.jpg
  • The first goldfinch in the yard this season
    First Spring Goldfinch.jpg
  • A Black-Capped Chickadee in the snow
    Winter Black-Capped Chickadee.jpg
  • Mr. Titmouse is just ignoring me today... chirping something about not being happy with his modeling contract...
    Titmouse Ignoring Me Snow.jpg
  • Mr. Titmouse Soaking Up Some Warmth In The Morning Sun
    Warm Morning Titmouse.jpg
  • Most of the country drives during an eastern North American summer will turn up a few Eastern Bluebirds sitting on telephone wires or perched atop a nest box, calling out in a short, wavering voice or abruptly dropping to the ground after an insect. Marvelous birds to capture in your binoculars, male Eastern Bluebirds are a brilliant royal blue on the back and head, and warm red-brown on the breast. Blue tinges in the wings and tail give the grayer females an elegant look.
    Bluebird Watching.jpg
  • The Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) is a member of the ibis and spoonbill family (Threskiornithidae). Birds in this family are wading birds with long, downward-curved bills that they use to probe in mud or grass for invertebrates and other prey. Sacred Ibises are larger than Florida's native ibises. <br />
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They have very distinctive long, black feathers or plumes on their rumps. During the breeding season the feathers on the sides of their chests and on the outer wings (near the edge when folded) may have a yellowish (or reddish) tinge, and their lower legs may be tinged with reddish-copper; bare patches of scarlet-red skin may also be visible under their wings. The heads and necks of young Sacred Ibises are covered with black and white feathers, giving the head and neck a mottled appearance.<br />
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Sacred Ibises look very similar to the native Wood Stork (Mycteria americana), a member of the stork family (Ciconiidae) that is federally listed as an endangered species.<br />
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Sacred Ibises are native to sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and Madagascar; historically, they were also found in Egypt, where they are now extinct. These large birds are often depicted in Egyptian hieroglyphs as the earthly representation of the god Thoth (also shown as an ibis-headed man) and were considered sacred?hence the common name. They are very similar in appearance and so closely related to the Black-headed Ibis (T. melanocephalus) in South Asia and the Australian White Ibis (T. molucca) that many scientists consider the three a "superspecies," and some believe they may actually all be the same species. In their native range, they inhabit coastal estuaries, lagoons, marshes, and other inland wetlands such as flooded agricultural fields and urban retention ponds.
    Sacred Ibis.jpg
  • Red Bellied in Tree.jpg
  • A tufted Titmouse strikes a pose on a bare breach on a chilly morning with flurries beginning to fall
    Frigid Morning Titmouse.jpg
  • A tiny Hairy Woodpecker perched on a bare tree trunck
    Hairy woodpecker perch.jpg
  • A song outside my window this morning from this chipper female purple finch
    Good Morning P Finch.jpg
  • Adults have a long, square-tipped brown tail and are a brown or dull-brown color across the back with some shading into deep gray on the wing feathers. Breast and belly feathers may be streaked; the flanks usually are. In most cases, adult males' heads, necks and shoulders are reddish. This color sometimes extends to the belly and down the back, between the wings. Male coloration varies in intensity with the seasons and is derived from the berries and fruits in its diet. As a result, the colors range from pale straw-yellow through bright orange (both rare) to deep, intense red. Adult females have brown upper-parts and streaked underparts.
    Red Male House Finch-D.jpg
  • Silhouette Tree C.jpg
  • Autumn Robin.jpg
  • A Tufted Titmouse At Autumns End
    Tufty Autumn End.jpg
  • Titmouse In The Clouds.jpg
  • A Junco out catching snowflakes on a cold winter afternoon
    Chilly Junco On Her Perch.jpg
  • A Female House Finch In The Tree
    Fem House Finch Textured.jpg
  • A Nuthatch stopped on a perch to pose long enough for a quick snap
    Nuthatch On Top.jpg
  • A Chipping Sparrow contrasts on a bright backdrop of green from the woods
    Chipping Sparrow On Green.jpg
  • Tufted in Lavender.jpg
  • Chipper Morning Titmouse.jpg
  • A Female Northern Cardinal On A Tree Perch. This friendly gal held her spot long enough for me to swap lenses and fire off a few shots. I swear she wanted to pose for me!
    Pretty Lady On A Perch.jpg
  • A goldfinch soaks up some harsh afternoon light on his little perch in the trees
    Sunny Goldfinch.jpg
  • A bluebird perched in the trees
    Bluebird in tree.jpg
  • April showers bring pink flowers
    April Showers - Pink Flowers.jpg
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  • New buds form on the branches weighted down from the rain showers
    Best of a Dreary Day.jpg
  • Another lovely winter home framed by a jungle of white branches
    fritz.jpg
  • Both black and white rhinoceroses are actually gray. They are different not in color but in lip shape. The black rhino has a pointed upper lip, while its white relative has a squared lip. The difference in lip shape is related to the animals' diets. Black rhinos are browsers that get most of their sustenance from eating trees and bushes. They use their lips to pluck leaves and fruit from the branches. White rhinos graze on grasses, walking with their enormous heads and squared lips lowered to the ground.<br />
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The black rhinoceros or hook-lipped rhinoceros is a species of rhinoceros, native to eastern and central Africa including Kenya, Tanzania, Cameroon, South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Angola. <br />
Black rhinos boast two horns, the foremost more prominent than the other. Rhino horns grow as much as three inches (eight centimeters) a year, and have been known to grow up to five feet (one and a half meters) long. Females use their horns to protect their young, while males use them to battle attackers.
    Lurching Rhino.jpg
  • The active little Downy Woodpecker is a familiar sight at backyard feeders and in parks and woodlots, where it joins flocks of chickadees and nuthatches, barely outsizing them. An often acrobatic forager, this black-and-white woodpecker is at home on tiny branches or balancing on slender plant galls, sycamore seed balls, and suet feeders.
    Monday Morning Downy.jpg
  • The East African Crowned Crane (Grey Crowned Crane) gets its name from the distinctive golden crown of feathers on its head. The Grey Crowned Crane is a bird in the crane family Gruidae. It occurs in dry savannah in Africa south of the Sahara, although it nests in somewhat wetter habitats.They can also be found in marshes. This photo was taken at the Saint Louis Zoo<br />
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This species and the closely related Black Crowned Crane are the only cranes that can roost in trees, because of a long hind toe that can grasp branches. This habit, amongst other things, is a reason why the relatively small Balearica cranes are believed to closely resemble the ancestral members of the Gruidae.<br />
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The body of the Grey Crowned Crane is mainly gray. The wings are predominantly white, but contain feathers with colors ranging from white to brown to gold. The head is topped with a crown of stiff golden feathers. Cheek patches are white, and a red gular sack is present under the chin. The gular sack is similar to a wattle, except that it can be inflated. Legs and toes are black. The bill is short and dark gray. <br />
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West African crowned cranes are monogamous birds that form pairs for life. Pairs can be seen together even in the middle of a large flock, which suggests an exceptionally strong pair bond. Adult cranes reinforce their pair bond by dancing for and with each other. They perform ritualistic dance displays that include bows, leaps, runs, wing flapping, short flights, jerky bouncing, running, and stick tossing. Cranes of all ages dance. Among younger birds, dancing may serve to reduce aggression with other cranes, provide physical exercise, and possibly relieve anxiety.
    Crowned Crane Consistency.jpg
  • A Black-crowned Night Heron in Green Waters. The Black-crowned Night Heron, commonly abbreviated to just Night Heron in Eurasia, is a medium-sized heron found throughout a large part of the world, except in the coldest regions and Australasia. Black-crowned Night-Herons are stocky birds compared to many of their long-limbed heron relatives. They're most active at night or at dusk, when you may see their ghostly forms flapping out from daytime roosts to forage in wetlands. In the light of day adults are striking in gray-and-black plumage and long white head plumes. These social birds breed in colonies of stick nests usually built over water. They live in fresh, salt, and brackish wetlands and are the most widespread heron in the world. <br />
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Black-crowned Night-Herons often spend their days perched on tree limbs or concealed among foliage and branches. They forage in the evening and at night, in water, on mudflats, and on land. In flight they fold their head back against their shoulders, almost making the neck disappear.<br />
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These are social birds that tend to roost and nest in groups, although they typically forage on their own. Look for them in most wetland habitats across North America, including estuaries, marshes, streams, lakes, and reservoirs.
    Black-crowned Night Heron 2.jpg
  • A Winter Wonderland framed by snow covered branches on a cold snowy day
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  • The Wood Duck or Carolina Duck is a species of duck found in North America. It is one of the most colourful North American waterfowl. Males are iridescent chestnut and green, with ornate patterns on nearly every feather; the elegant females have a distinctive profile and delicate white pattern around the eye. These birds live in wooded swamps, where they nest in holes in trees or in nest boxes put up around lake margins. They are one of the few duck species equipped with strong claws that can grip bark and perch on branches.<br />
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In good light, males have a glossy green head cut with white stripes, a chestnut breast and buffy sides. In low or harsh light, they'll look dark overall with paler sides. Females are gray-brown with white-speckled breast. In eclipse plumage (late summer), males lose their pale sides and bold stripes, but retain their bright eye and bill.<br />
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Wood ducks breed across most of the central and eastern United States, southeastern Canada and along the Pacific coast from California to British Columbia. The highest breeding densities occur in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley. In recent decades, the breeding range has expanded westward into the Great Plains region following development of wooded riparian corridors. Wood ducks prefer riparian habitats, wooded swamps and freshwater marshes.
    Wood Duck Flap.jpg
  • A Male Finch perched atop a sunny bokeh backed branch
    Male House Finch Branch on Green.jpg
  • Mr. Purple Finch Perched On A Branch Contrasts Against The Summer Green Foliage From Behind
    Male P-Finch Long.jpg
  • A Red Male House Finch on a spring blooming tree branch with pink and purple blossoms.
    Red Male House Finch-E.jpg
  • Bursting with black, white, and rose-red, male Rose-breasted Grosbeaks are like an exclamation mark at your bird feeder or in your binoculars
    Male Rose-Breasted Grosbeak On Branc...jpg
  • A Tufted Titmouse Up Close and Personal
    Tufty Strikes A Pose on Branch.jpg
  • Female Cowbird on Branch.jpg
  • Tiny pink and white florets on the tree
    Poppin Blossom Branch.jpg
  • A Female House Sparrow hidden through the vibrant green leaves in a tree.
    Female Perched on Branch.jpg
  • Brewer’s Blackbird on Branch.jpg
  • Nuthatch Branch Pose.jpg
  • Blue Jay On Branch.jpg
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  • Blue Jay On Branch 2.jpg
  • Male Northern Cardinal - Evening Bra...jpg
  • Yellow-Crowned Night Heron chillaxing up on a branch.
    Yellow-crowned Night Heron.jpg
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