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Gallery 4: Other Birds (click to enlarge)

A brown-striped female Red-Winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) looks back at the photographer as it spreads its wings and literally takes a flying leap off a plant.

© C.A. Mullhaupt

A male American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) in full breeding finery surveying his domain from a coneflower (Rudbeckia) on an overcast day.

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A Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) looking like a pterodactyl as the light catches its eye. The hole in its beak is a nostril, not an injury.

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A male American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) gets a firm grip to eat part of a Cup Plant.

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A Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) after catching a meal.

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A Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) tucking its head in its feathers to take a nap after preening--still keeping an eye out!

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A mated pair of Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) with three cygnets (and a friendly duck).

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A mated pair of Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) overwintering.

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Several bees and a male American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) enjoy different parts of a Cup Plant.

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A Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) rests on a branch.

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A Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) preens its feathers with its bill before settling down for a nap.

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A male American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) feeds on a Cup Plant while keeping a keen eye on the photographer.

(2022 Audubon Photography Awards Plants for Birds Gallery: https://www.audubon.org/news/these-stellar-photos-show-special-link-between-birds-and-native-plants)

© C.A. Mullhaupt

A male Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) shows why they are so effective at catching flying insects on the wing. If you look closely you can see tooth-like ridges that help them swallow the bugs as they fly with their mouth open just like this.

© C.A. Mullhaupt

A female American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) feeds on a Cup Plant at summer's end.

© C.A. Mullhaupt

A mourning dove fluffing its feathers that look like smoke.

A male Red-Winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) surveys his territory by a marsh.

© C.A. Mullhaupt

Three American Crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) gather on a light post against the morning sun.

© 2023 by C. A. Mullhaupt.

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