Some Random Images to share

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This next set is kinda of Funny. We have a Purple Martin Sanctuary in the state park near me and every year the Martins fly in for the summer, raise chicks and migrate south again at summers End. The chicks have left the nest and the parents are currently teaching them how to hunt. This particular set of chicks is waiting on their parents to bring them food. One does... and its a huge Dragon Fly!

Purple Martin (Progne subis) by Al Sabetta, on Flickr


Purple Martin (Progne subis) by Al Sabetta, on Flickr


Juvenile Purple Martin (Progne subis) by Al Sabetta, on Flickr


Juvenile Purple Martin (Progne subis) by Al Sabetta, on Flickr


Juvenile Purple Martin (Progne subis) by Al Sabetta, on Flickr


Juvenile Purple Martin (Progne subis) by Al Sabetta, on Flickr


Juvenile Purple Martin (Progne subis) by Al Sabetta, on Flickr


OH NO!! ...My Breakfast!! by Al Sabetta, on Flickr


Apparently martin Parents have trouble getting their kids to eat certain foods just like human parents.

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Sometimes a picture is just steps away from your home..

Tonight between me and the chickens, Trouble!

Strange patch of Grass by Al Sabetta, on Flickr

Caution Trouble Ahead by Al Sabetta, on Flickr

Generally I make a policy to give this critter a wide berth

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Went to the beach for sunset the day before yesterday and it was a bust... sunset was beautiful but there was a hatch of biting flies... everyone on the beach had their legs wrapped in blankets to prevent the flies from biting ankles. We decided to ditch the beach and drive around the park... took a few shots as the light faded.

European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Pool party! by Al Sabetta, on Flickr


White-rumped sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis)????

Making Its Mark by Al Sabetta, on Flickr


Lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)

Calm waters by Al Sabetta, on Flickr


Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) Tiny little birds as adults the size of a baby Chicken.

Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) by Al Sabetta, on Flickr

Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) by Al Sabetta, on Flickr

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Heres a Cool one...

I posted a series a short while back of a grey Treefrog ..

Dryophytes versicolor aka Hyla versicolor

Gray Tree Frog (Dryophytes versicolor aka Hyla versicolor) by Al Sabetta, on Flickr


Today I found it blending in with my tall grasses..

Same species.. using Green Cammo

Grey Tree Frog (Dryophytes versicolor aka Hyla versicolor) by Al Sabetta, on Flickr

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More random images

Semi Palmated Plover

Semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) by Al Sabetta, on Flickr

Semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus), with Dunnlin by Al Sabetta, on Flickr

Be one with The Rock by Al Sabetta, on Flickr

Semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) by Al Sabetta, on Flickr



Juvenile Northern Mocking Bird

Northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Juvenile by Al Sabetta, on Flickr

Adult Northern Mockingbird

Northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Adult by Al Sabetta, on Flickr

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Normally when I am out and about at my favorite park, I rarely run into other bird watcher photographers. However, I can always tell when someone posts a rare bird alert on ebird....

_AJS9549 by Al Sabetta, on Flickr

They just come out of the woodwork when that happens... This time it was for a group of 5 migrating Whimbrel that stopped by to refuel.

Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) by Al Sabetta, on Flickr

Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) by Al Sabetta, on Flickr

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Sometimes a birds internal clock gets all messed up and they do things they normally wouldn't.. Like Build nests at the wrong time of year.


Osprey with a bad Biological Clock by Al Sabetta, on Flickr


Saw this Osprey Building a nest, in SEPTEMBER. Definitely not going to raising anymore chicks this season. Most of its kin have already migrated south for the winter.

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Gray catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)

Every year I look forward to when our Cat birds return from their winter migration and I miss them when depart in the fall. They are fueling up now for the trip south.



Gray catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) by Al Sabetta, on Flickr

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Big fan of Killdeer.... they can be entertaining to watch...

hide and seek?

Eye See you! by Al Sabetta, on Flickr


Serious Feather Head..

Serious Feather head by Al Sabetta, on Flickr

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There are so many cool birds out there and though its neat to see rare ones... I get just as much pleasure out seeing our more common plain ones... like this Savannha sparrow..


Savannah sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) by Al Sabetta, on Flickr

I can always count on them to come out of the bushes and check out what I am doing.

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