This mother is likely the same one to nest in the same giant oak tree the previous year and that year she had 3 owlets to raise. Lots of food was needed and that meant lots of rats. Apparently that included restaurant garbage rats that had been poisoned and all 3 owlets died. This year they had one owlet and from the grapevine I heard a predator took this one within a week of my visit. Just shows how difficult it can be to raise young owlets to maturity especially in areas where 'man' has a bigger footprint.
Tags: great horned owl great horned owlet Florida
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Middle Georgia. I was shooting with a client this day and one of his asks was this species with purple flowers. I'm glad it worked out. We spent relatively little time with this bird and had him singing on a redbud and an ornamental white flowering cherry too. We didn't try any of that until I found this bird quickly and easily took a fallen and slightly raised horizontal tree and scooted along it in nuthatch fashion as one might expect of this species. The bird is perched on a limb of that tree that is closest to the ground. The purple flowers were placed in their pots directly behind this perch. Very little playback was used but how it was used is the key or this would never be possible. Playback is so misunderstood and so often improperly used and overused. Such a beautiful species and an early arrival to middle Georgia.
Tags: georgia black-and-white warbler Spring purple flowers
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Went down to middle Georgia yesterday and met up with a friend unexpectedly there. Lots of this species singing. Redbuds are in bloom too! Been very busy with a lot of things and away from most social media. Hope to catch up soon!
Tags: yellow-throated warbler flowering red bud georgia
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This Azalea is in bloom in June in the same Georgia mountain area that this species breeds. You can tell this is a late breeding season image from the beak coloring. The mandible has already begun to lighten in color. Very few of this species can still be found singing this time of the season in Georgia increasing the difficulty of achieving this image.
Tags: blackburnian warbler Flame Azalea Azalea Native Azalea georgia mountain breeder georgia mountains
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Florida. I am keeping with the white Florida bird theme a bit longer.
Tags: juvenile little blue heron little blue heron Florida fort desoto park heron
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