A few days ago, first thing in the morning, I got yard bird #75: Olive-sided Flycatcher. It was far away, but I count any bird I can see or hear from my yard as a yard bird. I was fortunate the bird didn't fly off while I hurried to grab my camera. I little while later, I saw an eBird notification of a nearby rare Ruddy Turnstone. These birds are pretty rare here on the coast, where they are normally found, and even more infrequent inland here. I got a chance to go looking for it in the early evening, and again I was luckily able to easily find and photograph the bird. A great and easy lifer! Even while being somewhat careful with the shutter button, I shot over 1,500 frames of the bird! It took a lot of work to go through them all to pick out the best ones. None of the photos came out super sharp, and the background/environment in the photos isn't terribly photogenic, but it was terrific to get a chance to see and photograph this cooperative bird.
Aside from the yard bird and lifer, I also got some good looks at some Blue-winged Teal and perhaps my best ever shots of a Killdeer. A pretty good bird day!
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My "birds in review" collages can be found here.
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6:34AM Saturday May 10, 2025
Olive-sided Flycatcher
6:35AM Saturday May 10, 2025
Olive-sided Flycatcher
6:35AM Saturday May 10, 2025
Olive-sided Flycatcher
4:29PM Saturday May 10, 2025
Blue-winged Teal
4:29PM Saturday May 10, 2025
Blue-winged Teal
4:29PM Saturday May 10, 2025
Northern Pintail, Blue-winged Teal
4:29PM Saturday May 10, 2025
Northern Pintail, Blue-winged Teal
4:29PM Saturday May 10, 2025
Northern Pintail, Blue-winged Teal
4:43PM Saturday May 10, 2025
Blue-winged Teal
4:43PM Saturday May 10, 2025
Blue-winged Teal
4:48PM Saturday May 10, 2025
Blue-winged Teal
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Blue-winged Teal
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Blue-winged Teal
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Blue-winged Teal
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Blue-winged Teal
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Blue-winged Teal
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Blue-winged Teal
5:01PM Saturday May 10, 2025
Ruddy Turnstone
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Ruddy Turnstone
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Ruddy Turnstone
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Ruddy Turnstone
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Ruddy Turnstone
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Ruddy Turnstone
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Ruddy Turnstone
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Ruddy Turnstone
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Ruddy Turnstone
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Ruddy Turnstone
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Ruddy Turnstone
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Ruddy Turnstone
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Ruddy Turnstone
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Ruddy Turnstone
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Ruddy Turnstone
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Ruddy Turnstone
5:09PM Saturday May 10, 2025
Killdeer, Ruddy Turnstone
5:10PM Saturday May 10, 2025
Killdeer
5:10PM Saturday May 10, 2025
Killdeer
5:10PM Saturday May 10, 2025
Killdeer
5:10PM Saturday May 10, 2025
Killdeer
5:11PM Saturday May 10, 2025
Semipalmated Plover, Western Sandpiper
5:15PM Saturday May 10, 2025
Ruddy Turnstone
5:15PM Saturday May 10, 2025
Ruddy Turnstone
5:16PM Saturday May 10, 2025
Ruddy Turnstone
5:16PM Saturday May 10, 2025
Ruddy Turnstone
5:33PM Saturday May 10, 2025
Turkey Vulture
5:33PM Saturday May 10, 2025
Turkey Vulture
5:33PM Saturday May 10, 2025
Turkey Vulture
5:33PM Saturday May 10, 2025
Turkey Vulture
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