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Pato Pico Anillado (Aythya collaris)Observ.
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Ring-necked Duck female is in foreground. Cinnamon Teal male behind
Two styles of foraging for aquatic plant material and crawfish side by side - diving and dabbling
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Búho Cara Canela (Asio otus)Observ.
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nestlings - no adult in nest
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Sinsonte Norteño (Mimus polyglottos)Observ.
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probably a male - is singing dawn to dusk with breaks, remarkable range of sounds
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Búho Cornudo (Bubo virginianus)Observ.
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these three were branching last Friday. All were high in the nest tree, in the foliage near the nest. The two in the first photo (one shy, on the right, and the other not so much on the left) are both about the same size and shared a branch. The bird in the second photo, perched on its own about 10 feet from the two in the first photo, is noticeably larger
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Búho Cara Canela (Asio otus)Observ.
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adult female in alert posture - note all four nestlings tucked under her wing
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Ganso Canadiense Mayor (Branta canadensis)Observ.
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these two the pond area a few times but did not land without landing
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Mariposa Vanesa Pintada (Vanessa cardui)Observ.
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on Black Locust
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Búho Cornudo (Bubo virginianus)Observ.
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this is the same fledgling as in my observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/208359276
It is perched in a pine tree near where it spent the last two days in a willow tree.
this is its 8th day out of the nest
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Búho Cornudo (Bubo virginianus)Observ.
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this adult is perched in a sycamore tree in a position equidistant from the nest and the perch nearby of the first of the brood to fledge successfully (see following observation)
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Pato Norteño (Anas platyrhynchos)Observ.
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the two ducklings in the second photo are the same two as with the hen in the other photos
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Búho Cornudo (Bubo virginianus)Observ.
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this is the same fledgling as in my observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/208183426
This is now its seventh day out of the nest and second day in this willow tree.
the first photo was taken into the early sun, the other two the opposite way - the reason for the difference in sky color
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Búho Cara Canela (Asio otus)Observ.
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all the occupants of the nest
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Búho Cornudo (Bubo virginianus)Observ.
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this is the fledgling owl in my earlier observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/207691082 . Now six days since it left the nest here it is perched in a willow tree about 100 yards west of the nest tree.
I am told that there are now only four young remaining from this brood including this bird. A non-birder reported seeing a nestling fall to the ground and get taken by "a hawk" a few days before this bird left the nest.
4/22 this information has turned out to be incorrect - 4 nestlings were observed in the nest by two experienced birders on 4/16, so including this bird the brood size remains at 5.
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Ganso Canadiense Mayor (Branta canadensis)Observ.
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One of the goslings showing its large webbed feet and sturdy legs. Even the youngest goslings are capable swimmers
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Ganso Canadiense Mayor (Branta canadensis)Observ.
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photo 1 - a heap of goslings resting - a small part of a multiple-brood group with a number of adults to keep watch and defend. A nursery situation, safety in numbers.
photo 2 - a wider view showing the end of the nursery group where photo 1 was taken. My estimate is 80-100 goslings in the whole group, and there were 16 adults. there is a band on the left leg of the adult on the right.
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María Mulata (Quiscalus mexicanus)Observ.
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probing i the cracks of the bark for food items