This is not a technically good photo, but I was impressed with the appetite of this Great Blue Heron. In a span of about 15 minutes, I saw him catch and eat 4 of these large shad. I imagine these fish are alive when swallowed and it can’t be fun having them flopping around in your stomach.
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)…
November 19, 2011
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Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)…
November 12, 2011
Animals, Birds flicker, northern, oolagah lake, photography, woodpecker 1 Comment
There are over 100 common names for the Northern Flicker. Among them are: Yellowhammer, clape, gaffer woodpecker, harry-wicket, heigh-ho, wake-up, walk-up, wick-up, yarrup, and gawker bird. Many of these names are attempts at imitating some of its calls. This female was pecking around on a tree, but flickers are the only woodpeckers that frequently feed on the ground”, probing with their beak. Ants alone can make up 45% of their diet. They produce an antacid that lets them deal with the high acidity of ants.
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)…
November 2, 2011
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Northern Shoveler…
October 5, 2011
Gobbler…
September 4, 2011
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American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)…
July 28, 2011
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Darth Swallowtail…
June 28, 2011
Uncategorized Butterfly, Nowata, oolagah lake, swallowtail 2 Comments