September 2024 Birds And…

September 5, 2024 Hal
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Hi, there! In the past I’ve posted thousands of bird portraits and snapshots – but not all I’ve captured. You can check them out in my 5 bird galleries on the menu and my monthly blog posts at the bottom of each page.

Going forward I’m probably going to be more selective. I have thousands of images of birds (and butterflies) native to my area in Missouri. So, I’ll probably focus more on migration and summer residents. But, who knows… for now I hope you enjoy the thousands of bird, butterfly, and landscape images I posted. Late summer and early fall aren’t great times in my backyard for birds. Besides permanent residents about all I have is hummingbirds and goldfinches feasting on our zinnias. I’m hoping some migrants show up on their way South.

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𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧,𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞,𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐇𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬,𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐭, 𝐒𝐨𝐧. 𝐍𝐨...

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Recently while sitting out by our garden where I photograph summer birds I sat memorized by the playful activity of several goldfinches. The late after light and the various shadows and textures of the foreground and background made the images you see below.

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