I am in awe of the experienced birders. They can identify and count birds a mile off before I can focus on a single one of them. If they hear a couple of notes, they don't even have to see the bird. I don't share this ability. I have four different bird books and still can't positively identify some of the birds that I photograph.
I'm also not sure what kind of Warbler this is
This little bird is some kind of Flycatcher.
The Common Grackels were beautiful - their iridescence reflected
in the sunlight.
This may be a Great-tailed Grackle.
A Red-headed Woodpecker seemed to appreciate all of the
extra dead wood this year.
The advantage of being the first to arrive at the wetlands
is that you get to see a scene like this.
A pair of Great Blue Herons and a Wood Duck.
