NevadaWolf , 2 months ago to random Some of the 32 species I saw today as I was driving around this morning. It was a beautiful day after the rain storm yesterday and it seemed the birds were out enjoying the cool spring morning under the bright sun. #SLineReservoir #StillwaterNWR #LahontanValley #ChurchillCounty #Nevada #Birds #Birding #BirdWatching #Wildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #EaredGrebe #SnowyEgret #AmericanAvocet #TurkeyVulture A snowy egret peers down into a shallow pond, its bright white body lifted above the rippled water. The long neck is tucked back against it's shoulders, brilliant yellow eye gazing down long a long thin black beak. The rippled water causes the bright reflection to distort just slightly. An American avocet hunts along the edge of a shallow lake. The black and white striped body of the bird is angled downward, its rust red head and neck focused on the muddy bottom of the lake, long curved black beak ready to snatch whatever it sees. The water is clear and shallow enough that the tracks of its hunt are visible, including where it circled around in a spiral as it went after some prey. A large dark turkey vulture perches on the end of a grey power line support. It's wings are spread to soak in the morning sun, revealing the light grey/white underside. It's bald red head and white tipped beak are visible as it preens it's chest. A clear blue sky fills the background.
Some of the 32 species I saw today as I was driving around this morning. It was a beautiful day after the rain storm yesterday and it seemed the birds were out enjoying the cool spring morning under the bright sun.
#SLineReservoir #StillwaterNWR #LahontanValley #ChurchillCounty #Nevada #Birds #Birding #BirdWatching #Wildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #EaredGrebe #SnowyEgret #AmericanAvocet #TurkeyVulture
A snowy egret peers down into a shallow pond, its bright white body lifted above the rippled water. The long neck is tucked back against it's shoulders, brilliant yellow eye gazing down long a long thin black beak. The rippled water causes the bright reflection to distort just slightly. An American avocet hunts along the edge of a shallow lake. The black and white striped body of the bird is angled downward, its rust red head and neck focused on the muddy bottom of the lake, long curved black beak ready to snatch whatever it sees. The water is clear and shallow enough that the tracks of its hunt are visible, including where it circled around in a spiral as it went after some prey. A large dark turkey vulture perches on the end of a grey power line support. It's wings are spread to soak in the morning sun, revealing the light grey/white underside. It's bald red head and white tipped beak are visible as it preens it's chest. A clear blue sky fills the background.