Birds Eyes And Butterflies » Birds http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com Laura Meyers Visually Speaking Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:38:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Copyright © Birds Eyes And Butterflies 2010 laurameyers@pobox.com (Birds Eyes And Butterflies) laurameyers@pobox.com (Birds Eyes And Butterflies) 1440 http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg Birds Eyes And Butterflies http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com 144 144 Laura Meyers Visually Speaking Birds Eyes And Butterflies Birds Eyes And Butterflies laurameyers@pobox.com no no Gull in Flight http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/gull_in_flight http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/gull_in_flight#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:36:59 +0000 Laura Meyers http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/?p=1987 Gull in flight
The picture of this Gull in flight was taken at the Stuyvesant Cove on the East River in New York City. The picture of this Gull in flight was taken with the CANON EOS 7D and the CANON 100-400 lens.

]]> http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/gull_in_flight/feed 0 Northern Pintail Male http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/northern-pintail-male http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/northern-pintail-male#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:05:01 +0000 Laura Meyers http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/?p=1983 Northern Pintail

The picture of this male Northern Pintail was taken at the Edwin B. Forsythe Wildlife Refuge in New Jersey. The picture of this was taken with the CANON EOS 7D and the CANON 100-400 len

I have been wanted to get a picture of this beautiful duck for a really long time. I was not disappointed.

]]> http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/northern-pintail-male/feed 0 Double-crested Cormorant Immature http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/double-crested-cormorant-immature-2 http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/double-crested-cormorant-immature-2#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:54:22 +0000 Laura Meyers http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/?p=1979 Double-crested Cormorant immature
The picture of this immature Double-crested Cormorant was taken on Ft Myers Beach Florida.

]]> http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/double-crested-cormorant-immature-2/feed 0 Mallard Duck in Flight http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/mallard-duck-in-flight http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/mallard-duck-in-flight#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:22:45 +0000 Laura Meyers http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/?p=1975 Mallard Duck in flight
The picture of this Mallard Duck in flight was taken in the Bronx, New York. The picture of this Mallard Duck in Flight was taken with the CANON EOS 7D and the CANON 100-400 lens.
I used an artistic filter in Adobe Photoshop to enhance the incredible wing patterns captured in this photo.

]]> http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/mallard-duck-in-flight/feed 0 Common Merganser http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/common-merganser http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/common-merganser#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:29:28 +0000 Laura Meyers http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/?p=1972 Common Merganser Female
The picture of this female Common Merganser was taken in the Bronx, New York. The picture of this Common Merganser was taken with the CANON EOS 7D and the CANON 100-400 lens.
I noticed that the Herring Gulls were hanging around the Common Mergansers in the East River. It seems that the gulls like to steal the fish caught by the Mergansers.

]]> http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/common-merganser/feed 0 Brants in flight http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/brants-in-flight http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/brants-in-flight#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:39:38 +0000 Laura Meyers http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/?p=1968 Brants in flight
The picture of these Brants in flight was taken at Jones Beach State Park.
The picture of these Brants in flight was taken with the CANON EOS 7D and the CANON 100-400 lens. There must have been at least 5000 Brants at Jones Beach on Saturday. And there were a bunch on hunters, because we kept hearing gunshots nearby which kept the birds in flight for the hour we were watching.

]]> http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/brants-in-flight/feed 0 Tricolored Heron http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/tricolored-heron http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/tricolored-heron#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:09:11 +0000 Laura Meyers http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/?p=1966 Tricolored Heron
The picture of this Tricolored Heron was taken on Ft Myers Beach in Florida. The picture of this Tricolored was taken with the CANON EOS 7D and the CANON 100-400 lens.

]]> http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/tricolored-heron/feed 0 Rusty Blackbird http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/rusty-blackbird-2 http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/rusty-blackbird-2#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:10:25 +0000 Laura Meyers http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/?p=1961 Rusty Blackbid

The picture of this female Rusty Blackbird was taken at the New York Botanical Garden. The picture of this Rusty Blackbird was taken with the CANON EOS 7D and the CANON 100-400 lens.

Rusty Blackbirds have declined significantly in recent decades and the reasons are unclear.

]]> http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/rusty-blackbird-2/feed 2 Ringed-bill Gull in flight http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/ringed-bill-gull-in-flight http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/ringed-bill-gull-in-flight#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:10:29 +0000 Laura Meyers http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/?p=1956 Ringed-bill Gull in flight

The picture of this Ringed-bill Gull in flight was taken at Stuyvesant Cove on the East River in New York City. The picture of this Ringed-bill Gull in flight was taken with the CANON EOS 7D and the CANON 100-400 lens.

]]> http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/ringed-bill-gull-in-flight/feed 0 Gull in flight http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/gull-in-flight http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/gull-in-flight#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:09:39 +0000 Laura Meyers http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/?p=1954 Gull in flight

The picture of this Gull in flight was taken at Stuyvesant Cove on the East River in New York City.
The picture of this Gull in flight was taken with the CANON EOS 7D and the CANON 100-400 lens.

]]> http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/gull-in-flight/feed 0 Black Skimmers in flight http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/black-skimmers-in-flight http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/black-skimmers-in-flight#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:54:47 +0000 Laura Meyers http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/?p=1950 Black Skimmers in flight

The picture of these Black Skimmers in flight was taken at Bunche Beach in Florida. The picture of these Black Skimmers was taken with the CANON EOS 7D and the CANON 100-400 lens.

]]> http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/black-skimmers-in-flight/feed 0 Black-bellied Plover http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/black-bellied-plover http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/black-bellied-plover#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:29:52 +0000 Laura Meyers http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/?p=1946 black-bellied_plover_fmb_8822

The picture of this Black-bellied Plover was taken on Ft Myers Beach Florida. The picture of this Black-bellied Plover was taken with the CANON EOS 7D and the CANON 100-400 lens.

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The picture of these two Black Vultures was taken at the CREW Bird Rookery in Florida. The picture of these Black Vultures was taken with the CANON EOS 7D and the CANON 100-400 lens.
Male and female Black Vultures are identical. There is no external way to differentiate them. Black Vultures are strongly monogamous and they both tend to the nest. So these are two adult Black Vultures that I want to say are a pair and claim that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.

]]> http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/black-vultures-2/feed 0 Black Vultures http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/black-vultures http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/black-vultures#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:07:06 +0000 Laura Meyers http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/?p=1930 Black Vultures

The picture of these two Black Vultures was taken at the CREW Bird Rookery in Florida. The picture of these Black Vultures was taken with the CANON EOS 7D and the CANON 100-400 lens.

I find Black Vultures facinating. There is a timeless quality about them. There were about fifty of them at this particular spot going about their “normal” routine. A racoon popped out of the woods and a group of about ten Black Vultures terrified and it scurried quickly back from where it came.

]]> http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/black-vultures/feed 0 Sandwich Tern http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/sandwich-tern http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/sandwich-tern#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:12:18 +0000 Laura Meyers http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/?p=1927 Sandwich Tern

The picture of this Sandwich Tern was taken on Ft Myers Beach Florida. The picture of this Sandwich Tern was taken with the CANON EOS 7D and the CANON 100-400 lens.

]]> http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/sandwich-tern/feed 0 Brown Pelican Juvenile http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/brown-pelican-juvenile http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/brown-pelican-juvenile#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:04:06 +0000 Laura Meyers http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/?p=1923 Brown Pelican

The picture of this Juvenile Brown Pelican was taken on Ft Myers Beach Florida. The picture of this Brown Pelican Juvenile was taken with the CANON EOS 7D and the CANON 100-400 lens.

]]> http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/brown-pelican-juvenile/feed 0 Reddish Egret http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/reddish-egret http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/reddish-egret#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:59:47 +0000 Laura Meyers http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/?p=1917 Reddish Egret

The picture of this Reddish Egret was taken at Ft Myers Beach Florida Little Estero Island Critical Wildlife Area.
The picture of this Reddish Egret was taken with the CANON EOS 7D and the CANON 100-400 lens.

]]> http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/reddish-egret/feed 0 Semipalmated Plover http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/semipalmated-plover-3 http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/semipalmated-plover-3#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:59:07 +0000 Laura Meyers http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/?p=1913 Semipalmated Plover

The picture of this Semipalmated Plover was taken on Ft. Myers Beach, Florida. The picture of this Semipalmated Plover was taken with the CANON EOS7D with the CANON 100-400mm Lens.

]]> http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/semipalmated-plover-3/feed 0 Wood Stork http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/wood-stork-2 http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/wood-stork-2#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:46:04 +0000 Laura Meyers http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/?p=1907 Wood Stork
The picture of this Wood Stork was taken at the Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge in Sanibel Florida. The picture of this Wood Stork was taken with the CANON EOS 7D and the CANON 100-400 lens.

]]> http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/wood-stork-2/feed 1 Double-crested Cormorant http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/double-crested-cormorant-3 http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/double-crested-cormorant-3#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:02:37 +0000 Laura Meyers http://www.birdseyesandbutterflies.com/?p=1901 Double-crested Cormorant
The picture of this Double-crested Cormorant was taken at the Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge in Sanibel Florida. The picture of this was taken with the CANON EOS 7D and the CANON 100-400 lens.

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