Until I attempted to photograph them, I never appreciated how much of a bird's time is spent doing un-photogenic things, and in general, not facing in the direction of one's camera!White-tailed Kite
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There’s an Anna’s hummingbird with a territorial perch visible and imminently photographable from my back yard, but he is ALWAYS facing away from me.Until I attempted to photograph them, I never appreciated how much of a bird's time is spent doing un-photogenic things, and in general, not facing in the direction of one's camera!
What a fierce visage! Would love to see one someday...White-tailed Kite
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Would love to see a Scrub Jay one day.Another Scrub Jay - I was shooting this shot from 10 feet away and it was like the bird was asking “what are you looking at?”.
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Ruddy Turnstone
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Beautiful shot - the Kestrel is one of my favorite birds.