FOR WORLD BIRD WEDNESDAY. Thank you Springman!
It was an ordinary week at the Canal Cottage. We had some fun time with friends and some routine days. No big nature excursions, no purposeful bird watching. But we don't have to look very hard around here to find birds that still seem exotic to us.
We spied this whole flock of Ibis from our boat -- just busy eating in an ordinary yard we passed by. They acted sort of like a flock of chickens.
Ibis are almost an urban bird here and we see them quite often, but never this many in one place. Don't know what was so special about this lawn (there weren't any birds at all in the neighboring yards).
On a short stop later in the week we spotted this handsome fellow:
The yellow-crowned night heron, was taking a boardwalk stroll with his shadow (in broad daylight obviously).
This isn't a crop, I just got up close enough to get a better picture of his pretty face (and not much else).
On the same day, we saw this not-so- handsome fellow:
Step lively down below -- this vulture is looking for dinner... if you don't move, it might be you!
Wonderful images of all your beautiful birds.. the big guy looks a bit mean xx
Posted by: Andrew | January 24, 2012 at 02:14 PM
Great series!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
Posted by: Boom & Gary | January 24, 2012 at 02:45 PM
Thanks for a very interesting bird post.
Posted by: LaVoice | January 24, 2012 at 02:57 PM
Love that little heron's shadow!
That vulture looks like a gargoyle sitting there. It looks like you were awfully close.
Posted by: Carletta | January 24, 2012 at 03:54 PM
Nice to be at a place where you can see so many different birds. Great photos.
Posted by: Mick | January 24, 2012 at 03:56 PM
Hi Sallie, Wonderful birds! Very cool to see a flock of Ibis. And I love the Yellow Crowned Night Heron. Awesome photos and a cool closeup of the vulture.
Posted by: eileen | January 24, 2012 at 04:11 PM
These are awesome, sallie! the night heron is gorgeous!
Posted by: texwisgirl | January 24, 2012 at 04:14 PM
beautiful photographs; never seen the vulture so close; great photos
Posted by: Carole M. | January 24, 2012 at 06:54 PM
How funny - that vulture gave me a start! So may exotic birds in your neighborhood, Sallie. (Exotic to me, that is.)
Posted by: Barb | January 24, 2012 at 07:27 PM
Oh, my, they are all so different from the birds we see around here. I suppose our grackles and doves might seem exotic to someone else, though. I always like traveling along with you!
Posted by: Clair Z. | January 24, 2012 at 07:27 PM
Dangit - and YOU are amazed by MY birds?
:D
I would love to see these guys - all of them!
wow!
Posted by: Nicole | January 24, 2012 at 09:48 PM
The birds looks so "comfy" at home in the backyard.
Posted by: Ebie | January 24, 2012 at 09:50 PM
Lovely shots and detail about the birds and your life. You live in a Photographer's world!!!
Posted by: Hazel | January 24, 2012 at 11:37 PM
haha! Next to the heron, that vulture doesn't stand a chance in the beauty department!
Posted by: heyBJK | January 25, 2012 at 01:08 AM
Hi - thats a great set of lawn birds!
Cheers - Stewart M
Posted by: Stewart M - Australia | January 25, 2012 at 01:30 AM
Eeeew he's proper ugly that vulture. I like the heron's hairdo.
Posted by: diane | January 25, 2012 at 04:02 AM
I love them all but the night heron is my favourite:)
Posted by: joo | January 25, 2012 at 08:56 AM
These are all fantastic. The yellow crowned night heron is quite the dude.
Posted by: Carver | January 25, 2012 at 03:35 PM
Great images Sallie! That portrait of the Yellow-crowned Night-Heron is awesome but my favorite is the Black Vulture! Very cool!
Posted by: Larry Jordan | January 25, 2012 at 08:09 PM
It looks like a flock of young birds grazing, they often stick together.
Love the vulture with a face only a mother could love.
Posted by: Arija | January 25, 2012 at 08:51 PM
I love birds, so, I would be in paradise where you are, Sallie. That night heron is quite the poser.
Posted by: Penny | January 26, 2012 at 08:03 AM
Nice collection Sallie! These are some big birds too, wonderful to see. I am getting the bug to come to Florida!
Posted by: springman | January 26, 2012 at 08:32 AM
Love that Vulture shot!
Posted by: Pat | January 26, 2012 at 02:26 PM
I love your captures of what looks to be an ordinary day there where you live!phyllis in Pa
Posted by: phyllis oller | January 26, 2012 at 03:09 PM
Curious chickens these ibis ! When I saw ibis, they were red and ...in a zoo. I don't like too much the vulture and'd be afraid for the neighbors'cats, if I 'd live here .
Posted by: Annie | January 27, 2012 at 08:12 AM
poor homely vultures....
Posted by: Michelle | January 27, 2012 at 12:59 PM
Very nice photos, Sallie. We are lucky enough to have a rookery of Yellow-crowned Night-Herons right near our South Florida home.
Posted by: Ken Schneider | January 29, 2012 at 10:31 AM
Great post! I especially like the white Ibis.
Posted by: JM | January 30, 2012 at 04:41 AM