A sightly Hooded Merganser glides along in cool waters
I believe this stunning creature is an immature Cooper's Hawk ~ Identification assistance always welcome ~ I had to shoot through the middle of an extremely dense bush for this shot
An American Coot enjoys a peaceful day at the pond
A windblown American Kestrel scans the beach for a lunchtime treat
The lovely reflection of a Mallard Duck
A White-breasted Nuthatch searches for food amid fallen russet leaves
A female Northern Cardinal delights in a bounty of berries
The splendid wings of a Downy Woodpecker
A pretty Yellow-rumped Warbler forages in the grass
Luscious, plump, red berries for this lucky Cedar Waxwing
Two Canada Geese enjoy a morning swim ~ The interesting reflection on the water is from a highrise building in the city of Chicago
A pretty Hermit Thrush against lovely autumn leaves
A tiny Golden-crowned Kinglet searches for sustenance
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Spectacular photography and birds, Julie! The colors are amazing! Outstanding work, as always!!!
Julie, words just always fail me when I see your spectacular photos. I am just in awe. Thank you for sharing!
Amazing photos, Julie. I love your work. The waterfowl shots are soooo beautiful!
Wonderful images! All of them! The Canada's are particularily outstanding
Beautiful photos and a lovely selection of birds
They are so beautiful, especially the Cedar Waxwing.
lovely series of shots as always. I love looking at your photos.
dan
Julie, I am always in awe of how you can get "The Shot"!! They all are amazing and make me almost want to mourn the soon to be passing colors of Autumn.
Gorgeous images! They leave me breathless (and envious)
OH MY..awesome photos all..
but i have three favorites..
The Mallard with reflection..is WOWee
The Hermit thrush with Golden background..beauty
Golden Crowned Kinglet..pure golden pleasure looking at cha..
Just wonderful!!
A really really great series of photos! I love the close-ups, the feather detail, the colors, and the compositions. Fantastic!
Wow, so many gorgeous photos! The stand-outs for me were the woodpecker and the nuthatch.. Beautiful job!
Wonderful post and series ... that kinglet at the end looks like he is going to fly right over your shoulder!
Oh my ..... once again you've stolen my heart!
AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL!
wow - what a beautiful series! just every photo a wow!
Simply outstanding work - everyone of them!
You take such gorgeous pictures- they are all so vivid and clear! Beautiful!
Your photos each tell a story...I especially LOVE the Cedar Waxwing with a berry in his mouth...he's so proud!! Another Beautiful series w/stunning images!! Looking forward to your Book! :)
These are ALL awesome photos, Julie!!! Just awesome!! It's hard to pick a favorite...I guess I'll say the Kestral...he looks so cute and fluffy :-))
What fantastic photographs, they are awesome, spectacular shots. The wings of the Downey Woodpecker is probably my favourite, but then again so is the Kestrel, and the malla.. well all of them.
Thanks for sharing.
Spectacular photography and birds.
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Brilliant images! I'm partial to the Hermit Thrush and the Kestrel but all are worthy. Just a splendid series of fall shots! Well done!
This is a stunning set of photos Julie!! I especially LOVE the cedar wax wing with the berries and the mallard duck...WOW! Each photo is brilliant and colorful. Thanks for sharing such a beautiful post.
Stunning photos! The mallard is my favorite - he just glistens!
What a beautiful pictures from all the birds, so nice.Spectuculair are they.
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Joke
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