Immature or juvenile birds can be some of the hardest to identify, since they won’t look like anything in a field guide and no single photograph can show all the possible variations you might see. In this case the eye markings and belly streaking are the keys to my identification.
Category Archives: Birds
Juvenile Green Herons
My wife spotted four juvenile green herons at the end of the fishing dock on Bath Pond. Here is a picture of two of them. At first glance I thought they were American Bittern, but the body posture and the yellow around the eye confirm them as Green Heron.
Eastern Kingbird
These birds are masters of hovering in mid-air, waiting for a tasty insect to come along.
Northern Parula
A nice capture of this handsome bird.
Cygnets
The Trumpeter Swans nesting at Bath Nature Preserve have hatched three cygnets!
Least Flycatcher
Flycatchers are some of the hardest birds to identify because many of them look quite similar. Least Flycatcher is set apart by the white eyering, which is not a common feature with flycatchers.
Warbler Roundup
I added a lot of new “life-bird” warblers during spring migration this year! Here are some high-lights.
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
These birds are notoriously difficult to photograph, and this is one of the few I’ve made which is at least “decent” and manages to capture the crown.
Common Gallinule
I was able to observe and photograph a Common Gallinule at Bath Nature Preserve over a period of several days. This was the first time anyone has recorded an observation of a Gallinule at Bath with eBird.
Common Loon
I’ve never seen a Red-throated Loon. I still haven’t. I’ll keep hoping. Common Loon, Bath Nature Preserve, 2020-04-03.