Birds of the Swamp
by MelonMusketeer

Comment:
Wow! What a great gathering of fantastic birds. Well photographed, too. I'm very jealous. Thanks for sharing this!

Sandhill Crane
by Enlightened

Comment:
Nailed the portrait shot focus. Good job!

Sandhill Crane
by Enlightened

Comment:
Just a slight focus miss. Great pose. Thousand migrate north over Nebraska this time of year. I get to see a few isolated birds, but the big flocks are out there in the plains. Impressive bird and I like your photo very much.

Glossy Ibis
by Enlightened

Comment:
I like your photo. Love that curved beak... very functional. We do have white-faced ibis flocks fly through Colorado on migration. I've never seen a Glossy Ibis. Although some birders tell me there are hybrids which travel along with the white-faced.

Black Vulture enjoying a Opossum snack
by Enlightened

Comment:
Wow! Good bird behavior shot. One of these carried off a small dog belonging to my nephew.... in Houston, TX. True scavengers.

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Brown Pelican
by Enlightened

Comment:
Excellent fly over shot. I have seen them on the Atlantic coast (Sanibel Island). They would be a rare sighting in Colorado.

Sanderling
by Enlightened

Comment:
Very nice. On migration, this species could theorectically fly through my area. I'll keep an eye out.

Female Cardinal
by Enlightened

Comment:
Good cardinal image. We do not see cardinals in the Colorado mountains.

Red Bellied Woodpeckers
by Enlightened

Comment:
You are so right! Faint wash of red on belly rarely visible, but bright red nape always conspicuous. I've never seen one. Your image is very good of the pair, with the female on our left.

Cattle Egret - South Florida
by Enlightened

Comment:
When I think of a Great Egret, I sort of expect a bird with a very long neck. And, even a juvenile Great Egret would have blackish legs and feet.

You may certainly be correct and I am not an expert in egrets.

However, your image reminds me of a Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis. It's those pale orange patches and stocky neck and short yellow bill which lead me to this opinion.