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Author: brendank Time: 28/01/2014 10:55 Subject: North Carolina Winter 2014

Happy New Year to everyone! Been enjoying all the stunning photos of rarities this January! Some photos from around my home in North Carolina.

Snowy Owl (photographed in Buffalo, NY)

Ruddy Duck

Redhead

Bufflehead (male and female)

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Brown Thrasher

Northern Mockingbird

Eastern Bluebird

Winter Wren

Fox Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

Author: tsheunglai Time: 28/01/2014 21:32

Brendan

Glad to see your photos and esp from you.

S L Tai

Author: tsheunglai Time: 28/01/2014 21:33

Brendan

Glad to see your photos and esp hear from you.

S L Tai

Author: brendank Time: 29/01/2014 02:13

Thanks, Mr. Tai! Seems like there a lot of rarities for you to enjoy this winter!

Author: wgeoff Time: 29/01/2014 06:28

Hi Brendan

Nice to have you back - at least on the website, if not in person. Keep it coming.
You would have enjoyed the last month but I guess you wouldn't have got much work done.

Kung Hei Fat Choi for the Year of the Horse.

Geoff

Author: wleepoin Time: 29/01/2014 07:45

Hi Brendan,
Good shots especially the Kinglets ! Of course the Snowy Owl is my favorite too

We had a wonderful start in 2014, hope it continuous.

Keep posting and Kung Hey Fat Choy : )

Cheers & keep warm out there,
PWMK

Author: brendank Time: 30/01/2014 11:43

Thanks, Geoff and PWMK! I miss HK birding.

I actually don't like photographing the Snowy Owls too much. Too many photographers show up here to for the Snowy Owls and so when you stop on the road a lot of cars pull up and then scare the owls away. Not many photographers here though are interested in passerines so I prefer that.

Author: tsheunglai Time: 30/01/2014 23:40

Surely the best of two weeks for a long time. Four HK-ticks:Blyth'sreed warbler at Shatin, Long-billed plover and Blyth's pipit at Kamtin and Barred cuckoo dove at Kadoorie Farm and Garden.

S L Tai

Author: lchunfai Time: 31/01/2014 13:17

Nice birding and Wish I can see the snowy owl soon.
Happy Chinese New Year

Author: atbohemia Time: 31/01/2014 21:31

WOW, SUPER LOVELY~!!!

HAPPY TC NEW YEAR~!

Author: brendank Time: 5/02/2014 12:09

Thanks, Fai Jai and atbohemia!!

Here are some more:

Bald Eagle, 3rd year

Bufflehead

Carolina Chickadee

Northern Cardinal (male and female)

Downy Woodpecker (male and female)

Hooded Merganser

House Finch

Dark-eyed Junco

Tufted Titmouse

White-breasted Nuthatch

Hermit Thrush

Pine Warbler

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

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Author: subbuteo Time: 5/02/2014 12:22

Hi Brendan,

I'm really enjoying these pictures. I lived in the US for a year and have a particular fondness for Tufted Titmouse and Chickadees- they were hand tame where I lived and would land on me as I walked and look for seeds. I learned to always have some on me so they were well rewarded.

Dylan

Author: fatchun Time: 5/02/2014 14:23

Hi Brendan!

Cannot wait to say Hi to you! Happy new year! Really long time no see after you left HK. Seems you have a great birdy life in US~ Keep going! and looking forward to more of your photos!

Chun

Author: brendank Time: 11/02/2014 12:19

Thanks, Dylan and Chun!!

A few more:

American Coot

Brown Creeper

Great Blue Heron

Red-shouldered Hawk

White-winged Scoter (with Greater Scaup)

Bonaparte's Gull

Double-crested Cormortant

Savannah Sparrow

Author: iherman Time: 13/02/2014 00:43

Hi Brendan,
Great series of photos.

Herman

Author: brendank Time: 18/03/2014 11:34

Thanks, Herman!

A few more from recent weeks.

Red-necked Grebe

Pied-billed Grebe

Horned Grebe

Lesser Scaup

Red-breasted Merganser

Hooded Merganser

Mallard

Canada Goose

Killdeer

American Kestrel

Merlin

Mourning Dove

Northern Flicker

Fish Crow

Common Raven

Brown-headed Nuthatch

Cedar Waxwing

Field Sparrow

Song Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Author: rosefinch Time: 18/03/2014 17:09

Hi Brendan,
long time no see!

Very nice photos! It seems that the places around your home is so birdy and full of beautiful birds, so admirable!
The Hooded Margansers are so cute, and the white-throated Sparrow is so lovely!

When birding in HK especially when it's so quite, it's always remind me of your wonderful birdlist seen at the forum!
Hope see you sometime visiting HK again!

Cheers
Meiling

Author: John Holmes Time: 23/03/2014 10:26 Subject: Carolina birds

Hi Brendan,

Nice shots...I especially like the Mergansers...

John

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