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  • Northern Shoveler

    Northern Shoveler

    Des Lacs NWR, ND
    5/22/14

    Like this pair of Northern Shovelers, many of the ducks migrating north in spring are doing so as mated pairs.

  • Western Kingbird

    Western Kingbird

    Des Lacs NWR, ND
    5/14/15

  • Pied-billed Grebe

    Pied-billed Grebe

    Des Lacs NWR, ND
    5/14/15

    This Pied-billed Grebe is in mating plumage, while the one in the opening of the web site is not. Notice the darker plumage and the truly pied (black and white) bill in this picture.

  • Barn Swallow

    Barn Swallow

    Des Lacs NWR, ND
    5/14/15

  • Swainson's Thrush

    Swainson's Thrush

    Des Lacs NWR, ND
    5/14/15

  • Swainson's Thrush

    Swainson's Thrush

    Des Lacs NWR, ND
    5/14/15

  • Yellow-rumped Warbler

    Yellow-rumped Warbler

    Des Lacs NWR, ND
    5/14/15

  • Yellow Warbler

    Yellow Warbler

    Des Lacs NWR, ND
    5/14/15

  • Yellow-Rumped Warbler

    Yellow-Rumped Warbler

    Des Lacs NWR, ND
    5/14/15

    Often beautiful bird pictures look like the bird sat for its picture in a studio. An exception is the work of the Canadian painter Robert Bateman whose work I admire. For example, check out his paintings of the Northern Saw-whet Owl and of Wood Ducks. I do not mind showing birds in their natural habitat and living with the compositional consequences. The Yellow Warbler in the previous picture, this Yellow-rumped Warbler, and the following picture of a Harris's Sparrow illustrate my point.

  • Harris's Sparrow

    Harris's Sparrow

    Des Lacs NWR, ND
    5/14/15

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