Thanks to Kevin's suggestion, I decided to visit a couple of local parks a few miles from home. I went late afternoon...it was sunny but quite windy. I was able to add more to my "lifer" list which has now reached 53...
These are far from great pics, but I hope you like them anyway. I've got to practice taking pics of birds in flight, that's for sure!
A Ring-Billed Gull (lifer)...


Here's a (Blue Morph) Snow Goose (lifer)...


Red Tailed Hawk...


And in flight...


A lone American Coot (lifer) beside Canadian Geese...


Blue-Winged Teal Ducks (lifer)...


And some Canadian Geese. I started to feed one and they started a train to visit me...what fun!




Susan Louise
from Branford CT/ live in Lincoln NE
Zone 5

Alas, Susan, your life list just lost a member - your snow goose is actually a Great Blue Heron in flight. Note the curved neck and very long legs.

Jill

Benton, ME
Canon Digital Rebel XT
Canon EF70-300 F4-5.6 IS USM

Great photos and I am sure it was exciting to visit the parks, enjoy the scenery and get some exercise.

Russ Thompson
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Louisville, Kentucky

Hello Jill,

Thanks again for correcting me...
No worries because the Great Blue Heron wasn't on my lifer list either, so the # remains the same

Hello Russ,

Thank you! Well, I guess my mind was mainly on birds

Susan Louise
from Branford CT/ live in Lincoln NE
Zone 5

Congrats on your lifers Susan Louise!

That coot would a new one for us too.

Kenn

Kenn & Temple
Backyard Birders in St.Louis, MO - USA
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Hello Kenn,

Thank you!!
Well, since they are still migrating, maybe you'll see one soon...or when they return next Spring. I wish I could send the one I saw your way as it was flying south...

Susan Louise
from Branford CT/ live in Lincoln NE
Zone 5