A 13 November sunrise visit was made to Church Road with hopes of observing Western Kingbirds and Scissor-tailed Flycatchers seen last year.
The Great Blue Heron above (image 1) was photographed at Church Road in November 2014.
The Crested Caracaras all took flight from their roosts before sunrise this particular day which I considered unusual. They would not be seen again in the ensuing hours, thus no images of them this week.
The Red-shouldered Hawk above (image 2) was photographed at Church Road in November 2014.
The Common Grackle above (image 3) was photographed at Church Road in November 2014.
The Palm Warbler above (image 4) was photographed at Church Road in November 2014.
The Northern Rough-winged Swallow above (image 5) was photographed at Church Road in November 2014.
The Red-shouldered Hawk above (image 6) was photographed at Church Road in November 2014.
Northern Rough-winged Swallows had returned in decent numbers of at least a couple dozen. A few Tree Swallows were mixed in with them. It is downright fun to attempt to photograph their flight.
The Killdeer above (image 7) was photographed at Church Road in November 2014.
The Northern Rough-winged Swallow above (image 8) was photographed at Church Road in November 2014.
The Blue-gray Gnatcatcher above (image 9) was photographed at Church Road in November 2014.
The American Kestrel above (image 10) was photographed at Church Road in November 2014.
The American Kestrel above (image 11) was photographed at Church Road in November 2014.
At one point a Red-shouldered Hawk hopped along the ground about twenty feet behind be before settling briefly on a fence post. This bird was possibly the mate of the RSHA perched atop the oak tree adjacent to the canal.
The Mourning Dove above (image 12) was photographed at Church Road in November 2014.
The Tree Swallow above (image 13) was photographed at Church Road in November 2014.
The Red-shouldered Hawk above (image 14) was photographed at Church Road in November 2014.
The Eastern Phoebe above (image 15) was photographed at Church Road in November 2014.
The Tricolored Heron above (image 16) was photographed at Church Road in November 2014.
The specialty birds regrettably remained absent this day.
The Northern Rough-winged Swallow above (image 17) was photographed at Church Road in November 2014.
The Tree Swallow above (image 18) was photographed at Church Road in November 2014.
Greetings from Dubai! Love those flight shots.Really enjoyed going through your blog. Have a great week ahead! Will be back soon...
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Thank you, Shantana. It's good to see that you are able to report on such interesting wildlife beyond Dubai.
DeleteWow, lovely photograph's!
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Thank you, Maria.
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