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  1. A tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) in Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Note the visible brood patch in the center of his chest. In preparation for incubating eggs birds will sometimes pluck some of their feathers so they can better transmit their body heat to their eggs.

    #treeswallows #swallows #TachycinetaBicolor #nature #wildlife #birds #birding #birdwatching #jamaicabay #wildliferefuge #nps #canonphotography #luminarneo

  2. A house wren (Troglodytes aedon) hunting in Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in late May. These make their nests in holes, like those left in trees by woodpecker nests. They breed in the northern half of the US, and winter in Mexico. They're also present in Central and South America year round.

    #housewren #wrens #TroglodytesAedon #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #jamaicabay #wildliferefuge #canonphotography #luminarneo

  3. This is a zabulon skipper (Lon zabulon) at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in late May. There haven't been as many butterflies this year in New York.

    #zabulonskipper #LonZabulon #insects #entomology #bugs #butterflies #skippers #jamaicabay #wildliferefuge #nps #canonphotography #luminarneo

  4. An eastern wood pewee (Contopus virens) in Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in late May. These breed in the eastern part of the continental US. They hunt flies by flying out and grabbing them out of the air, then returning to the same spot.

    #easternwoodpewee #ContopusVirens #flycatchers #tyrantflycatchers #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #canonphotography #luminarneo #jamaicabay #wildliferefuge #nps

  5. A ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) on a rock in the water at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in late May. As the name implies, they hunt by turning over small stones on the shore. Their non-breeding territory are coastal areas all over the world, and they breed along the coast in the arctic.

    #ruddyturnstone #turnstone #ArenariaInterpres #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #jamaicabay #wildliferefuge #nps #canonphotography #luminarneo

  6. A semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) in late May. These winter all over the US and southern Canada, and breed in Alaska and Northern Canada. Like many other plovers they rely on beaches and other shore areas to feed and make new plovers.

    #semipalmatedplover #plovers #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #CharadriusSemipalmatus #jamaicabay #wildliferefuge #canonphotography #luminarneo #nps

  7. A backlit photo of a brown thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) in Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. These are relatively common, but very shy birds. I often seen 6-10 of them on trips to JBWR, but they usually fly into the bushes as soon as they can see a human.

    #brownthrasher #ToxostomaRufum #nature #wildlife #birds #birding #birdwatching #jamaicabay #wildliferefuge #nps #canonphotography #luminarneo

  8. A least sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) in loose mud at the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. In this particular area, the mud is loose enough that even the tiniest birds start to sink and have to use their wings to extract themselves.

    #leastsandpiper #CalidrisMinutilla #shorebirds #mud #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #eastpond #jamaicabay #wildliferefuge #nps #canonphotography #luminarneo

  9. A pectoral sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) preening in the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. This is another long distance migrant, nesting in Canada and wintering in South America.

    #pectoralsandpiper #CalidrisMelanotos #preening #eastpond #jamaicabay #wildliferefuge #nps #birds #birding #birdwatching #shorebirds #migrants #canonphotography #luminarneo

  10. A greater and lesser yellowlegs at the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in late July. Note that the greater is not only larger, but also has a proportionally longer beak.

    #greateryellowlegs #lesseryellowlegs #shorebirds #sandipipers #eastpond #jamaicabay #wildliferefuge #canonphotography #luminarneo #canonphotography #luminarneo

  11. A slower shutter speed shot of a lesser yellowlegs in flight. These shots are somewhat difficult to pull off as you need to track the bird while the shutter is open.

    #lesseryellowlegs #yellowlegs #sandpipers #shorebirds #jamaicabay #wildliferefuge #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #canonphotography #luminarneo