{"id":5612,"date":"2017-05-23T15:40:52","date_gmt":"2017-05-23T20:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/?p=5612"},"modified":"2017-05-23T15:50:33","modified_gmt":"2017-05-23T20:50:33","slug":"block-creek-natural-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/2017\/05\/23\/block-creek-natural-area\/","title":{"rendered":"Block Creek Natural Area"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three weeks after the FeatherFest trip, I was at the Block Creek Natural Area with five photographers to\u00a0“focus” on\u00a0several species.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0As you will see, they seemed\u00a0most impressed by the wild turkeys, hawks and hummingbirds.<\/p>\n

All the following shots were made by\u00a0the group and I think it’s an impressive collection.<\/p>\n

Remember, if you click on an image, it will enlarge and sharpen for better viewing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Three images\u00a0by Barbara Pickthall:<\/p>\n

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Black-chinned Hummingbird feeding at thistle flower.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Male Eastern Bluebird flying to nest box.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Strutting Wild Turkey gobblers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Two images by Larry Urquhart:<\/p>\n

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Male Black-chinned Hummingbird feeding.<\/p>\n

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Black-chinned Hummingbirds feeding at Prickly Pear Cactus blooms.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Four\u00a0photos by Jack Emsoff:<\/p>\n

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Wild Turkey gobbler strutting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Getting the red-tailed hawk closeup.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Harris’s Hawk landing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Black-chinned Hummingbirds feeding at Prickly Pear Cactus blooms.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Two photos by Tom Pickthall:<\/p>\n

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Painted Bunting male foraging.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Wild Turkey gobbler in wildflowers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kimberly Smith, our fifth photographer, wasn’t able to submit images for this newsletter, but some of her shots will be featured in a future newsletter\u00a0on the Christmas Mountains Lucifer Hummingbird Photo Tour.<\/p>\n

Way to go\u00a0photographers.\u00a0 Thanks for sharing your beautiful photos.<\/p>\n

Larry<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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