My weekly photo-essay is up this morning on Balloon Juice.

https://balloon-juice.com/2023/04/17/on-the-road-albatrossity-spring-2023-in-flyover-country-week-2/

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It's a very windy day here in Flyover Country. If you spend any time out in the wind, you start to feel a bit like this Secretary Bird!

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Bird of the Day - Hooded Vulture, Tanzania 2018
Stunning makeup job

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Striking a pose in the plum tree. Northern Cardinal today near Manhattan KS

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It was a windy morning, but I spent some quality time with this tiny bundle of joy this morning.

Male Northern Parula.

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Bird of the Day - Great White Pelican, Tanzania 2018
The return of the pterodactyls

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New chew toy for this kitty. Young lion with a wildebeest shank in Ngorongoro Crater, 2018

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Bird of the Day - Bald Eagle, Kansas 2023
"I have concerns."

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Our Scissor-tailed Flycatchers returned from the south today, and got right to work, catching insects on the wing.
Pottawatomie County KS, this morning

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If you need a visual to help you use tail length to distinguish between male and female Scissor-tailed Flycatchers, I got one this morning. Female on the left, male on the right. Female tail is about the same as her body length, male tail is longer than his body length.

Pottawatomie County, KS, this morning.

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Bird of the Day - Bewick's Wren, Kansas 2023
Wind song, bird song

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'Tis the season! Bewick's Wren proclaiming spring and claiming his territory, this morning near Manhattan KS

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Bird of the Day - Chipping Sparrow, Kansas 2021
Dapper

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Bird of the Day - Grasshopper Sparrow, Nebraska 2020
Golden Hour, Golden Bird

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Bird of the Day - Great Blue Heron, Kansas, this morning
Pterodactyls live on

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Ruby-crowned Kinglet stretching to get a snack on a cool bright day. Near Wakefield KS yesterday.

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Bird of the Day - Red-tailed Hawk, Kansas 2023
Winter hawks have gone north, summer birds are here

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Most Sandhill Cranes are well north of Kansas by this time of year. This one did not get the memo; it was hanging out with some ducks and geese at a local water treatment facility this morning.

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Bird of the Day - Brown Snake-eagle, Tanzania 2018
More eagle than snake

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Bird of the Day - Zone-tailed Hawk, Arizona 2019
Faux Vulture

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