Mary Gemignani
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Mary Gemignani
@marygemignani.bsky.social
Data Professional. Photographer. I try to put birds and all of nature in a good light. 📷

All posts are copyright my own unless noted otherwise.
I only have this one shot. This is a September photo, so the babies were pretty big. They could run like the dickens from the photographer too. The first bird in the set above had four babies with her that I could see.
November 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Well it's Thanksgiving tomorrow here in the US. I am grateful for all the growing followers and the great community here. Thanks everyone! Here's a set of Wild Turkeys from my archive.
#birds #WildTurkey
November 26, 2025 at 11:59 PM
This large kiddo was walking in the field with his Mom I think. He was bigger than both his parents and his feather development was very advanced. Most migrating juniors don't have their red skin patch on their forehead, but his was developing already. A very mature juvie.
#birds #SandhillCrane
November 26, 2025 at 12:56 AM
We have some farms west and south of our local conservancy that attract a few migrators every year. There were a few dozen on Saturday. Here is a very large male who was standing tall over all the migrators watching over things and his female. Both beautiful Sandhills!
#birds #SandhillCranes
November 26, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Flying tight. Three migrating #SandhillCranes
#birds
November 26, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I have been seeing flocks of Dark-eyed Juncos all around the area. A good sign that winter is here now. There was a boisterous flock in some beautiful tall grass at our local monastery. They are very adept at getting the seeds off the stalks.
#birds #Juncos
November 25, 2025 at 1:07 AM
One of the youngsters is raising it's wings like it's parent.
#birds #SandhillCranes
November 25, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Also saw a female Cardinal on the levee road.
#birds #NorthernCardinal
November 25, 2025 at 12:49 AM
When I need a break from the cranes, there is a beautiful levee road by the river that I look for birbs on. There aren't too many birds in the winter, but I usually find something beautiful there.

This Robin was having a berry good day.
#birds #Robin
November 25, 2025 at 12:46 AM
I have a few Sandhill photos to go through. Here's a nice fly by with a junior in the upper left. Love to see the young ones. They must be having the experience of their lifetime in their first migration.
#SandhillCranes #birds
November 25, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Here's another short clip of the #SandhillCranes today.

Vid2-Hope you can sense the absolute mayhem in the sky around me. #birds
November 23, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Quite a few #SandhillCranes in the farm fields again. A few short clips to get the feel for the atmosphere.

Vid1-When cranes land around many others, there is alot of excitement. They flap their wings and hop around. It's not quiet!... and it's very fun to observe.
#birds
November 23, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Some nice Fall grasses with a little color around and hardwoods in the background. 🌿🍃

Have a great weekend everyone!
#Fall #Grasses
November 22, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Backlit Sandhill Crane with some bokeh on the sunlit reeds in the background.
#biords #SandhillCrane
November 21, 2025 at 12:02 AM
A large and beautiful hornet nest (I think) at one of our marshes is more easily visible as we are nearing winter. Love how it is built into the branches.
#Nests
November 20, 2025 at 12:36 AM
The migrating Sandhills were very far into the farm fields again this year, (drats from a photog perspective) but some flew overhead occasionally. Here's a few pics of some cranes in flight. I really love seeing the spectacle of migration.
#birds #SandhillCranes
November 20, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Definitely a large sedge of Sandhill Cranes. I rarely get to use the term "sedge", it's used for when a large group of cranes have gathered and are feeding or are in community together.

These are the at the two farms I frequent to spot migration near the WI River.
#birds #SandhillCranes
November 20, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Another view of the Belted Kingfisher a little further down the waterway.
#birds #BeltedKingfisher
November 18, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Also saw a pair of local cranes this weekend as well.
#birds #SandhillCrane
November 18, 2025 at 1:52 AM
November 18, 2025 at 1:36 AM
The Sandhill Crane numbers were higher at the surrounding farms near the WI River this weekend. My guess is we are near peak. I saw at least 3000 on Saturday resulting in very memorable crane joy! I arrived there late, abt 9:30am, and the birds were just taking off for the day. #birds #Sandhills
November 18, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I also saw about 200 Sandhill Cranes up near the Wi River last weekend. I am hoping for more this weekend.It was a dark day and the birds were deep in a farm field.They were a tad far for good pics, but here's a 100mm and a 500mm shots of what I saw.Warms my heart to see so many!
#birds #Sandhills
November 15, 2025 at 12:39 AM
They mostly were yards behind #BEKI, but 4 or 5 #crows were harassing Mr. BEKI and it was a very high speed chase. BEKI mostly stuck to trying to fish and it was great karma when BEKI slowed and dove for fish and the crow got to experience "which way did it go?" as it flew through the splash.
#birds
November 14, 2025 at 11:50 PM
On Wed I saw a pair of Sandhills that I don't see often. The female has spent her last two summers sitting on a nest and the eggs never hatch. She sits there even when it seems her health is in jeopardy. She's off the nest and they look healthy. Ready to migrate! Male(L),Female(R)
#birds #Sandhills
November 11, 2025 at 1:04 AM
There was another fisherman at the pond as well, Mr BEKI. Here, he was looking up watching the gull making fishing passes. He had just made a run himself and was resting on a branch.
#birds #BeltedKingfisher
November 8, 2025 at 1:51 AM