We made a trip to the Hillsboro Library. Always something to see on the ground.
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Birding in the Potral AZ area. We are seeing a lot of new to us birds.
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Grackle at Lake Pleasant State Park, AZ. Nikon D500, Nikon 200-500 5.6 zoom. A little tarting up in Lightroom to bring out the eye and make the twigs less of a distraction.
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Another picture of Ava.
With luck we might see her today before we leave the Cochise Stronghold Ranch.
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Here’s another shot of Ava. She was rescued as a newly fledged chick and was raised by a falconer with the skills needed to live in the wild. She was released back in the wild 4 months ago.

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We are staying at Cochise Stronghold Ranch in Az and I was able to get some pretty good golden eagle pictures. More pictures to follow. This bird has an amzing story.

1st post on BlueSky. My wife and I went birding near Forrest Grove Or. Lots of sun and nice photos.