Monday in Nature 4/15/2019

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Dark-eyed Junco

Lesser or Greater Scaup? Both have been spotted in the area (South Coast California) though it appears that Greater is more "common" around here.

Hasn't been a great deal wildlife lately D 7200 with 75-300

Rod, thanks for starting the thread.

Anna's hummingbird chicks, late March 2019

Nikon 500mm/f5.6 PF lens; I stopped down to f16 to gain this much depth of field. I had experimented with f8, f11, and f16.

A few days later, I went back to the nest, but the chicks had fledged and never returned.

Dutchman's Breeches spotted in a local park this afternoon.

Olympus EM1 II with Olympus 12-100mm lens @66mm (equivalent to 132 mm in 35mm format). 1/500s f/7.1 ISO 200.

Traveling light with a little point and shoot, but at least down here in Georgia something is alive. Here's a little green anole next to the Augusta canal.