harryfoster.bsky.social
Photographing our natural world, birds, animals, landscapes,the Historic Ottawa River, Happy taxpayer. Published author.
👤 Joined on 12 November 2024
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@harryfoster.bsky.socialA Dark-eyed Junco (slate-colored subspecies) looking delightfully plump and ready for winter.
Show PostA Red-tailed Hawk giving a look over my way before focusing in other areas of the woods, which had squirrels and chipmunks and were much more interesting.
Show PostA Blue Jay perched along the nature trail. Their blue color comes from light scattering through their feathers and reflecting blue wavelengths, not from blue pigment. Blue pigment is rare in nature; this color requires complex molecules that absorb red light, 1/2
Show PostSometimes I have to walk for miles before finding a particular bird (if I find them at all), other times I don't have to walk far at all. This female Pileated Woodpecker was looking for foodstuffs in the parking lot.
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