Dragonfly – CrazyM Bird & Nature Photography

Eastern Kingbird

It was a hot and hazy day with all the smoke blowing in from the wildfires throughout the province. Not much on the birding front during today’s walk, but there was one pleasant surprise.

I managed to see a couple of Eastern Kingbird, with one providing a fairly distant shot. As always, when the birds may not be cooperating,

… there is usually something else around willing to oblige.

It is that time of year again to start watching the thistle for American Goldfinch feeding on them. That was the goal this afternoon, but things don’t always go as planned. While I could hear them in the area, no Goldfinch were showing up on the stretch of thistle I was watching.

There were lots of Bumble Bees cooperating though.

Eventually an American Goldfinch did show up along with another Bumble Bee. While not quite what I was after, it does make for an interesting photo.

To finish things off was this Dragonfly eating a bee.

Kingbird & Shorebirds

While the afternoon at Reifel started off overcast with the odd light shower, the weather did improve slightly. While fairly quiet on the visitor front, there were a couple of interesting birds around. There is still a pair of Eastern Kingbird frequenting the trees along the island as you head out towards the west dyke.