Yellow-throated Vireo

As I have been re-organizing my photo collection within Flickr, I have occasionally come across a picture or two that are fairly good, but somehow I missed when I first uploaded them. An example are these photos of a Yellow-throated Vireo that I took back in April 2007 while I was in Louisiana. These were taken in Lake Fausse Point State Park. If my memory is correct, this little guy was singing and preening all morning long in a tree next to the parking lot.

Prothonotary Warbler

Based on the variety of birds that I am posting, you can probably tell that Lake Fausse Point State Park was a pretty good place to see birds. Here is a photo of a somewhat cooperative Prothonotary Warbler.

Painted Bunting

This is still from yesterday's visit to Lake Fausse Point State Park. This picture is not very crisp, but since the subject is a male Painted Bunting in breeding plumage, it was worth posting. When I saw this bird, it reminded me of rainbow sherbet. I remember liking rainbow sherbet as a kid, but I can't remember the last time I tried it.

Red-shouldered Hawk

Some more photos from yesterday's visit to Lake Fausse Point State Park. The night before it rained quite a bit, so everything was wet the morning of our visit. Including the birds. The first photo shows a Red-Shouldered Hawk drying its wings. The second shows the same hawk sitting on its nest, with one hatchling visible (the white fuzzy thing to the right of the adult).

Mississippi Kite

Today's field trip started in Lake Fausse Point State Park. Right after getting off the bus, someone noticed this Mississippi Kite sunning himself in a tree right next to the parking lot. This was the first time I have ever seen a Mississippi Kite. The fact that he patiently posed for me to take pictures was even better.