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David Sparks

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December 29, 2017

Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve - Part 3

December 29, 2017/ David Sparks
Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve - Part 3

Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve - Part 3
Bald Eagle landing sequence #2 - Nov. 16, 2017

10 images

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December 29, 2017/ David Sparks/
December 17, 2017

Musical King Penguins - South Georgia, Feb. 2008

December 17, 2017/ David Sparks
Musical King Penguins - South Georgia, Feb. 2008

Musical King Penguins - South Georgia, Feb. 2008

Six images.

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December 17, 2017/ David Sparks/
December 09, 2017

Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve - Part 2

December 09, 2017/ David Sparks
Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve - Part 2

Bald Eagle landing sequence (in snow)
Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve near Haines, Alaska
Six images

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December 09, 2017/ David Sparks/
December 07, 2017

Pictorial Definition #5 - Delusions of Grandeur

December 07, 2017/ David Sparks
Pictorial Definition #5 - Delusions of Grandeur

Pictorial Definition #5 - Delusions of Grandeur

Double-crested Cormorant, Viera Wetlands, FL - Feb. 210

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December 07, 2017/ David Sparks/
December 04, 2017

Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve near Haines Alaska - Part 1

December 04, 2017/ David Sparks
Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve near Haines Alaska - Part 1

Part 1 of a report on my trip to the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve near Haines Alaska. 

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December 04, 2017/ David Sparks/
November 06, 2017

Pictorial Definition #4 - Regurgitation

November 06, 2017/ David Sparks
Pictorial Definition #4 - Regurgitation

Wood Stork, St. Augustine FL, March 2009

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November 06, 2017/ David Sparks/
November 02, 2017

Pictorial Definition #3 - Irreyolkable (Ir - re - yolk - able)

November 02, 2017/ David Sparks
Pictorial Definition #3 - Irreyolkable (Ir - re - yolk - able)

Pictorial Definition #3 - Irreyolkable (Ir - re - yolk - able)

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November 02, 2017/ David Sparks/
October 31, 2017

Pictorial Definition # 2 - Precarious Position

October 31, 2017/ David Sparks
Pictorial Definition # 2 - Precarious Position

Pictorial Definition # 2 - Precarious Position

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October 31, 2017/ David Sparks/
October 30, 2017

Chinese Pond Heron - Kunming, China - 2007

October 30, 2017/ David Sparks
Chinese Pond Heron - Kunming, China - 2007

The Chinese Pond Heron (Ardeola bacchus) is a freshwater bird found in east Asia through Indonesia.

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October 30, 2017/ David Sparks/
October 21, 2017

Yellow Warblers - Frontera Audubon Center, TX - Sept. 2017

October 21, 2017/ David Sparks
Yellow Warblers - Frontera Audubon Center, TX - Sept. 2017

Yellow Warbler - Frontera Audubon Center, TX - Sept. 2017

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October 21, 2017/ David Sparks/
October 20, 2017

From the Archives

October 20, 2017/ David Sparks
From the Archives

Black-faced Vervet Monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops)
"...black face, white ruff, pale belly, and superbly unapologetic bright blue scrotum"

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October 20, 2017/ David Sparks/
October 19, 2017

Pictorial Definition - Somnolent

October 19, 2017/ David Sparks
Pictorial Definition - Somnolent

Pictorial Definition - Somnolent

Sanderling, Bolivar Flats Shorebird Sanctuary, TX

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October 19, 2017/ David Sparks/
October 13, 2017

The Vertical Slit Pupil of Black Skimmers

October 13, 2017/ David Sparks
The Vertical Slit Pupil of Black Skimmers

Unlike any other bird, when Black Skimmers are exposed to bright light the pupil is reduced in size into the form of a  vertical slit.

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October 13, 2017/ David Sparks/
October 07, 2017

Birding during a Denver > Pensacola Trip - Sept. 2017

October 07, 2017/ David Sparks
Birding during a Denver > Pensacola Trip - Sept. 2017

Green Kingfisher, Llano Grande State Park, TX - Sept. 2017

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October 07, 2017/ David Sparks/
August 21, 2017

Three lionesses - Serengeti National Park (Tanzania) - Favorites #6

August 21, 2017/ David Sparks
Three lionesses - Serengeti National Park (Tanzania) - Favorites #6

Three lionesses - Serengeti National Park (Tanzania) - Favorites #6

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August 21, 2017/ David Sparks/
August 12, 2017

Birding Trip Report – SE Texas – April 2017 – Part 1

August 12, 2017/ David Sparks
Birding Trip Report – SE Texas – April 2017 – Part 1

Birding Trip Report - SE Texas - April 2017.  Very enjoyable day despite the (not predicted in long range forecasts) weather that was unfavorable for photography.

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August 12, 2017/ David Sparks/
August 08, 2017

American Redstart - Michigan - May/June 2017

August 08, 2017/ David Sparks
American Redstart - Michigan - May/June 2017

Five images of American Redstarts taken in Michigan in May and June of 2017.

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August 08, 2017/ David Sparks/
August 04, 2017

King Penguin Colonies - South Georgia - Feb. 2008

August 04, 2017/ David Sparks
King Penguin Colonies - South Georgia - Feb. 2008

Seven photos of King Penguin colonies in South Georgia taken on a National Geographic/Lindblad cruise in 2008.

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August 04, 2017/ David Sparks/
August 03, 2017

Small Bird - Long Shadow

August 03, 2017/ David Sparks
Small Bird - Long Shadow

Small bird, long shadow. Snowy Plover, Ft. Pickens FL, June 2010

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August 03, 2017/ David Sparks/
July 30, 2017

Brewster's Warbler - Michigan - 2017

July 30, 2017/ David Sparks
Brewster's Warbler - Michigan - 2017

Four photos of Brewster's Warbler, a hybrid of Blue-winged and Golden-winged Warblers.

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July 30, 2017/ David Sparks/
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