I'm fully invested in bird watching now, and I still don't care about misidentifying them on social media.
Background
As COVID-19 continues to keep museums and historical sites closed or difficult to visit, I have spent more and more time in the woods and coastlines taking pictures of birds. I've become so committed to my new hobby I purchased my own Canon PowerShot SX70 HS camera with a 65X zoom. For this latest update, I've included my favorite bird pictures over the past two months.
Ducks
Northern pintail (male), Anas acuta
Northern pintail (male), Anas acuta
Gadwall (female), Anas strepera
Mallard (male), Anas platyrhynchos
Common pochard (male), Aythya ferina
Common goldeneye, Bucephala clangula
Larger birds
Tundra bean goose, Anser serrirostris
Tundra swan, Cygnus columbianus
Eurasian spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia
Swan goose (rare), Anser cygnoides
Diving birds
Common coot, Fulica atra
Little grebe, achybaptus ruficollis
Great crested grebe, Podiceps cristatus
Predator birds
Common kestrel, Falco tinnunculus
Common buzzard, Buteo buteo
Favorite small birds
Brown-eared bulbul, Ixos amaurotis
Daurian redstart, Phoenicurus auroreus
Eurasian hoopoe, Upupa epops
Bull-headed shrike, Lanius bucephalus
Conclusions
As mentioned above, I really enjoy my new hobby of birdwatching and bird photography. Depending on my mood, I can walk kilometers along a coastline or sit down and let the birds come to me. I'm constantly updating the main pages, so check out the "animals" tab to see all the new birds I've mis-identified.
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