{"id":9817,"date":"2023-12-28T23:30:03","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T06:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/?p=9817"},"modified":"2023-12-28T23:30:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T06:30:05","slug":"some-birds-from-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/28\/some-birds-from-november\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Birds From November"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

During November, I made several trips to the South Platte River and to Chatfield State Park, so that I can improve some bird photography. Here is a collection of some of the more interesting birds that I re-discovered.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Kildeer, South Platte River.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Green-Winged Teal, South Platte.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

These two Kildeer were chasing each other along the river. I was fortunate to capture the far one as it came to land.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Kildeer Pair, With Landing, South Platte.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Kildeer Pair, South Platte.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Gadwall, South Platte River.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

On one day, I spent a couple of hours at Chatfield State Park. This White-Crowned Sparrow spent some 5-10 minutes in one bush, allowing me to capture lots of images. This one bird was the highlight of that visit to the park!<\/p>\n\n\n

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White-Crowned Sparrow, Chatfield.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Back to the South Platte on another occasion. There are many Mallards in the South Platte River, year round, so I done often attempt to photograph them. However, sometimes I manage to capture an unusual display.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Female Mallard, Flapping Wings, South Platte.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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American Wigeon, South Platte River.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

On that day, I also found a female and male Buffelhead duck.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Female Buffelhead, South Platte River.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Male Buffelhead, South Platte River.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

I found a pair of Mallards feeding. This is the usual position as they dip down to bottom feed in the river. Well timed!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Mallards Feeding, South Platte River.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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