Bald Eagle Sunken Meadow SP, Long Island, NY #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography

Chipping Sparrow Sunken Meadow SP, Long Island, NY A young one from this year. #birds #birding #birdphotography

Bobolink (Female or immature male) Sunken Meadow SP, Long Island, NY Not common on Long Island but we can get them during migration. Always in the grasses, not easy to get a clear picture. #birds #birding #birdphotography

Northern Flicker Northport, Long Island, NY #birds #birding #birdphotography

Palm Warbler (Western or Brown) (Setophaga palmarum palmarum) Northport, Long Island, NY We get this subspecies mostly in the Fall, while the (Eastern or Yellow) either in the Spring or in the Fall. #birds #birding #birdphotography

Swainson's Thrush Northport, Long Island, NY #birds #birding #birdphotography

This is a female or immature Indigo Bunting. The interesting thing, to me, is that the wing bars are pretty white, when normally they are more brown. I guess there are variations in the color of those wing bars. #birds #birding #birdphotography

I happened to meet a flock of Eastern Bluebirds today. Always beautiful. Sunken Meadow SP, Long Island, NY #birds #birding #birdphotography

Black-throated Blue Warbler, male Northport, Long Island, NY #birds #birding #birdphotography

Great-horned Owl Northport, Long Island, NY I am seeing this guy very often these days. #birds #birding #birdphotography #owls

Palm warblers have arrived (for a short period of time) on their way south. Long Island, NY #birds #birding #birdphotography

This is one that I don't see often. An immature White-eyed Vireo. Northport, Long Island, NY #birds #birding #birdphotography

Common Yellowthroat Northport, Long Island, NY #birds #birding #birdphotography

Great Horned Owl Northport, Long Island, NY They are starting to get very active. I can hear them many nights around our house. This one was not too far. #birds #birding #birdphotography #owls

Black-bellied Plover Robert Moses State Park, Long Island, NY #birds #birding #birdphotography

Ghost Crab Long Island, NY #wildlife #wildlifephotography

Caspian Terns Juvenile at the left, adult at the right Robert Moses SP, Long Island, NY #birds #birding #birdphotography

Semipalmated Sandpiper Robert Moses SP, Long Island, NY #birds #birding #birdphotography

Red Knot (left) and Ruddy Turnstone (right) Robert Moses State Park, Long Island, NY #birds #birding #birdphotography

Some Ospreys will stay on Long Island for the Fall before migrating south. Robert Moses SP, Long Island, NY #birds #birding #birdphotography

An American Oystercatcher couldn't walk well because a fishing line was tangled in its legs. I tried to get closer, and it flew nearby. At least it could do that. I alerted the park people. Sometimes lines get stuck into rocks or they break. Sometimes people don't clean after themselves. #birds

Common Yellowthroat, immature male Northport, Long Island, NY #birds #birding #birdphotography

First Hooded Mergansers of the season at Centerport. Somewhat early. #birds #birding #birdphotography

Magnolia Warbler Northport, Long Island, NY Migration is going well over here. Among different kids of warblers, I've seen several Magnolia warblers over the past couple of weeks. #birds #birding #birdphotography

Wilson's Warbler First time I photograph one. I heard them in the past but I have never seen one. #birds #birding #birdphotography

A molting Raven that looked like out of this season's Wednesday show. #birds #birding #birdphotography

Black-throated Blue Warbler, female Northport, Long Island, NY #birds #birding #birdphotography #birdwatching

Cedar Waxwing (immature) Northport, Long Island, NY #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography

Northern Parula Northport, Long Island, NY Migration is in full swing! #birds #birding #birdphotography

A couple of Lesser Black-backed Gulls in different plumages. Photographs taken on the same day. Robert Moses State Park, Long Island, NY #birds #birding #gulls #birdphotography

Cooper's Hawk Long Island, NY Right after attacking a bunch of finches that went flying like crazy. #birds #birding #birdwatching

Boat-tailed Grackle Long Island, NY #birds #birding #birdphotography

Osprey Long Island, NY #birds #birding #birdphotography

Common Yellowthroat Caumsett State Park, Long Island, NY #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlife

Ruby-throated Hummingbird Caumsett State Park, Long Island, NY #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlife

Least Flycatcher Caumsett State Park, Long Island, NY #birds #birding #birdphotography

Ruby-throated Hummingbird Caumsett State Park, Long Island, NY I found two cooperative hummingbirds today. I will surely post more pictures of them. #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography

Great Blue Heron Northport, Long Island, NY #birds #birding #birdphotorgaphy

Common Yellowthroat Northport, Long Island, NY #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography

Great Crested Grebes Holland #birdphotography #birds #birding #wildlife

Warbling Vireo Northport, Long Island, NY #birds #birding #birdphotography

Hurricane Erin brought crazy surf to the south shore of Long Island. #landscapephotography #landscape #waves #sea

Roses Alsmeer Flower Auction, the Netherlands #flowers

This Monarch butterfly looks like it's had a tough life. #wildlife #wildlifephotography

Eastern Wood Pewee Long Island, NY #birds #birding #birdphotography

Sanderling in breeding plumage. Long Island, NY #birds #birding #Birdphotography

Semipalmated Sandpiper Long Island, NY Notice the difference in color of the legs vs the Least Sandpiper that I posted earlier. #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlifephotography

Halloween Pennant Dragonfly crop Long Island, NY #dragonflies #wildlife #wildlifephotography

Least Sandpiper Long Island, NY #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlife

Black Skimmer Long Island, NY #birds #birding #birdphotography