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Fantastic images in this one! Been meaning to ask you- what do you shoot on ?

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Thank you. Nikon d500

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I’m so amazed by the variety of warblers, each with their special hue and characteristics. Thank you for sharing your love and mindfulness of these tiny and special birds!

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There are so many warblers! I'm probably going to miss a lot because they are coming through on rainy days but I am grateful for those I get to see! Thank you Tierra.

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Love this, thank you😃

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Thank you

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Ah, Karen, thank you for these pictures and musings. You literally made my day seem more joy filled. I so look forward to each Sunday to see what you and the Spirit have pondered this time. Peace! Uncle Bill

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Thank you Uncle Bill!

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I love your prayer. Let's keep dancing

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Thank you.

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Happy May Day~ you eyes are keen beautiful birds~ the scenery is so pretty~ thank you

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Thank you

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You must have such an amazing eye to spot these little gems! Thanks for sharing.

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Thank you. I think I see what the nature spirits show me, I'm sure I miss a lot too!

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Lovely Karen--so many warblers I'd be thrilled to see here. Great photography and words!

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Thank you!

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I'm amazed at the different colors and varieties of birds you find every week. Where I live, we have lots of seagulls, crows and little else!

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Oooh, I wish I could login to eBird and a select a location close to you (which I could if I knew the location). If you do that it will give you a list of birds common in your area and include the ones you might see. It even color codes them. And it changes by day so it only shows you what you might expect to see on that particular day. I probably thought we had robins, cardinals and goldfinches a few years ago!

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Happy May Day! Your discoveries and observations are always so beautifully relevant. And you always bring back a good memory -- this time, how much my beloved grandmother loved scarlet tanagers. Thank you for teaching us to see the beauty and wonder hidden right before our eyes.

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Thank you. Ah, I love that memory! Someday I will see a scarlet tanager! The nature spirits are teaching me, I get to pass it along.

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The way you've combined words and pictures here reminds me of Robert MacFarlane and Jackie Morris's "The Lost Spells" (and "The Lost Words" for that matter) and I love it. Such beautiful little birds.

Spring is slow in arriving this year. I'll need to attend to my lawn this week, probably, but it's often been cloudy and we've only gotten warmer than the 50s a couple times. Today I will drive a couple hours north for a couple days and I suspect spring will feel even more distant. I still love it, though.

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Oh wow, thank you, that is quite a compliment. I have "The Lost Spells" and I LOVE it! Jackie's art work is just magic. Spring has felt slow here too but it will happen all at once I imagine.

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