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Length of about two inches., Sometimes called "ten-spot" based on the white spots.
מה
אנפת לילה (Nycticorax nycticorax)מתצפת.ת
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Black crowned night heron, (N. nycticorax), #1605-2, CCSP, JPG, 1.20MB, 22664x3330 pix, 300DPI, 24 b.d., f5.9/.1600, ISO-800, 180mm, ptrn, n.l., npim, ©MFC-2017
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Blue dasher skimmer (Pachydiplax longipennis, P. longipennis, Anisoptera, Odonata) male dragonfly.
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Sturnella neglecta, western meadowlark, with a beakfull of unidentifiable larval-type insects.
מה
סנוניתיים (משפחה Hirundinidae)מתצפת.ת
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A 'flight' of swallows hunting insect 'hatches' above the waters of Cherry Creek Reservoir. There were about two dozens of the birds ranging above the waters, then resting on the overhanging tree branches; but not for long.
מה
עקב אדום-זנב (Buteo jamaicensis)מתצפת.ת
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The red-tailed hawk was feasting on the freshly taken magpie in the mid-afternoon.
מה
עקב אדום-זנב (Buteo jamaicensis)מתצפת.ת
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One of several species of hawks referred to as "chicken hawks".
מה
עקב אדום-זנב (Buteo jamaicensis)מתצפת.ת
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Red-tail hawk, (Bueto jamaicensis) devouring a vole (Rodentia, Cricetidae, Arvicolinae).
Cherry Creek State Park, Denver, CO, 80014, 21Dec2015.
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This dragonfly, has been ID'ed as a "white-faced Meadowhawk" (Sympetrum obtrusum)
מה
עיטם לבן-ראש (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)מתצפת.ת
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A bald eagle visiting Cherry Creek State Park. The birds do not nest at CCSP&R, and are only occasional visitors.
מה
אנפת לילה (Nycticorax nycticorax)מתצפת.ת
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juvenile Black-crowned night heron (N. Nycticorax) with gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum).
מה
עפיפונית (סוג Sympetrum)מתצפת.ת
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A white-faced meadowhawk (S. Obtrusum , Anisoptera, Hagen, 1867) dragonfly.
מה
עפיפונית (סוג Sympetrum)מתצפת.ת
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Not certain of the species ID? Amber-wing?, orange-wing?, Red mantled? Possibly a female red saddlebags (Tramea onusta).
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bedraggled late-season Autumn meadowhawk skimmer dragonfly (Sympetrum vivinum, Odonata, Libellulidae) with wing damage, especially to the left wings, but the dragonfly would take flight and capture and consume some sort of small insects while in-flight.
Point: The actual location is nearest the confluence of Cottonwood Creek Wetlands area (Prairie Loop Nature Trail) with Cherry Creek Reservoir, Denver, CO, 80014.
Cherry Creek State Park & Reservoir is surrounded by
the suburban area about nine miles south of downtown Denver, CO. The Reservoir was constructed by the Corp of Engineers in 1950 for flood control and irrigation purposes. The Park is a heavily-used multi-use recreation area, and the Wetland area lies on the southern end of CCSP&R.
מה
אנפית השלג (Egretta thula)מתצפת.ת
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Egret, Snowy (Egretta thula) with gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum)
מה
אנפית השלג (Egretta thula)מתצפת.ת
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Snowy egrets capturing 'schooling' gizzard shad from shallow water.
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Blue dasher on cattail reed.
My camera built-in GPS reads out as :
Lat. 39;37;56.6639
Long. 104:51;28.4880
The area is the Cottonwood Creek Wetlands area. In this instance, at the confluence of Cottonwood Creek with Cherry Creek State Park & Reservoir, Denver, CO, 80014.