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Back in South Dakota

I’ve actually been back almost two weeks now. I’ve been keeping busy chasing migrant birds. For a few days there were good numbers of migrants, I suppose it could be characterized as a fallout. The numbers of warblers were pretty amazing, but the diversity of species wasn’t that great. I’m hoping for an even better “fallout” later this week, when a cold front moves through.

Here’s one I don’t get to see very often, a Black-throated Green Warbler.
Several orioles are coming to oranges in my parent’s backyard. I spent one afternoon photographing them.
Red-headed Woodpeckers just showed up a few days ago. I got lucky with this one.
Just a Chipping Sparrow, but I really like this photo with its smooth background.
Last night I went outside to see the lunar eclipse. I couldn’t resist, I had to set up the 500 f4 and take some images. According to Spaceweather.com, this lunar eclipse is darker and redder than most due to the eruption of the Tonga volcano back in January.
Common Yellowthroat up close with the 500 f4.