Happy Thanksgiving

(Photograph copyright 2016 by Dan Routh)

Near Asheboro, North Carolina.

Mom and Ducklings

(Photograph copyright 2016 by Dan Routh)

Mallards at Duke Gardens. Durham, North Carolina.

Egret at the Pond

(Photograph copyright 2016 by Dan Routh)

Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

White Peacock

(Photograph copyright 2016 by Dan Routh)

Near Liberty, North Carolina.

On the Run

(Photograph copyright 2016 by Dan Routh)

Guinea fowl. Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Leaving the Farm Pond

(Photograph copyright 2016 by Dan Routh)

Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Winter Towhee

(Photograph copyright 2016 by Dan Routh)

Towhee feeding. Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

More Upland Birds

(Photographs copyright 2016 by Dan Routh)

Pheasant hunting. Meadows of Dan, Virginia.

Pheasant in Flight

(Photograph copyright 2016 by Dan Routh)

Meadows of Dan, Virginia.

Red-Bellied Woodpecker

(Photograph copyright 2016 by Dan Routh)

A red-bellied woodpecker feeds at my home today in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Female Cardinal

(Photograph copyright 2016 by Dan Routh)

Outside of my window today. Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Cardinals

(Photograph copyright 2015 by Dan Routh)

Outside the back door. Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Purple Martin Housing

(Photograph copyright 2013 by Dan Routh)

Martin gourds at Lindale Dairy, near Silk Hope, North Carolina. Organic insect control.

The Birds

(Photograph copyright 2012 by Dan Routh)

Water tower. Randleman, North Carolina.

Cattle Egret

(Photograph copyright 2012 by Dan Routh)

I've seen photos of cattle egrets in Africa and more tropical areas of the world, but they are now moving into North America where they feed on insects and such stirred up as cattle graze. Apparently this cow in Guilford County, North Carolina isn't completely familiar with the species yet.

Pair of Turkeys

(Photograph copyright 2012 by Dan Routh)

Pair of turkeys in black and white from my avian portrait series.

Roosting Guinea

(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)

A guinea fowl roosts in a walnut tree at dusk at my home in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Guinea in the Grass

(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)

A guinea fowl wanders through the grass on our farm in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Plover

I walked out into the newly planted part of our garden and ran into a plover, a small wading-type bird. The poor thing was obviously hurt, for it flapped it's damaged wing and called out in pain. All of this was a hoax of course, as the bird did everything in it's power to lure me away from four small eggs camouflaged in the recently planted soil. I marked the spot and we'll work around the nest till the eggs hatch and the young scurry away.

(Photographs copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)

Roosting Time

(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)

Black buzzards roost on an old barn roof near my home in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.