Bird Watching: Daily Bird Photos 350, 1 by Elphaba

Elphaba wrote:
I'm completely intimidated by the amazing photos on this thread. WOW!
Margaret, I always love your striking photos and you have the best birds. I'm amazed by that blue bill.
Dave, that pic with the house finch and the bluebird is just unbelievable. Can't even fathom how you achieved such clarity on both birds in the rain no less.
Duc, that flicker in flight is fabulous. The bill on that thrasher is pretty amazing too. Amazed that you got the gnatcatcher. They're fast.
GP, love the variety. Hope your indigo has friend arriving soon.
Burd, Burn and Nanny, send one of those cute white-throated sparrows down here.
Tigerlily, that duck is incredible! Beautiful shot of an extraordinary bird.
Mrs. Ed, congrats on the new bird -- red jam indeed!

This shot is not so great but I'm sharing anyway b/c it's a really hard bird for me to get. It's so small that my camera just won't focus on it, and here it had just finished bathing and was shaking itself which only added to the difficulty.

A Northern Parula