After a few morning chores, we drove to Shelby Farms, which is a huge city park in Memphis, Tennessee. Near the prison complex there we saw an Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus Tyrannus) perched on a metal pole at the edge of the bog. It flicked its white-tipped tail.
In a small outflow from Patriot Lake, we spotted a beautiful Green Heron (Butorides Virescens) looking down into the water.
Gardener Road Area
- Dickcissel
- Common Grackle
- European Starling
- Red Winged Blackbird
- Eastern Kingbird
- Mallard
- Canada Goose
- Brown Headed Cowbird
- Purple Martin
Patriot Lake Area
- Bluejay
- Killdeer
- Muscovy (domestic)
- Snow Goose
- Swan Goose (domestic)
- Great Blue Heron
- Peregrine Falcon
- Turkey Vulture
- Bank Swallow
- Green Heron
Right before lunch, the storm clouds gathered and picnics were abandoned. We saw three Peregrine Falcon (Falco Peregrinus) dive-bombing at things above the trees. These are powerful slate blue predators. When they pull in their wings, they drop out of the sky like a rock, making lightning fast attacks on insects, rodents or small birds.
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Robert and Berry
photo courtesy of wikipedia
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