The ABCs of Birds - E

[dale]

EAGLE OWL, African - I took this in Siena, Italy, at a falconry display.

[dale]

EAGLE, immature martial

why just immature? The most compelling pictures of martial eagles I found on a quick Google Image Search were of immature animals.
 
Try it: google image search Immature Martial Eagle. Splendid pictures.
If someone else wants to post middle-aged martial eagles, they can go ahead. I won't be greedy.

photo by M. Muramura on this page:
http://gallery.rutoto.com/photos/v/Birds/eagle_martial_immature.jpg.html

[dale]

OK, one more.

EIDER
Spectacled eiders are large sea ducks. Steller's eiders are medium-sized sea ducks.
"Eider" in Russian is Gaga. Just sayin'.

They sound as good as they look; I highly recommend listening to this entire recording. You will possibly feel quite a bit better than you do right now:
http://www.xeno-canto.org/sounds/uploaded/AEFZWKWLMO/29122009_020_Wad_Eider.mp3

I first ran into "eider" as a little kid, reading Andersen's fairy tales. The Princess felt the pea, I think, straight through eiderdown "beds" on top of mattresses.

R. Fellner has a wonderful shot of spectacled eiders here:
http://www.harteman.nl/omnibus/anseriformes/ducks/spectacled-eider.html

Common eiders are inordinately cool too, as in this picture:
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Somateria_mollissima_male..jpg).

[Annette]

Eastern Screech-Owl

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Screech_Owl

[MAK]

Egret
A medium to large heron of shallow salt water, the Reddish Egret comes in a dark and a white form. It is a very active forager, often seen running, jumping, and spinning in its pursuit of fish.

[Donna]

White Egret. I actually took this pic when I was in Fla. Sometimes I do something right. 

[MAK]

White Egret. I actually took this pic when I was in Fla. Sometimes I do something right. 

Nice pic Donna!     I believe this is an immature Great Egret. 

[Aafke]

E is for Egyptian Goose
We have lots of Egyptian geese.
Probably a lot of you can remember the Egyptian Goose webcam. The Egyptian Goose was brooding very high from the ground and after the babies came out the eggs, they had to jump, it was very scary but excepr one they all made it.
1) picture from the webcam
my own picture:
2) a family of Egyptian Geese
3) a baby Goose
greetings Aafke
ps Great picture Donna!

[MAK]

  I like your pics very much Aafke! Thanks!

[carla]

EAGLE OWL, African - I took this in Siena, Italy, at a falconry display.

Is this the same kind of Owl as the Pot Plant Owl in Africam.com ?

[carla]

Egretta Garzetta (Little Egret)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Egret

[dale]

EAGLE OWL, African - I took this in Siena, Italy, at a falconry display.

Is this the same kind of Owl as the Pot Plant Owl in Africam.com ?

This one just was behaving as though he'd been hanging out with pot plants.
Those are indeed Eagle Owls, but, I believe, "Spotted" Eagle Owls.
Is that the same as African?
I just loved the way this guy was stalking around.

[Dumpsterkitty]

EAGLE OWL, African - I took this in Siena, Italy, at a falconry display.

Is this the same kind of Owl as the Pot Plant Owl in Africam.com ?

It is...from their blog...

Pot Plant Owl

    * Location: Johannesburg : Gauteng : South Africa

About Me

I am a Spotted Eagle Owl that nests in a pot plant on the balcony of a house in Johannesburg, South Africa. My nesting season is August - December.

[anneintoronto]

E is for Evening Grosbeak

Large, stocky finch, bright yellow back, rump, and underparts. Head is brown with heavy, pale bill; bright yellow eyebrows extend onto forehead. Dark wings with bold white secondary patches; dark tail. Feeds on insects, buds, sap, seeds, fruits and berries. Swift bounding flight. [http://www.whatbird.com]

I remember these beautiful birds from my childhood spent down near Lake Erie.  They loved the berries and fruit on our trees out back of the house and were fairly bold, so I could sit on the back steps and watch them, without disturbing them.  Good Summer memories!

Anne in Toronto

[Patti from Kentucky]

E is for Eastern Towhee...this photo I took in Rhode Island; it's a male and female pair.  The female is in front, with the browner coloring, while the male's head is very black.