Birds against the sky

A cold front blew through Austin today, with clouds and wind. Saw lots of birds out flying in the wind (robins are back, by the hundreds), but they were mostly dark against the clouds, and hard to take pictures of--silhouettes against clouds or sky.

This robin was twisting in the air directly overhead


A crow rowing against the wind


A red tail hawk gliding away after the weather had cleared a little

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