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American goldfinch
Connecticut residents, including our feathered friends, look forward to the annual sunflower blooms. As folks from all over descend on the fields for selfies, birds like this American goldfinch come to feast on the fall seeds. This is Auger's Field in North Branford, Connecticut. Of their many...- Barbie Heid
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- Category: North America
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Balcony biodiversity - Barbet
Brown-headed Barbet ... a large bird is a regular ... at the pub ... ____________ Delhi : India- aloktewari
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Balcony Biodiversity : Green Pigeon
It was a little after the day break ... and this blue eyed wonder found himself mired in the foliage and branches of a Purple Bauhinia tree ... He was breaking dry twigs for the upcoming nest in an adjacent Ficus tree ... ____________________ Delhi : India- aloktewari
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Juvenile Northern mockingbird
This juvenile mockingbird just started showing up at my feeder. I never saw him before until I recently added raisins to their menu. It looks like he's also been munching on the poke berries in my yard.- Barbie Heid
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- Comments: 10
- Category: North America
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Balcony Biodiversity - Red-whiskered Bulbul
Viewed through the bed-room window ... It feels nice to have these beauties coming to the balcony water point ________- aloktewari
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Balcony Biodiversity ...
And ... then The dark knight himself ... ... graced my balcony ... ____________ New Delhi India- aloktewari
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Fledgling house finch
Fledgling season in the yard: house finches arriving at the feeders for the first time without their parents. They're learning very quickly to take a position under the suet feeder, unlike their parents who prefer thistle.- Barbie Heid
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- Category: North America
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Brown-headed Barbet : at bedroom balcony : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari
It is a great experience ... to have a large Brown-headed Barbet descend to one's bedroom balcony ... to take a relaxing cool bath in May heat of North India ... the temperature hovering in late 40s C ... They have a peculiar way of bathing ... so nicely seen here ...- aloktewari
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Gray catbird
Migratory species are arriving back in my yard daily, including catbirds. I welcome everyone who shows up at the feeders but these have historically destroyed any nests and eggs they've found, so sadly, they're not one of my favorites. Pretty but aggressive.- Barbie Heid
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- Comments: 9
- Category: North America
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Northern flicker (male)
Another first in my yard! The onset of spring in Connecticut is bringing back our migrating friends, in this case a Northern flicker (one of the few woodpeckers that actually migrate). They inhabit the typical habitat of any woodpecker but are often seen foraging on the ground for insects, which...- Barbie Heid
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- Category: North America
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European starling
What do you do with the pummeled and broken tree limbs from the recent coastal winter storms? Yes, you chop them up, but don't throw them out: use them as bird perches for photo-ops instead. Here's a European starling trying to figure out how on Earth peanuts got wedged in there.- Barbie Heid
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- Category: North America
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American crow
I know, I know, nest pics are out of bounds. But how about prepping for one? Here's an American crow collecting twigs from a marsh to build this year's home.- Barbie Heid
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- Category: North America
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Blue jay
One of the more common visitors to my yard, a blue jay. This one's name is Otto, but when he's knocking over the basket of peanuts, his name can't be repeated in mixed company. And, here's a bit of trivia I never knew till today - blue jays from my home state, Connecticut, averaged a full ounce...- Barbie Heid
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- Category: North America
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Carolina wren
This is my other self-appointed assistant. I got more shots of these curious guys on the camera then I did in front of it.- Barbie Heid
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- Category: North America
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Eastern Bluebird
This past year has been one of a few bird-sighting firsts for me, now with an Eastern bluebird. Lived here all my life and have just never run across one. They're primarily insect eaters but in the winter when food is scarce they feed on berries, like this little guy feasting on Christmas holly...- Barbie Heid
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- Category: North America
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Broad-billed hummingbird
Broad-billed hummingbird, rare for central Texas. First sighted on October 10, 2021. He has been competing with honey bees lately for sugar water at the feeder.- knnthdhrvy
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Carolina wren in the snow
Connecticut's first snowfall of the year didn't stop a feeder regular, a Carolina wren, from foraging for seeds. Actually, he's looking down waiting for me to wade through the snow and fill it.- Barbie Heid
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White-throated sparrow in the snow
Connecticut's first snowfall of the year didn't deter this white-throated sparrow from trying to pick off seeds. Now that the seeding plants are done and because this species prefers to forage on the ground, this is probably the last I'm going to see of them this year.- Barbie Heid
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A house sparrow makes a less-than-graceful landing.
- Barbie Heid
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White-throated sparrow visits again
This guy shows up in my yard more and more as the plants are withering and going to seed. It looks like he's lagging behind, as most of his kind have moved south for the winter already.- Barbie Heid
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White-throated sparrow
The cooler weather is bringing some new faces to my yard on the Connecticut shoreline. This guy, a white-throated sparrow, just showed up when the native plants started releasing seeds and spores. If you look closely at his beak, he's been munching on the pokeweed berries in the yard - which are...- Barbie Heid
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- Category: North America
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Blue Jay
A blue jay perches on the side of the roof.- Barbie Heid
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Black-capped chicadee
You can almost set your watch by his visits, every day of the year.- Barbie Heid
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Fledgling sparrow
Can you believe his mother let him leave the house looking like that???- Barbie Heid
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Male House sparrow
Sparrows are actually an invasive species, but are now the most abundant in the world!- Barbie Heid
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