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birds of connecticut

  1. Red-breasted merganser (pair)

    Red-breasted merganser (pair)

    A pair of red-breasted mergansers in Guilford, Connecticut.
    • Barbie Heid
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    • Comments: 1
    • Category: North America
  2. Purple martin

    Purple martin

    A purple martin from the wildlife preserve at Hammonasset Beach, Madison, Connecticut.
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    • Comments: 16
    • Category: North America
  3. Yellow-bellied sapsucker

    Yellow-bellied sapsucker

    It must be November, because my yellow-bellied sapsuckers are back. I only see them, a pair, during migration time, two weeks in April and again in November. I'll have to keep trying to get a shot I like of both though; she shows up before dawn and he just before sunset. I don't know what they...
    • Barbie Heid
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    • birds of connecticut birds of new england backyard birds birds of north america migratory birds picidae sphyrapicus varius sphyrapicus varius male wildlife in connecticut woodpeckers woodpeckers of america yellow-bellied sapsucker sphyrapicus varius
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: North America
  4. Bald eagle

    Bald eagle

    We took these in early fall, but they are getting very active this time of the year at the Stevenson Dam.
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    • american eagle bald eagle bird of prey birds of connecticut birds of north america haliaeetus leucocephalus predatory birds sea eagles
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  5. Eastern peewee

    Eastern peewee

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    • birds of connecticut birds of new england birds of north america contopus virens eastern wood-pewee contopus virens migrating birds peewee small gray bird songbirds tyrant flycatcher
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: North America
  6. Little blue heron

    Little blue heron

    Another first for me. I sat on this because I thought it was just a Great blue, but someone corrected me that it was a Little blue. We found him in the Hammonasset salt-flat marsh in Madison, Connecticut.
    • Barbie Heid
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    • "little blue heron" egretta caerulea birds of connecticut birds of new england birds of north america blue heron blue shore bird blue wading bird coastal birds egretta caerulea heron little blue heron (egretta caerulea) migratory birds shorebirds of connecticut
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: North America
  7. Black-crowned night heron

    Black-crowned night heron

    Black crowned heron hunting fish at the Pisquah Brook Preserve.
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    • birds of connecticut birds of new england birds of north america black capped night heron fish eating birds heron large gray bird migratory birds nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax black crowned night heron shorebirds wading birds
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  8. Snowy egret

    Snowy egret

    Snowy egrets hunting at the salt-flat marsh.
    • Barbie Heid
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    • birds of connecticut birds of north america egret egretta thula heron large white shorebird migratory birds shorebirds snowy egret wading birds white heron
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: North America
  9. Snowy egret

    Snowy egret

    Snowy egrets hunting at the salt-flat marsh.
    • Barbie Heid
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    • birds of connecticut birds of north america egret egretta thula heron large white shorebird migratory birds shorebirds snowy egret wading birds white heron
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: North America
  10. Great blue heron

    Great blue heron

    Great blue herons at Topsmead State Forest.
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    • ardea herodias ardea herodias great blue heron birds of connecticut birds of north america heron large wading bird shorebirds
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: North America
  11. Great blue heron

    Great blue heron

    Great blue herons at Topsmead State Forest.
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    • ardea herodias ardea herodias great blue heron birds of connecticut birds of north america large wading bird shorebirds
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  12. Great blue heron

    Great blue heron

    Great blue herons at Topsmead State Forest.
    • Barbie Heid
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    • ardea herodias ardea herodias great blue heron birds of connecticut birds of north america heron large wading bird shorebirds
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  13. Canada goose

    Canada goose

    We thought we were doing a good deed: the local family was escorting their chicks across the street, which they do often but it's on a dangerous curve. My other half got out of the car to help with traffic, but then dad wound up chasing him back to the car. This was the view from the window. 🤣...
    • Barbie Heid
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    • birds of connecticut birds of new england birds of north america branta canadensis branta canadensis canada goose canada goose goose large bird long neck migratory birds shorebirds waterfowl
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: North America
  14. American robin

    American robin

    It's fledgling season, and everybody needs to (and waits to) eat.
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    • american robin backyard birds bird with red belly birds of connecticut birds of new englnd birds of north america early bird migratory birds robin thrush turdus migratorius turdus migratorius american robin turdus migratorius robin fledgling
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: North America
  15. Yellow-crested night herons

    Yellow-crested night herons

    My yard guests woke up around sunset and are still in the process of nest-building. The male was gifting her with twigs, which she wove into the nest.
    • Barbie Heid
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    • birds of connecticut birds of new england birds of north america heron large blue-gray bird migrating birds night heron nyctanassa violacea shorebirds wading birds yellow-crested night heron
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: North America
  16. Yellow-crested night heron

    Yellow-crested night heron

    For the second year in a row, I'll be hearing the pitter-patter (and squawking) of baby night herons! The male arrived last Thursday, displayed for 20 minutes but left. They returned together Sunday and have been quite busy renovating last year's nest. The pair that nested in the next tree over...
    • Barbie Heid
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    • birds of connecticut birds of new england birds of north america heron larger blue-gray bird night heron nyctanassa violacea shorebirds wading birds yellow-crested night heron
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  17. Coming through! (Great egret and greater cormorant)

    Coming through! (Great egret and greater cormorant)

    A Great egret and a Greater cormorant cross paths at Hammonasett State Park, Madison, Connecticut.
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    • aquatic birds ardea alba ardea alba great egret birds of connecticut birds of new england birds of north america fish eating birds migratory birds phalacrocorax carbo phalacrocorax carbo cormorant phalacrocorax carbo cormorant birds freshwater shorebirds waders
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: North America
  18. Osprey

    Osprey

    An osprey hunting over the marsh at Hammonasett State Park, Madison Connecticut.
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    • birds of connecticut birds of north america fish eagle fish hawk migratory birds osprey pandion haliaetus raptor river hawk sea hawk shorebirds
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: North America
  19. Juvenile red-tailed hawk stalking chipmunks

    Juvenile red-tailed hawk stalking chipmunks

    My chipmunk friends in the yard finally emerged from their burrows to greet spring, and I wasn't the only one who noticed. This hawk passed on his normal perch in the tree over the driveway and sat on a stump at ground level for nearly an hour watching them scurry around. He didn't get anybody...
    • Barbie Heid
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    • backyard birds birds of connecticut birds of new england birds of north america birds of prey birds of prey connecticut birds of prey north america buteo jamaicensis buteo jamaicensis red-tailed hawk chicken hawk large birds large brown bird raptor red-tail
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: North America
  20. Starling in the snow

    Starling in the snow

    Connecticut's first snowfall of the year melted as fast as it fell, but I found many birds, including starlings foraging around my yard.
    • Barbie Heid
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    • backyard birds birds of connecticut birds of new england birds of north america birds that flock flock of black birds large black bird migrating birds migratory birds. noisy black birds passerine sturnidae sturnus vulgaris sturnus vulgaris common starling sturnus vulgaris first winter starling sturnus vulgaris starling
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  21. Yellow-bellied sapsucker preening

    Yellow-bellied sapsucker preening

    This is only the third or fourth time the sapsucker has visited, but he seems to be comfortable enough with me around now to stop and preen.
    • Barbie Heid
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    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  22. Junco

    Junco

    Snowbirds finally arrive in Connecticut!
    • Barbie Heid
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    • backyard birds birds of connecticut birds of new england backyard birds birds of north america dark eyed junco hyemalis gray bird with white belly junco junco hyemalis migratory birds small gray bird snow bird
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: North America
  23. Juncos (finally) arrive in Connecticut.

    Juncos (finally) arrive in Connecticut.

    We may not have a single flake on the ground yet, but Nutmeggers know that winter's officially here when the juncos arrive. They began showing up last week to feast on the winter-blooming berry bushes in the wildlife preserve.
    • Barbie Heid
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    • backyard birds birds of connecticut birds of new england backyard birds birds of north america dark eyed junco hyemalis gray bird with white belly grey winter birds junco junco hyemalis migrating birds small gray bird snow bird winter birds
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  24. Northern cardinal

    Northern cardinal

    One of only two visitors to my yard today, a Northern cardinal.
    • Barbie Heid
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    • backyard birds birds of connecticut birds of new england birds of north america cardinal cardinal (north american male) cardinalis cardinalis crested song birds red bird song bird song birds red songbird
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  25. Tufted titmouse

    Tufted titmouse

    One of only two visitors to my yard today, a tufted titmouse.
    • Barbie Heid
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    • backyard birds baeolophus bicolor birds of connecticut birds of new england birds of north america crested titmouse small gray bird songbird titmouse
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: North America
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