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  1. Northern mockingbird

    Northern mockingbird

    We spent a gorgeous spring day yesterday hiking around one Connecticut largest wetland preserves, Hammonasset Beach State Park (Madison, Connecticut). It's known for being a home to a plethora of bird species, mostly migratory shorebirds, and is the state's leader in bald eagle sightings. The...
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    • Category: North America
  2. Northern mockingbird

    Northern mockingbird

    We spent a gorgeous spring day yesterday hiking around one Connecticut largest wetland preserves, Hammonasset Beach State Park (Madison, Connecticut). It's known for being a home to a plethora of bird species, mostly migratory shorebirds, and is the state's leader in bald eagle sightings. The...
    • Barbie Heid
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    • Category: North America
  3. Northern flicker (male)

    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...
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    • Comments: 3
    • Category: North America
  4. White-breasted nuthatch

    White-breasted nuthatch

    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 white-breasted nuthatch making use of the new stage.
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    • Comments: 8
    • Category: North America
  5. European starling

    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.
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    • Comments: 8
    • Category: North America
  6. Red-tailed hawk

    Red-tailed hawk

    I had a unique opportunity to shoot in a pristine salt-marsh here in Connecticut - a one-day deal, good luck. But it worked out well, as I saw dozens of hawks (and others, which I'll be posting). This guy landed literally over my head, which gave me a great angle, but I was getting showered with...
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    • Comments: 5
    • Category: North America
  7. American crow

    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.
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    • Comments: 7
    • Category: North America
  8. Blue jay

    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...
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    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  9. Turkey vulture

    Turkey vulture

    Although they're not exactly warm and fuzzy, I think turkey vultures are kind of cool - unless you crawl out of bed and find seven them circling over your driveway. (Went outside and did a sniff test; didn't find anything).
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    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  10. Carolina wren

    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.
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    • Comments: 6
    • Category: North America
  11. European starling

    European starling

    Meet my new production manager! Setting up dual remote cameras was intended to give me more varied shots, but this European starling wanted to double-check my settings - can't be too careful. (PS - I have two more to post - everybody was in on it🤣).
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    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  12. Eastern Bluebird

    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...
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    • Category: North America
  13. Blue jay in my yard

    Blue jay in my yard

    I finally admitted defeat trying to stalk this guy and went to plan B: left the video running. He is so neurotic he even takes off when he hears traffic blocks away. He would only pass by occasionally, but I just started offering peanuts and now I'm refilling feeders three times faster than I...
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    • Category: North America
  14. Carolina wren in the snow

    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.
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    • Category: North America
  15. White-throated sparrow in the snow

    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.
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  16. Blue jay in the rain

    Blue jay in the rain

    Testing out my new wheels: a Nikon D7100 - I love it! Here's a blue jay so hungry he's out in the rain foraging for peanuts.
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  17. A house sparrow makes a less-than-graceful landing.

    A house sparrow makes a less-than-graceful landing.

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  18. White-throated sparrow visits again

    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.
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    • Category: North America
  19. White-throated sparrow

    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...
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    • Comments: 6
    • Category: North America
  20. White-throated sparrow

    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...
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    • Comments: 4
    • Category: North America
  21. Canadian geese

    Canadian geese

    I came across their habitat completely by accident within walking distance of my house.
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  22. Flying mallard ducks

    Flying mallard ducks

    Stumbled across their habitat completely by accident within walking distance of my house.
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  23. Blue Jay

    Blue Jay

    A blue jay perches on the side of the roof.
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  24. Black-capped chicadee

    Black-capped chicadee

    You can almost set your watch by his visits, every day of the year.
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  25. Carolina wren

    Carolina wren

    Suet - the breakfast of champions!
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