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My first time actually seeing this behaviour. On a cold day when there were probably few insects available.

Female Eastern Bluebird just back from a foraging trip with a mole cricket for some little bluebirds.

An Eastern Bluebird Mated Pair. They have a nest going about 40 feet away in a nest box I put up. The female seems quite capable of finding the suet and dried mealworms I put out, but is always willing to take a break when the male flies in with a juicy bug.

Hungry House Finch

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Shot in December a couple years back, I look forward to one of my favorite birds to photograph - the Roseate Spoonbills -coming back to my area soon!

....the children have fledged. Just gotta teach them to fend for themselves.

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Watched this bird for about an hour at Lake Balboa in Van Nuys, CA. Plunging its bill repeatedly into the water. When it turned toward me ... Wow!

Another shot of a Red Kite circling in anticipation above the feeding station in Dumfries and Galloway. This was taken a few minutes before the food was put out and the feeding frenzy started. Well worth a visit if you are in the area as well as following the Red Kite trail for great views of...

Chaffinch and Goldfinch on our garden seed feeder

These three Red Kites were squaring up to each other at the Red Kite Feeding station at Ballymack Farm, Dumfries and Galloway

Occasional visitor when there are any berries left. Seems to crush the berries while the thrushes and starlings swallow them whole

Mute Swans feeding dusk

Our Coal Tits seem to prefer feeding from the bottom of the feeder, while Sparrows climb all over it. Also Coat Tits seem to be far more cautious than Sparrows as the Coal Tits are always looking around before and during feeding

This Wood Pigeon had finally succeeded in getting at the berries on the Rowan tree in the garden. Not many birds seem to be attracted to these lightly coloured berries apart from the pigeons and starlings. A 50% crop from a full frame shot.

If you look carefully you should see a rather large fish. Some years ago now, the RSPB staff erected a couple of telegraph poles for just this purpose. Prior to that you couldn't really see where they went to feed ... on a tree somewhere probably. They took to these poles immediately. It...

This little guy was jumping around the rushes picking off seeds.

Lakescape - 550 A small hiccup in the Himalayas series ... ... to share this lovely winter wetland scene ... and even livelier video showing wonderful group feeding style of ... Spotted Redshank and Pied Avocet ... Recorded early morning two days ago ... Also in view are Black-tailed...