#birdsofnorthamerica — Public Fediverse posts

I haven't posted in a while so here's a picture from a month ago: Wearing his full seasonal colors, this American Goldfinch waited his turn at the feeder, clinging to supports for a hanging plant. #birds #birdsofnorthamerica #AmericanGoldfinch

Went birding with my sister and her friend today, and the friend spotted this WILD behavior: a female brewer’s blackbird catching a fish!!! I’ve seen an American Crow do it, but a blackbird?! So cool!

(CN: Photo shows small fish in distress)

#birding #CentralOregon #BirdsOfNorthAmerica

One of the regulars at our bird feeder station, a tufted titmouse, checks out the lunch prospects below as snow lightly falls all around.

#birdsofnorthamerica #birds #birdfeeding #titmouse

Red-bellied woodpecker stopping for a drink at a leaky faucet, using a fence post as a perch. A reminder that wildlife adapts fast to human-made spaces.
#Woodpecker #WildlifePhotography #BirdsOfNorthAmerica #NaturePhotography #UrbanWildlife

We came home from an errand this afternoon, looked out a window, and spotted a Great Blue Heron .... right there! We rarely see them on this side of the pond and never so near. What a treat. It didn't stay long after we first sighted it before casually walking down the slope toward the pond's edge.
#birds #birdsofnorthamerica #GreatBlueHeron

Starling on Ice.

#birds #birdsofnorthamerica #europeanstarling #starling #winter #ohio

Raptor in a Snow Globe. In falling snow, our local "murder bird", a Cooper's Hawk, watches and waits for nearby birds to make a mistake.

At times, while I watched, the snow blew so intensely as to create whiteout conditions! This one frame proved to be a good balance between a clear view and no view at all.

#birds #birdsofnorthamerica #birdsofprey #coopershawk #naturephotography #ohionature #winter

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Sometimes you eat the turkey,
Sometimes the turkey eats you.

#turkeyvulture #wildohio #birds #birdsofnorthamerica #buzzard

I refilled the suet feeder this afternoon, having seen Bluebirds on it.

No sooner than I returned indoors, this male Eastern Bluebird showed up to grab a few beaks-full.

Mrs. Bluebird also showed up. Her colors are so drab compared with her mate's it's almost like they're different species!

We've seen Bluebirds around the yard all winter and now into spring. They're apparently nesting nearby though I doubt it's in a nest box I set up!

#bluebirds #birds #birdsofnorthamerica

Our first group of visiting ducks took off recently only to be replaced by six new migrants! Using our pond as a migration layover, three male and three female Lesser Scaubs were paddling about this afternoon. This photo shows one of the boys stretching his wings.
#birdsofnorthamerica #lesserscaub #ducks #migration

On this gray and dreary day,
A lovely bluebird came my way.
He perched atop the shepherd's hook,
Allowing me to take a look.
Happiness he did not bring,
A burden too great for his small wing.
Beauty, though, he bears with ease,
That is enough for times like these.
A bright spot on a dreary day,
Gladness that he came my way.

#mood #birds #birdsofnorthamerica #bluebird #easternbluebird #poem

The #Juncos seem to enjoy the cold temperatures and were pewpewpew-ing happily at -18° C.
#birds #birdsofMastodon #birdsofnorthamerica #birdwatching #nature #Fridayvibes #Ostdrossel

The tree cam has been busy, here's the Darkeyed Funkos! I love their variety, they are such cute little things. And they also seem to be a lot less aggro than other small birds. Goldie did not want any of the pnut butter. #birds #Junco #birdsofMastodon #birdsofnorthamerica #birdwatching #Ostdrossel
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The year started out fun and with lots of red. This male Redbellied Woodpecker came with blush! He seems to be new, the other one I normally see has a lot less red. He is spectacular 😍
#birds #birdsofMastodon #birdsofnorthamerica #birdwatching #Ostdrossel #photography

For July and August, I had a hard time choosing photos, so here you see some of the alternatives I considered, along with the two final choices, the Red-bellied Woodpecker and the dramatic Blue Jay youngster (more in ALT). #birds #birdsofMastodon #birdsofnorthamerica #birdwatching #nature #Ostdrossel

Here's a female Downy Woodpecker using her stiff tail feathers for stability as she examines oak nooks and crannies for insects and spiders. She holds on with her zygodactyl feet – two toes pointing forward and two toes pointing backwards – a woodpecker characteristic that's uncommon in birds.

#Birds #CAbirds #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #BirdsOfNorthAmerica #NevadaCountyCA

A Spot of Color. A male Northern Cardinal sits in a bed of white fallen snow, his bright red head and crest providing a spot of color in a monochromatic world. #ArtAdventCalendar #birds #birdsofnorthamerica #birdsinwinter

Take Flight.

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#GreatBlueHeron
#dawn #birdsofnorthamerica

Great Egret mid-stride.

#ArtAdventCalendar #BirdsOfNorthAmerica #birds #wadingbirds