A Loggerhead Shrike fledgling sits on a branch. This little birb is approaching independence slowly but don't worry, one of the parents is watching over from a nearby tree.
#Scientific#study please! Has anyone ever researched the evolutionary context of the fact that the hungry cheeping in a great tit nest outside the window triggers a feeding reflex in me? I suddenly want to breed aphids and catch midges. 🐥 🐦 🐛
Another beautiful day--cool, partly cloudy, breezy and totally lacking mosquitos. Because it was so cool, the birds were waiting in long lines by the time the feeders came out at 10am. (We lock them up at night to keep them away from the raccoons and deer.) #birds#birding#birdsofmastodon#birdphotography#nature#hummingbird#finch#tanager
Pyrrhuloxia at Saguaro National Park West. This little guy was singing his heart out at a distance on top of cactus, then he flew into a tree right next to us and gave us an up close show.
Sora-ing high … my husband @CTGT and I were thrilled to add a lifer to our list this weekend, an adult Sora and three of her adorable fluffy black chicks. Tiny and skulky, she was fleet of foot - not hard with those big green puppies - in this shallow marshy pond, especially chasing off an encroaching American Robin that was also foraging for worms. Cropped photo collage in the comments if you’re interested in a closer look.
A Brown Thrasher with some kind of prey in its bill. This is from April 2022 in NC. They are ground-loving birds, but they regularly sing from the tippy top of tall trees in the spring.