Nevar23Tfw the Merlin app tells you it can hear a bird that's not on your life list, but you can't actually see or hear it yourself.
Don Ray#Birds #BackyardBirds #Iowa #fedipajareo
I'm still on the hunt for bird-in-redbud photos. The photo of the downy woodpecker was taken during one of the few sunny moments yesterday.
Bonus: Chivalry is not dead! The male cardinal was finding seeds under the feeder to bring to the female. (A bit blurry because of cloudy, rainy conditions.)
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I like the combination of a bird with the redbud flowers. So far, the redbud tree is just barely getting started.
TrilobyterThe #hummingbirds are back, or at least one of them, this male ruby-throated that came by last week and has been spotted a few times since. Hopefully we’ll be seeing more of them here as their annual #migration north proceeds.
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Khürt WilliamsBackyard Bird Feeding Station
multi-layer backyard bird feeding system that reduced mess, separated feeding niches, and let each species behave naturally with minimal fuss
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The blackbirds are still chumming around in large groups.
Wood Sprite PhotoI keep coming back to small birds 🪶 The way they pause, look straight at me, and hold that moment before moving on—I feel like we’re noticing each other at the same time. #Birds #Songbirds #BackyardBirds #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography
Our resident red-bellied #woodpecker
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"Iridescence occurs not from pigments but from microscopic structures that bend light in different directions, creating a dazzling array of colors."
https://www.wildlife.nh.gov/news-and-media/blog/iridescence-natures-beautiful-trick-light
