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lahore pigeons are some of the most visually appealing birds out there. like in terms of visual design. very minimalist, good contrast.

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Leucistic Red Tail Hawk

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Eastern Whip-Poor-Will (Antrostomus vociferus), mother and chick, family Caprimulgidae, order Caprimulgiformes, RI, USA

This nightjar is named for the distinctive call, which sounds as if it is saying “whip poor will”.

photograph by Meghan Grey Audubon Society of Rhode Island

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Our resident male Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) paused for a few seconds today in our backyard spruce tree.

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The sun was out today! And there were lots and lots of Juncos. Here you can see a bit of the hierarchy thing that they have going on. Some tolerate feeding next to each other, others don't. The trills and "sledgehammer" noises are there to assert dominance, I suppose. It was windy today, so there is some side noise, but I hope you enjoy.

(You see many Juncos on a tree branch taking turns at feeding on a bit of peanut butter.)

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Sorry I haven't been posting as much lately, life got a bit busy for a while. I hope to have some more bird posts loaded into the queue tomorrow for you all to enjoy. In the mean time, enjoy this blue jay and mourning dove that came by my balcony beginning of the month when we were getting all that crazy snow.

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can someone explain to me why nuthatches just like to sit in feeders for half an hour at a time. not even eating anything they just Sit there .they do this every day

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Every day i see wonderful creatures online

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the way birds are named is always so cruel. why did they have to call him the intermediate egret 😭

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Moscow journalist interviews a penguin (1966)

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The Count came very early and then again a little later and would not share with the MoDo. A Redbellied Woodpecker that came later had to wait for me to refill. I just love the Grackle against the snow 😍

(You see a Grackle visiting a small porcelain plate feeder on a snowy day. A Mourning Dove approaches and immediately leaves. When the Grack is done, a Redbellied Woodpecker arrives, clings to the bowl and looks over the edge to find food.)

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John Brosio, State of the Union, 2011, oil on canvas

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Multiple attempts to reintroduce captive-born ‘alalā to Hawaii’s Big Island have been unsuccessful, in large part because of the ‘io, or Hawaiian hawk, the ‘alalā’s last surviving natural predator. But now new hope is taking wing: a fresh class of five young ‘alalā has been released into the wild on the slopes of the Haleakalā volcano on the island of Maui, where ‘io are absent.

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