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Blackburnian Warbler over the Downeast coast (sketch).

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patron saint of stealing chips

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Kneesvember 2024 Day 1

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Black-banded owl

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Color experiment 🪶

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Birders: do you ever wonder if this happens?

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Im kind of ashamed that ive gone this long in my life as a bonafide bird lover and yet i somehow didnt know these guys are named POWERFUL OWLS

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Coot and Chestnuts

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Talonflame

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September 28, 2024 - Rusty Flowerpiercer (Diglossa sittoides) These flowerpiercers are found at the edges of mountain forests, as well as in scrub and cultivated areas in parts of Venezuela, Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. They feed on nectar and small insects, using their distinctively shaped bills to pierce the bases of flowers. Though little is known about their breeding behavior, they likely build deep cup-shaped nests.

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the gray-headed chickadee, also known as the siberian tit, is a small passerine bird found in scandinavia and the northern palearctic along with restricted ranges in alaska and canada. they are conifer specialists, and feed on insects and spiders along with conifer seeds (they have also been observed feeding on dead caribou). interestingly, their name implies a gray head, but this chickadee’s notable cap is brown.

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A pair of cherry blossom ravens~

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Birdtober 5th, 2024

The prompt was "Warbler." I drew a pink-headed warbler. This one was a lot of fun to color.

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Yellow-throated Vireo

[image ID: a well contrasting bird, with an olive-yellow head and chest against a white belly. the top of the wings are gray and there are two white wingbars. there is a dark eye set on bright yellow "spectacles", and the throat is also this lemon yellow. the bill and feet are dark blue. end ID]

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Scientific Name: Vireo flavifrons

IUCN Rating: Least Concern

Habitat & Location: found in open deciduous forests and their edges, breeding across much of the eastern US and overwintering in Mexico, Central America and northern South America

Fun Fact: with such a raspy song, they are often said to sound like other vireos, but with a sore throat.

[image ID: a map of North and South America. the breeding region, colored red, spans from the Atlantic coast towards the center of the US. there is a small yellow portion, denoting migratory region, which covers Florida, southern Louisiana and Texas, and a portion of Northeastern Mexico. from there is the blue region, showing the non-breeding season, which covers the Yucatan, Cuba, the Bahamas, Central America, and northern South America. end ID]

Image Sources: bird (Todd Fellenbaum); map (birds of the world)