Set # 30 Black-necked Stilt Everytime I see this bird it makes me smile, in my mind is like seeing a toy animated. It looks, unreal. I like them very much. White-tufted Grebe This lovely White-tufted Grebe, is very active, a great swimmer and diver. They are always present in most marshes. © HJ Ruiz […] …
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A week or two back we watched this Black-capped Chickadee mercilessly ripping apart these fluffy cattails near a riverbank close to home. We had heard that Chickadees sometimes use this fluff as material for their nests however this birds was discarding the wonderful fluff and letting it fly into the wind. We figured they must […] …
via Spring Bear — Wilder Alaska
F/9.0, 1/320, ISO 250. Tree Swallow Why do ghosts ride in elevators? It keeps their spirits up. Interesting Fact: They bathe by flying low over the water and skimming their bodies against the surface, then rising quickly while shaking off droplets. ( https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Tree_Swallow/lifehistory ) via OH SH*T! — Through Open Lens
ready for adventure one paddle already dipped in via Blue Canoe — leaf and twig
F/7.1, 1/200, ISO 250. Ruby-crowned Kinglet Why did the boy take a ladder to school? It was a high school. Interesting Fact: Ruby-Crowned Kinglets make their nests in trees, occasionally as high up as 100 feet. Females choose a nest site near the tree trunk or suspended from small twigs and branchlets. Because of the …
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GUILLEMOT Uria Alger Words & pictures by Graham Stewart Normally found in Northern waters, the Guillemot is a bird that spends most of its time out at sea, only coming ashore to breed. It is a relative of the penguin that has retained the ability to fly. Once ashore the Guillemot nests in colonies on […] …
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it’s much too soon to start a nest dear it always snows in April via Mourning Doves In The Afternoon — leaf and twig
The Northern Herper 
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