This is the fifth post in the Road Trip to the East series. See my other posts:
The Red-bellied Woodpecker was common around the yard and feeders. You can tell it is a female because the reddish orange on it's head doesn't go all the way to it's beak.
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Female Red-bellied Woodpecker |
I was lucky to get this shot of a cardinal flying through the bush.
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Northern Cardinal |
When I was sitting out watching the feeder birds, I heard a sound across the yard. I went over to see what it was. Suddenly the Sharp-shinned Hawk flew from some trees and landed on a branch not far away. I don't even know if the sound was the hawk.
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Sharp-shinned Hawk |
The male cardinals have such bright colors they make it seem like they are tropical birds.
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Male Northern Cardinal |
The females are a lots more drab, but still pretty.
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Female Northern Cardinal |
A grackle came to the feeder also.
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Common Grackle |
Can you spot what's wrong with this picture? I flipped it upside down. The squirrel was hanging upside down from feeder eating suet, very funny to watch.
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Flipped picture of this squirrel eating upside down. |
I believe there wasn't only a Sharp-shinned Hawk living there, but also a Red-tailed. Every time we walked down to the river it would screech and fly by.
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Red-tailed Hawk |
One day we also noticed some cedar waxwings and got some pictures of them. There were also lot's of robins at the river.
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Cedar Waxwings by the riverbank. |
Stay tuned for the next part!
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