The robins are being very aggressive with our bluebirds today. One divebombed one that was trying to sneak some suet. I actually heard the thud. Everyone's OK.
Never seen this before. How crazy! Also why are the robins suddenly hanging out near the bird buffet. Go eat worms, guys!
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Iowa: From winter to spring in 3 days!
Photo 1 from Wednesday; photo 2 from today (Saturday).
Red-bellied #woodpecker. This one pays us a short visit nearly every day.
From two weeks ago when it was 28F (-2C) with snow on the ground. Today’s high will be 84F (29C).
Here's a white-breasted nuthatch, from Lees Summit, Missouri in 2016.
These birds are great fun to watch as they can run up, AND DOWN tree trunks thanks to that long backwards-facing claw, called the hallux. They also tend to have a lot of personality.
Summer is watching the quail invasion closely, but as long as they stay in their appointed area she won't bother them. Not even a bark.
That being the case, I was able to get a couple of pictures.
The quail come and go depending on the time of year, but now they are back in impressive numbers.
I think they stop by to see what the ducks are eating for breakfast. There is always enough for company.
Good morning, Mastodon.
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Too bad the backyard bird count isn't this am. Sudden flurry of activity. I don't have feeders, just woods:
-2 cedar waxwing
-2 downey woodpeckers
-5 chickadee
-7 European starlings
-8 robins
-1 red belly woodpecker
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Blue Jay stopped by for a sip of water on a frosty morning.
