carpingdiem, 13 days ago to Birds More feeder birds. Read ALT descriptions for details. The next 3 days are supposed to be stormy and rainy, so there will be more birds coming to the feeders. #birds #birding #birdsofmastodon #birdphotography #nature #HoosierMast #woodpeckers #grosbeaks #cowbirds Compared to the flashy male rose breasted grosbeak who is red, black and white, the female is a muted brown and beige. She has the same big eyes and pink nut-cracking beak, though. The males are easy to spot, the females are not so much. I found this one on the ground, waiting for the males above her on the feeder to toss down seeds. This male pileated woodpecker is ready for his closeup. With his red crest, red mustache and loony laugh, he looks and sounds like Woody Woodpecker. He's pretty big, too, bigger than a crow. This plain brown bird with the dark brown beak is often mistaken for all sorts of other birds. It's a female cowbird and it lays its eggs in other birds' nests, leaving them to rear its young. I have always wondered how baby cowbirds know they are cowbirds if they have never seen or interacted with their cowbirds prior to fledging.
More feeder birds. Read ALT descriptions for details. The next 3 days are supposed to be stormy and rainy, so there will be more birds coming to the feeders. #birds #birding #birdsofmastodon #birdphotography #nature #HoosierMast #woodpeckers #grosbeaks #cowbirds
Compared to the flashy male rose breasted grosbeak who is red, black and white, the female is a muted brown and beige. She has the same big eyes and pink nut-cracking beak, though. The males are easy to spot, the females are not so much. I found this one on the ground, waiting for the males above her on the feeder to toss down seeds. This male pileated woodpecker is ready for his closeup. With his red crest, red mustache and loony laugh, he looks and sounds like Woody Woodpecker. He's pretty big, too, bigger than a crow. This plain brown bird with the dark brown beak is often mistaken for all sorts of other birds. It's a female cowbird and it lays its eggs in other birds' nests, leaving them to rear its young. I have always wondered how baby cowbirds know they are cowbirds if they have never seen or interacted with their cowbirds prior to fledging.
lacochran, 9 months ago to photography We can’t all wake up ready for the paparazzi. #photography #fotografia #fotografie #BronzedCowbird #CowBirds #birds #birdsofmastodon #Nature #naturephotography #LauraCochranPhotography
We can’t all wake up ready for the paparazzi. #photography #fotografia #fotografie #BronzedCowbird #CowBirds #birds #birdsofmastodon #Nature #naturephotography #LauraCochranPhotography