A Red-Headed Woodpecker on a fence post.
A Red-Headed Woodpecker on a fence post.
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A Red-Headed Woodpecker is at our suet feeder! This is not a drill! #birds #woodpecker
Spring Peepers have been LOUD this spring!
Recently we went for a hike and the sound reached 78 decibels, about as loud as a car or a vacuum cleaner.
A map from CornellLab showing bird migration across the United States on Friday night. Brighter colors indicate higher migration rates.
Over 200 million #birds were migrating northward across the United States last night thanks to favorable weather & winds.
Just yesterday I recorded a few new species in the backyard, including a Common Yellowthroat.
There’s an Eastern Meadowlark hanging around, and I’m determined to spot it. #birds
A close-up shot of a carpenter bee.
Buzz buzz!! 🐝🐝🐝
Bats, Woodcocks and Spring Peepers at the same time in the back yard. It’s the most wonderful time of the year!
A photo of a male northern flicker (Colaptes auratus), a sleek taupe-colored woodpecker with a gray head and a long dark gray beak, dark eyes, bright red cheek patches, black barring across its back and wings, a large black chevron on its chest, black polka dots all over its belly, a red spot on the back of its head, and bright red-orange tail feathers tipped in black. It is perched on a small wooden board mounted to a black metal bar facing toward the left with its long, thin pink tongue sticking out and a few crumbs of suet visible on its beak.The lighting is bright sunlight from the side in the late afternoon. The background is blurred greenery and pink flowers (camellias).
Happy #FlickerFriday! A holiday mostly observed by me. Here's my favorite northern flicker looking sorta gross and cute at the same time yesterday.
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Tow mallards standing on the edge of a river while a female wood duck lurks in the background.
3 ducks of 2 different species in 1 picture #birds
Still hearing Woodcock “courtship flights” here in Pennsylvania!
I’m always amazed at how big their legs are!
Male (left) and female (right) Downy Woodpeckers at a suet feeder on a fence.
Happy #WoodpeckerWednesday!
These male and female Downy Woodpeckers were at the suet feeder getting dinner before the Starlings came back for seconds. #birds
A cloud formation known as a Mackerel Sky.
While birding this morning, there was a nice “Mackerel Sky” overhead #birds #clouds
A map showing where birds are migrating across the United States after sunset on April 4th, 2026
Over 30 million #birds are currently migrating north across the eastern United States.
Just saw an Osprey and a Bald Eagle at the same time from the backyard!!!
A Starling was hogging the suet feeder, so this Red-bellied Woodpecker had to resort to the “normal” bird feeder #birds
My wife: Why does the birdfeeder camera look strange this morning?
The reason:
Happy #WoodpeckerWedneaday!
If you listen closely, you can hear thumping from a Hairy Woodpecker high up in the tree. A few were so strong you could feel it when you put your hand on the trunk #birds
Just saw the first bat of the season! 🦇
PEENT!
A better look at Ms Downy Woodpecker, then Ms Red Bellied Woodpecker.
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A Black-capped Chickadee gathering nesting materials during yesterday’s bird walk. The breeze carried some of the fluff our way while they worked #birds #Pennsylvania
Morning waterfowl walk with the local #AudubonSociety, featuring a Horned Grebe #birds
A Blue Jay perched on the edge of a table. A handful of peanuts is on the table.
Breakfast with Blue Jays! They sure do love their peanuts #Birds
Just spotted a juvenile Bald Eagle fly over the yard, my first time seeing one in flight! There was so much white on its belly I initially mistook it for an Osprey 🦅
Merlin: There’s a hawk in your yard
Me: Where’s a Blue Jay?
A bluebird perched on a fence near a bluebird box.
Bluebirds are moving in!
Several couples have been checking out the boxes along our fence recently, but one pair has been returning to the same box the bast 3 days. Here is a male Bluebird keeping watch while the female was inside #birds
Map displaying the hummingbird migration and indicating it is 2 weeks ahead of schedule. The line is now in mid Kentucky
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Large holes in two tree trunks that were created by a Pileated Woodpecker.
Happy #WoodpeckerWednesday! Here are some cavities created by a Pileated Woodpecker. It was impressive to see these up close! #Birds #Pennsylvania
Bluebirds have been checking out our boxes for 2 days in a row now! We doubled the bird houses from 4 to 8 this year, so hopefully we have some luck! 🪺
Spring peepers and thunderstorms 🐸⚡️🌧️
