A rare moment of stillness from this red-breasted nuthatch.
The oldest known Red-breasted Nuthatch was 7 years, 6 months old.
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"You better not make me come over there."
-This blue jay (probably)
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Canon r7
Canon 500mm
The standard duck’s quack is the sound of a female Mallard. Males don’t quack; they make a quieter, rasping sound.
Canon r7 @canonusa.bsky.social
Tamron 150-600 @tamronamericas.bsky.social
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Welcome home, Pete!
The trees were alive with warblers this morning so I wasn’t surprised to see Pete at the dining room window!
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Eastern Bluebird
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A female cardinal and a trio of sparrows enjoy an unseasonably warm late December afternoon in SE Michigan.
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A red-bellied woodpecker that had just been searching for food in a wooden utility pole, adjusts itself mid-air, wings extended, just prior to landing back on the same pole.
A red-bellied woodpecker searches for food in a utility pole behind our home this afternoon.
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A shot from below of an American bald eagle doing an investigative fly-over.
A bald eagle that flew directly over me as I stood in my driveway in Metro Detroit.
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A Cooper’s hawk rests in a tree across from our house after a very recent aerial hunt.
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