Birds Etc.

After a long winter, it is time to once again take in the beauty of nature.
The birds are busy building their nests and this year they have and added bonus of
Poodle hair to line them. It will be interesting in the Fall, at birdhouse clean out time,
to see how many have taken advantage of the fluffy liner.
The feeding stations are up and already we have diners. Take a stroll through Birds Etc.
and marvel at the jewels of nature.

Mockingbird	Mockingbird	Cowbirds-Female & Male
Cowbirds on seed feeder	Grackle on suet feeder	Male Grackle
Grackle Males are black with iridescence on head back and belly. Female Grackles are similar to males, but with a shorter flat tail and less iridescence.
Cardinal - Female	Cardinal - Female	Cardinal & Cowbird
Cowbird Male with Females	Cowbird Male with Females	Beautiful brown heads
Cowbird females use other bird species as hosts -- laying their eggs in the nests of other bird species and relying on these hosts to incubate and raise their chicks.
Cowbirds "grazing!"	Bluejay & Cowbird	Is it my turn yet?
Mockingbird	Mockingbird	House Sparrow with horse in background
Male House Sparrow	Male House Sparrow	Female House Sparrow
House Sparrows are 5 to 6 inches in length. The male has a gray crown, whitish cheek, and black throat. The bill and breast are black in summer and in winter the bill is yellow and the breast is gray.The female has a brown crown and a plain breast with a broad buff line over the eye.
Mockingbird preening in shrub	Mockingbird stepping off	Mockingbird
Two of my favorite trees in bloom -Crabapple and Redbud. The Crabapple hides a Robin nest!
Weeping Cherry	1st. visitor to new feeder!	Mockingbird in flight
Posing at the newest feeder	Finches love the new feeder too!

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