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  • A Bold Red Male Cardinal Stops By The Feeder For A Quick Snack
    Male Cardinal Green Feeder.jpg
  • A Male Northern Cardinal Perched on a Metal Pole - Side Angle Pose
    Male Northern Cardinal on Pole 2.jpg
  • A Male Northern Cardinal Perched on a Metal Pole - Side Angle Pose
    Male Northern Cardinal on Pole.jpg
  • he Brown-headed Cowbird is well known--and widely disliked--for its practice of laying eggs in the nests of other species. Males are black birds with dull brown heads. Adult males are shiny black, while first-year males are duller black. Females are much smaller and solid brown with a whitish throat and light streaking on their undersides. Juveniles look similar to females, but are more heavily streaked with lighter bellies and light edging on their wing feathers. Cowbirds have more finch-like conical beaks than other blackbirds.
    Male BHCB Profile.jpg
  • A Red Male House Finch on a spring blooming tree branch with pink and purple blossoms.
    Red Male House Finch-E.jpg
  • The Cardinal is probably one of the most recognizable and popular backyard birds because of its brilliant red color and crested head. It is a great bird to admire year-round. The color contrast of the brilliant red against fresh white snow really is a high point during the winter months. Early settlers were said to have named this bird after the Cardinals of the Catholic Church who wore red robes.<br />
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Both sexes are accomplished songsters and may be heard at any time of year. Cardinals will mate for life and remain together throughout the entire year. That's why you will usually see a male and female together at your feeding station.<br />
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Male and female Cardinals both sing. Songs are loud, beautiful whistled phrases. Some songs you may hear sound like "whoit whoit whoit" and "whacheer whacheer." These songs are used in forming territories and in courtship. Male and female cardinals use "chirps" as contact calls and alarms. They also have many visual displays such as "tail-flicks" to signal alarm. The crest may be raised and lowered. Strongly territorial, males will fight other males, along with their own reflection in windows!
    Chubby Winter Redbird.jpg
  • A Male Northern Cardinals perched on a white feeder in the midst of a cold winter snow storm. The vibrant Cardinal red contrast against the chilly blues and white snow. The Northern Cardinal is a North American bird in the genus Cardinalis, it is also known colloquially as the redbird or common cardinal.<br />
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The Northern Cardinal or "Redbird" is probably one of most popular visitors to backyard bird feeders. Its range extends over most of the eastern USA, parts of extreme southeastern Canada, and south through Mexico to Belize. It has also been introduced to Hawaii. Its variable call, a loud "cheer cheer cheer" or "purty purty purty," is sung by both sexes and can be heard year round. Cardinals are nonmigratory, but some movement does occur in the later summer and fall.<br />
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The male Northern Cardinal is perhaps responsible for getting more people to open up a field guide than any other bird. They're a perfect combination of familiarity, conspicuousness, and style: a shade of red you can't take your eyes off. Even the brown females sport a sharp crest and warm red accents. Cardinals don't migrate and they don't molt into a dull plumage, so they're still breathtaking in winter's snowy backyards. In summer, their sweet whistles are one of the first sounds of the morning.
    Chilly Cardinal Blues.jpg
  • A male Northern Cardinal flies through the winter storm dodging the tree branches in the woods laden with icicles. The skies were dull and grey with a bit of a purple tint, the air was brisk and chilly. The only signs of beauty and life was this bold red bird flying from tree to tree on this cold winter day in my Missouri back yard.
    Flight Of A Winter Cardinal.jpg
  • A cold male Northern Cardinal adds a splash of color to an otherwise dull gray winter afternoon in the woods
    A Splash of Winter Red.jpg
  • A male Norther Cardinal tries to balance on the side of my swing and hold on.
    Little Red Director.jpg
  • A Male Purple Finch Sits On His Perch Soaking Up Some Afternoon Warmth
    Mr P Finch Afternoon Bokeh.jpg
  • A Male House Finch Perched With A Bashful Pose
    Mr Finch Looking Handsome.jpg
  • A Male House Finch Standing Tall and Proud on a Bare tree Limb
    Proud Mr Finch on Perch.jpg
  • A Male House Finch Perched On Top Of A Log Backed By Soft Blue
    Mr House Finch Perched On Blues.jpg
  • A Male Purple Finch On A Tree Branch From Behind
    Male Purple Finch From Behind.jpg
  • A cold Male Junco bird gland on a dormant winter bush covered with snow, sunflower seed in his beak
    Snowy Male Junco.jpg
  • Cardinal Birds are a family of birds found in North and South America. ..I captured this shot of a beautiful male cardinal bird in a pine tree at Broemmelsiek Park.
    male_cardinal_in_pine_tree.jpg
  • Bursting with black, white, and rose-red, male Rose-breasted Grosbeaks are like an exclamation mark at your bird feeder or in your binoculars
    Male Rose-Breasted Grosbeak On Branc...jpg
  • A Male American Goldfinch On A Stick
    Male Goldfinch On A Stick.jpg
  • I took this shot of the Male Indigo Bunting in my front yard. The Indigo Bunting is a small bird. It displays sexual dimorphism in its coloration; the male is a vibrant blue in the summer and a brown color during the winter months, while the female is brown year-round.
    male_indigo_bunting.jpg
  • bold colors on this male purple finch
    Male Purple Finch.jpg
  • A Male Finch Looking On From A Dead Tree Stump
    Male House Finch Posted On Green 2.jpg
  • A Male Finch perched atop a sunny bokeh backed branch
    Male House Finch Branch on Green.jpg
  • A Male House Finch On A Tree Branch
    Male House Finch Branch on Green.jpg
  • A Male Northern Cardinal Perched Against A Blurred Backdrop Of Spring Green
    Red Bird Pop On Green.jpg
  • A Male House Finch Poses On A Post
    Male Finch Poses On Post.jpg
  • Adults have a long, square-tipped brown tail and are a brown or dull-brown color across the back with some shading into deep gray on the wing feathers. Breast and belly feathers may be streaked; the flanks usually are. In most cases, adult males' heads, necks and shoulders are reddish. This color sometimes extends to the belly and down the back, between the wings. Male coloration varies in intensity with the seasons and is derived from the berries and fruits in its diet. As a result, the colors range from pale straw-yellow through bright orange (both rare) to deep, intense red. Adult females have brown upper-parts and streaked underparts.
    Red Male House Finch-D.jpg
  • Red Male House Finch perched on a tree branch as the sun sets
    Red Male House Finch-C.jpg
  • A Male House Finch Perched On A Bare Tree Branch Against Textured Green
    Male Finch in Tree on Bright Green.jpg
  • Show Me Some Finch Tongue! Mr. Finch was in the middle of singing a song when I snapped this shot. I appreciated the click and the serenade.
    Finch Tongue.jpg
  • A Friendly red cardinal perches on a blue bar on my swing-set in search af some afternoon seed.
    Cardinal In The Rain.jpg
  • Mr. Redbird Seems To Have Seen Better Days
    Bad Hair Day.jpg
  • A Male Purple Finch On A Tree Branch From Behind
    Male Purple Finch From Behind.jpg
  • A Male House Finch Posted On An Old Stump On A Backdrop Of Green
    Male House Finch Posted On Green.jpg
  • A Male House Finch On His Perch With Magical Evening Light
    male house finch bokeh drama.jpg
  • Male House Finch Posted On Top Of A Log
    Male House Finch Posted On Top.jpg
  • Red Male House Finch-B.jpg
  • Red Male House Finch-A.jpg
  • Downy Woodpecker - Male 2.jpg
  • Downy Woodpecker - Male 1.jpg
  • Male Goldfinch Pose.jpg
  • A Male Northern Cardinal Closeup On A Backdrop Of Green
    Male Cardinal Up Close On Green Text...jpg
  • Adult male Hooded Mergansers are black above, with a white breast and rich chestnut flanks. The black head has a large white patch that varies in size when the crest is raised or lowered, but is always prominent. Females and immatures are gray and brown, with warm tawny-cinnamon tones on the head.
    Male Hooded Merganser.jpg
  • Hooded Mergansers are small ducks with a thin bill and a fan-shaped, collapsible crest that makes the head look oversized and oblong. In flight, the wings are thin and the tail is relatively long and rounded.
    Male Hooded Merganser - Color.jpg
  • Red Male House Finch on the corner of a feeding tray on a bright vibrant day
    Red Male House Finch-F.jpg
  • Loons don't begin breeding until they are three or four years old. The male chooses a territory and attracts a mate. Together the male and female build a nest out of reeds and grasses on the edge of the water.
    Common Loon 5.jpg
  • A Male Northern Cardinal Perched On a Branch With A textured Backdrop
    Afternoon Cardinal.jpg
  • A male and a female finch stop to visit each-other on a bare tree
    Finch Pair.jpg
  • The Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) is the largest of the North American diving ducks. The adult male (drake) has a black bill, a chestnut red head and neck, a black breast, a grayish back, black rump, and a blackish brown tail. The drake's sides, back, and belly are white with fine vermiculation resembling the weave of a canvas, which gave rise to the bird's common name
    Canvasback Drake.jpg
  • A Male Northern Cardinal Perched On A Tall Bare Tree Branch
    Mr Redbird Standing Tall.jpg
  • A Male Northern Cardinal Perched High On A Stick Backed By Pale Green Bokeh Texture
    Redbird On A Stick.jpg
  • A Bold Red Male Northern Cardinal Perched Against Deep Green
    Mr Cardinal Perch Look Back.jpg
  • A Male Northern Cardinal Stands Slightly Inquisitive Upon A Broken Tree Stump Against A Moody Backdrop.
    Moody Painterly Redbird.jpg
  • The double-crested cormorant is a little more than two feet long with a wingspan of about four feet. It has dark brown to black feathers, a long hooked bill with an orange throat pouch, a long tail, and webbed black feet. Adults have tufts of feathers over their eyes. Males and females look alike.<br />
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The double-crested cormorant nests in colonies. Both the male and female will build a nest of sticks, twigs and seaweed. Nests are built in trees and shrubs and on the ground of rocky cliffs and islands. The female lays three to five eggs. Both parents incubate the eggs for about a month. Both parents also feed and take care of the chicks. The chicks fledge in 35-40 days.<br />
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The double-crested cormorant breeds from the coast of Alaska and Nova Scotia south to Mexico and the Bahamas. It winters on both coasts north to southern Alaska and southern New England.<br />
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The bird family Phalacrocoracidae or the cormorants is represented by some 40 species of cormorants and shags. Several different classifications of the family have been proposed recently, and the number of genera is disputed.
    Cormorant Peek.jpg
  • A male purple finch fluffs his feathers on a tree branch after a thunderstorm
    Finch Fluff.jpg
  • A male Northern Cardinal in my yard this morning
    Good Morning Redbird.jpg
  • The adult female Brown-headed Cowbird is slightly smaller than the male and is dull grey with a pale throat and very fine streaking on the underparts.
    Flowing Female Cowbird.jpg
  • A male northern cardinal perched against a golden blooming backdrop.
    Treetop Cardinal Standing Tall.jpg
  • The Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus Leucocephalus) is found only on the North American continent. Adult male eagles generally weigh about 9 pounds. Adult females weigh in at between 12 and 13 pounds. Adult eagles have a wing span of up to 7 feet. Immature eagles are mottled brown and white. The distinct white head and tail of the mature bird is developed between 4-5 years of age. In the wild, bald eagles live to between 30 and 35 years. In captivity, they have been known to live up to 50 years.<br />
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Eagles do not live in isolation! Because they are near the top of the food chain, they become an irreplaceable indicator for measuring the health of the entire ecological system in which they live. After being listed as an endangered species in 1978 following a dramatic drop in population that began at the turn of the century, the Bald Eagle's status was upgraded to Threatened on August 11, 1995. Although efforts to replenish populations of the Bald Eagle have been successful, it continues to be protected under the Endangered Species Act, the Bald Eagle Protection Act, and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
    Spread Eagle.jpg
  • A male Wood Duck rocks in the water mimicking a rocking horse, putting on a vibrant show.<br />
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Wood Ducks forage in the water by taking food from the surface and up-ending to reach food underneath. They also graze on land. Pairs form on the wintering grounds, and males attract females by showing off their brightly colored plumage. Females demonstrate strong fidelity to the sites where they hatched (philopatry), and they lead their mates back to those sites in the spring.<br />
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Male Wood Ducks are flamboyant in breeding plumage, practically unmistakable with their brightly colored chestnut and yellow bodies, green droop-crested heads, bright red bills, and bold white barring on their faces and bodies. Females are drabber, with subtle iridescence on overall grayish-brown bodies, spotted flanks, and a white teardrop surrounding each eye. Juveniles appear similar to females, as do non-breeding males in eclipse plumage (from June to September), although they have the red bill and white facial markings.
    Woody Rocking Horse.jpg
  • A Male House Finch Posing On A Branch Letting Me Snap A Profile Shot
    A House Finch Looks On.jpg
  • The East African Crowned Crane gets its name from the distinctive golden crown of feathers on its head. It lives in open areas and grasslands, where it feeds on grass seeds, insects, frogs and lizards. Crowned cranes usually mate for life. Both the male and female cooperate in building the nest, and in defending the eggs and the chicks. Crowned crane parents often pretend to be injured to lure predators away from their nestlings.
    Flowing Crowned Crane Profile.jpg
  • Male Red-Bellied Woodpecker
    Afternoon Perched Woody.jpg
  • Male Red-Bellied Woodpecker
    Woody On Pink Bokeh.jpg
  • Most of the country drives during an eastern North American summer will turn up a few Eastern Bluebirds sitting on telephone wires or perched atop a nest box, calling out in a short, wavering voice or abruptly dropping to the ground after an insect. Marvelous birds to capture in your binoculars, male Eastern Bluebirds are a brilliant royal blue on the back and head, and warm red-brown on the breast. Blue tinges in the wings and tail give the grayer females an elegant look.
    Bluebird Watching.jpg
  • A Male Red-Bellied Woodpecker Perched High Aside A Tree Trunk Stops To Align For A Sunset Shot.
    Woody In The Sky.jpg
  • Male Purple Finch On A Bare Tree Branch
    Mr Finch Standing Tall.jpg
  • A Male Northern Cardinal Perched On The Edge Of An Old Log Backed By Bold Green Texture
    Redbird Tail Up.jpg
  • A Soft and Fluffed Male Red-Bellied Woodpecker Posted Against a Mystical Backdrop
    Posted Woody Fluffed.jpg
  • Male Red-Bellied Woodpecker
    Woody - Breakfast Of Champions.jpg
  • A Male Purple Finch On A Branch With A Proud Pose.
    A Finch With Flare.jpg
  • A Male Downy Woodpecker In The Snow
    Snowy Winter Downy.jpg
  • A Male Northern Cardinal On A Branch Over Blue Waters
    Redbird Flow on Blue.jpg
  • A Male Red-Bellied Woodpecker With A Seed
    Red Woody Seed.jpg
  • A Male Red-Bellied Woodpecker On A Textured Backdrop
    Woody Posted Right Side.jpg
  • A Male Red-Winged Blackbird Perches On A Log Floating In A Culvert with a Slight Matrix Vibe
    A Blackbird in Time.jpg
  • A Male and Female House Finch In A Pine Tree
    Mr and Mrs Finch.jpg
  • A Wood Duck swims towards the camera casting reflections in the warm water below.<br />
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The wood duck is one of the most beautiful of the North American ducks. In the early 1900s, the species was considered in danger of extinction throughout its range due to market shooting, habitat loss, and hunting seasons that extended into the breeding season. <br />
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With the implementation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act in 1918 between the United States and Canada, market shooting was outlawed and judicious hunting season lengths and bag limits were instituted. These changes, together with the construction and placement of nest boxes during the last seven decades, have resulted in a dramatic comeback of wood duck populations.<br />
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Wood ducks are among the most productive egg layers of all the duck species. This evolutionary adaptation occurs because wood ducks experience very high duckling mortality rates. If the first nest fails, the female will attempt up to 2 re-nests to raise a brood.
    Incoming Woody.jpg
  • A Male Northern Cardinal Perched In A Tree
    Good Morning Mr. Redbird.jpg
  • This bird gets its name from the distinctive golden "crown" of feathers on its head. It lives in open areas and grasslands, where it feeds on grass seeds, insects, frogs and lizards. Crowned cranes usually mate for life. Both the male and female cooperate in building the nest, and in defending the eggs and the chicks. Crowned crane parents often pretend to be injured to lure predators away from their nestlings.
    East African Crowned Crane 2.jpg
  • A Vibrant Male Wood Duck Watches Me From Along The Lake Shore
    Wood Duck Watching Me.jpg
  • A Male House Finch Stopped By To Sing A Song From A Close Perch.
    Up Close and Personal Mr Finch.jpg
  • A Male Juvenile Northern Cardinal Perched Against A Backdrop Of Lime Green
    Juvinile Cardinal on Lime.jpg
  • Most of the country drives during an eastern North American summer will turn up a few Eastern Bluebirds sitting on telephone wires or perched atop a nest box, calling out in a short, wavering voice or abruptly dropping to the ground after an insect. Marvelous birds to capture in your binoculars, male Eastern Bluebirds are a brilliant royal blue on the back and head, and warm red-brown on the breast. Blue tinges in the wings and tail give the grayer females an elegant look.
    Bluebird Midnight Highlight.jpg
  • A Male Nothern Cardinal Stands Proudly Perched
    Proud Mr Redbird.jpg
  • The Wood Duck or Carolina Duck is a species of duck found in North America. It is one of the most colourful North American waterfowl. Males are iridescent chestnut and green, with ornate patterns on nearly every feather; the elegant females have a distinctive profile and delicate white pattern around the eye. These birds live in wooded swamps, where they nest in holes in trees or in nest boxes put up around lake margins. They are one of the few duck species equipped with strong claws that can grip bark and perch on branches.<br />
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In good light, males have a glossy green head cut with white stripes, a chestnut breast and buffy sides. In low or harsh light, they'll look dark overall with paler sides. Females are gray-brown with white-speckled breast. In eclipse plumage (late summer), males lose their pale sides and bold stripes, but retain their bright eye and bill.<br />
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Wood ducks breed across most of the central and eastern United States, southeastern Canada and along the Pacific coast from California to British Columbia. The highest breeding densities occur in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley. In recent decades, the breeding range has expanded westward into the Great Plains region following development of wooded riparian corridors. Wood ducks prefer riparian habitats, wooded swamps and freshwater marshes.
    Wood Duck Flap.jpg
  • A curious finch peeks into the rotting tree in search for a quick snack
    Male House Finch Posted On Green 3.jpg
  • Mr. Purple Finch Perched On A Branch Contrasts Against The Summer Green Foliage From Behind
    Male P-Finch Long.jpg
  • A Red Bellied Woodpecker On My White Swing Feeder Taken Using A Zoom Blur Technique
    Red Belly Daze.jpg
  • Female Amarican Goldfinch.jpg
  • Redbird From Behind On Green.jpg
  • Mr Cardinal Needs A Napkin.jpg
  • Mr Cardinal On His Perch.jpg
  • Redbird Textured Swing.jpg
  • Bad Hair Day Molting Cardinal On Lime Bokeh
    Ruffled Head Cardinal.jpg
  • Mr. Cardinal stopped on my perch for a quick snap against a backdrop of light peeking through the trees
    Happy Morning Redbird.jpg
  • A Wood Duck Wades Through The Water In This Colorful, Calm Scene.
    Woody Waddle.jpg
  • Mr. Finch Says Hello
    Finch From The Back.jpg
  • A Vibrant Wood Duck Swims On A Flash Of Green Water
    Wood Duck Flash.jpg
  • Male Mallard Duck was running for his life from all the little kids on a hot humid day at the zoo.  ..The male birds (drakes) have a bright green head and are grey on wings and belly, while the females are brown all over.
    mallard_duck.jpg
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