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Attack of the Cooper’s Hawk!
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Attack of the Cooper’s Hawk!

Bydan November 30, 2016

Another Cooper’s Hawk attack witnessed on November 22 out our back window. The young, but good-sized Cooper’s Hawk swooped in missing in the initial attack and then landed on the nearby brush

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Red-bellied Woodpecker on Sunflower Seeds
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Red-bellied Woodpecker on Sunflower Seeds

Bydan November 11, 2016

Another first at our backyard feeders, this big male Red-bellied Woodpecker bypassed the peanuts and suet to eat whole sunflower seeds on our feeder!

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Juvenile Pied-billed Grebe
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Juvenile Pied-billed Grebe

Bydan October 31, 2016

Camera guy Mark Gomez sent in this picture of a juvenile Pied-billed Grebe from Stony Creek Metropark.

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First Junco of Fall 2016
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First Junco of Fall 2016

Bydan October 30, 2016

There are official signs of fall and one of them is the arrival of the first Dark-eyed Junco! I thought I saw one a couple evenings ago but wasn’t sure.

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Carolina Wren on suet Video

Bydan October 10, 2016

February 10, 2016 I was watching the winter world outside the kitchen window here in SW Lansing, Michigan when I spotted this chunky little Carolina Wren eating suet like it was going out of style!

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On Deck with Blue Jays and Red-bellied Woodpeckers
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On Deck with Blue Jays and Red-bellied Woodpeckers

Bydan October 7, 2016

With the fall coming, I’ve been tossing corn kernels on the back deck and the Blue Jays and Red-bellied Woodpeckers are taking full advantage!

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Red-bellied Woodpecker eating corn
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Red-bellied Woodpecker eating corn

Bydan October 7, 2016

A new observation at our backyard feeders. Red-bellied Woodpeckers had been gone from our backyard for a few months but one male recently returned to our feeders and is doing something unseen before – eating whole corn kernels off the deck!

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Pine Siskins in Pine
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Pine Siskins in Pine

Bydan September 26, 2016July 25, 2023

These Northern forest dwellers, the Pine Siskins, had never stopped by our urban backyard feeders before two seasons ago when 2 of the cute little birds showed up. They’re about the same size as a large Goldfinch

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The Male House Finch
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The Male House Finch

Bydan September 26, 2016July 28, 2023

I keep watching the vast array of House Finches looking for a Purple Finch among them to no avail so far. But some of the male House Finches are somewhat beautiful though common as House Sparrows

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Chickadee Neck Deep
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Chickadee Neck Deep

Bydan September 26, 2016

Black-capped Chickadees are another one of those overachiever birds. They work hard for their food and energy.

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The Cool Carolina Wren
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The Cool Carolina Wren

Bydan September 26, 2016

The Carolina Wren is one of my favorite backyard birds. Most days I walk out back and hear the overly loud call of this small but powerful bird, whether it is singing, cheering or ditting away, looking for love, and other Carolina Wrens!

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Downy versus Hairy Woodpecker
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Downy versus Hairy Woodpecker

Bydan September 21, 2016July 28, 2023

Sometimes it is easy to tell the difference between a smaller Downy and larger Hairy Woodpecker but here are some woodpecker pictures showing how to tell the difference easily between the two woodpeckers without going just by size.

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Mourning Dove in Snow
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Mourning Dove in Snow

Bydan September 21, 2016

Not trying to rush winter but this is another picture I like – a Mourning Dove pecking seeds out of the snow from a past winter.

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Goldfinch and Nuthatch on Nijer
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Goldfinch and Nuthatch on Nijer

Bydan September 21, 2016

Sometimes pictures just speak to you, and this shot of an American Goldfinch and a White-breasted Nuthatch on the Nijer seed sock is one I like.

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Dreaming about Juncos

Bydan September 21, 2016

Funny that I posted about some of the birds that show up bringing in fall every year and then I had a dream last night, and there was a Junco in our back yard ushering in fall!

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Crest-less Blue Jays
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Crest-less Blue Jays

Bydan September 21, 2016

We seem to get this every fall – scruffy, balding looking Blue Jays that I assume are molting as the reason their head looks bald without much of a crest.

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Pine Siskins invade our feeders
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Pine Siskins invade our feeders

Bydan September 19, 2016

This only started happening the past two seasons but for brief periods we get invaded by cute little Pine Siskins that fly down out of the North woods to visit our backyard feeders.

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Chipping in the Evening

Bydan September 19, 2016

It’s interesting that almost every evening the last birds to show up outside at our backyard feeders are the Northern Cardinals. They come in to the sunflower and safflower feeders chipping away loudly so you can’t miss that they are there!

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