May 2015 - South Shore, Massachusetts
Some birds from around the area. Actually all of these pictures except for the killdeer were taken on my street. Most of them were taken in February during the worst ever winter of 2015. A few were spotted later in the spring.
Some birds from around the area. Actually all of these pictures except for the killdeer were taken on my street. Most of them were taken in February during the worst ever winter of 2015. A few were spotted later in the spring.
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| The main upside of winter was being able to see lot's of birds, and there is no bird more iconic in the winter than a cardinal. | ||
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| A beautiful female cardinal | ||
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| A dark-eyed junco | ||
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| A downy woodpecker | ||
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| The downy woodpecker and his hole he'd been working on | A killdeer in the spring | |
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| An absolutely adorable baby killdeer running around the field | Blue jay | What's better than one blue jay? A pair! |
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| A beautiful cooper hawk | He was able to nab a sparrow, which you can see in his left claw. | A sparrow hiding out in a tree. That's how I felt the whole month of February... |
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| A tree full of sparrows | A goldfinch | |
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| A pair of goldfinches | A pair of mallard ducks in the snowmelt pond in our backyard | |
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| A rafter of wild turkeys across the street from our house | OK not a bird, but the cute neighborhood bunny | |