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Crow in the snow

Posted in birds, tagged American crow, crow on February 21, 2015 | 1 Comment »

Such a dismal sight.

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Goldfinch with a sunflower seed

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged American goldfinch on February 21, 2015 |

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We used to call these “wild canaries,” even though they are an entirely different species. If you ever see a male its summer plumage, you can see why.

This is an American goldfinch, which is also a distinct species from the European goldfinch.

It is poking down the snow, so we’ll see what else shows up today at the feeder.

 

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Bird buffet

Posted in birds, tagged black-capped chickadee, cardinal, Carolina chickadee, dark-eyed junco, downy woodpecker, hybrid chickadee, northern cardinal, red-bellied woodpecker, tufted titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch on February 20, 2015 | 7 Comments »

Some birds came out to dine in the chill.

Like this red-bellied woodpecker and chickadee, which is either a Carolina chickadee or hybrid chickadee with mostly Carolina ancestry. I live in the hybrid zone between Carolina and black-capped chickadees.

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A northern cardinal and a tufted titmouse:

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A dark-eyed junco or two.

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And a tufted titmouse again:

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And a downy woodpecker:

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A white-breasted nuthatch and a Carolina wren:

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Arctic beast

Posted in golden retriever, Miley, tagged golden retriever on February 20, 2015 | 1 Comment »

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Snowbird in the bleakness

Posted in birds, tagged dark-eyed junco, junco, Snowbird on February 19, 2015 | 1 Comment »

Snowbird, the local name for the dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis). These birds actual breed here, but they are most obvious in winter after a good snowfall. This form is usually called the slate-colored junco.

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Dinosaur denial

Posted in birds, evolution, tagged avian dinosaurs, dinosaur denial on February 18, 2015 | 2 Comments »

I can’t believe there is such a thing!

Source.

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Pavel goes ermine hunting

Posted in working dogs, tagged West Siberian laika on February 17, 2015 |

Pavel the West Siberian East Kentucky Laika goes ermine hunting in Alberta:

Source.

You don’t see the ermine, but he’s from old sable hunting stock.

 

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