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Amy's Backyard Birds. March 11, 2016. Comments No Comments on Honeymoon Pond. Male Mallard Green is such a distinctive color. A pair of mallards were swimming on the pond the other morning. In spring we have many bird visitors just passing through. June 3, 2015. Comments No Comments on Dabbling ducklings. Mallard mama and ducklings in a pond on Star Island. May 15, 2015. Comments No Comments on First Of Year? No, First Of Ever. No, First Of Ever. Follow Amy's Backyard Birds via Email. Bigger backyard: NH...
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It’s been a little dry | Amy's Backyard Birds
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Amy's Backyard Birds. May 11, 2015. Comments 1 Comment on It’s been a little dry. It’s been a little dry. Where’s the water? PSA from a local bluebird: remember to keep your birdbaths filled; they dry up fast on a warm, sunny day. This entry was tagged Eastern Bluebird. One thought on “ It’s been a little dry. May 11, 2015 at 7:09 pm. 8230;especially when you have a lot of floppers bathing in them! Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:.
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Amy's Backyard Birds. Tag Archives: Baltimore Oriole. May 31, 2016. Comments No Comments on Orange you funny, little bird? Orange you funny, little bird? Bug and berry eater stops at wrong restaurant. I guess the thistle feeder is just a convenient perch for this male Baltimore Oriole. Or doesn’t he know …. May 18, 2016. Comments No Comments on Oriole-palooza! The rich, whistling song of the Baltimore Oriole. Baltimore Orioles got their name from their bold orange-and-black plumage: they sport the same c...
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B.I.R.D.: May 2015
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Acronym for: Biron's Images Russo's Descriptions. Friday, May 22, 2015. Great horned owl and owlet. Today we birded at the North Springfield Reservoir, there's a variety of spots to explore with lots of trails. There's over 1300 acres of forest, field, wetland and two lakes. At the north end, in a pine tree, a pair of bald eagles had been nesting for a few years. But in late winter, a pair of great horned owls stole their nest! I'm not sure if the bald eagles found a new spot in the area or not. For a wa...
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B.I.R.D.: Bohemian Waxwings
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Acronym for: Biron's Images Russo's Descriptions. Saturday, March 14, 2015. It was four years ago that we had the last big invasion of Bohemian Waxwings from the north. Reports were coming in on eBird of sightings north of here, you could see their movement as the large flocks continued southward in search of food. Waxwings get their name from the waxy red secretions found on the tips of the feathers. The function is not known, but they may help attract mates. Gerry Biron and JoAnne Russo.
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B.I.R.D.: January 2015
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Acronym for: Biron's Images Russo's Descriptions. Saturday, January 31, 2015. An Uncommon Winter Visitor. Horned larks and lapland longspur. Every winter, flocks of horned larks and snow buntings show up on cornfields in our area. Our local Agway feed store always puts seeds out behind the store in Walpole, New Hampshire. This winter at least three lapland longspurs have been associated with the flocks of horned larks. You can see the tiny horns on the horned lark on the right in this picture. This bird ...
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B.I.R.D.: Warbler Walk
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Acronym for: Biron's Images Russo's Descriptions. Tuesday, May 12, 2015. Last Saturday, Gerry and I joined the southeastern Audubon group. For a warbler walk led by Richard Foye. We walked along the Fort Hill Rail Trail, aka the Hinsdale setbacks, in New Hampshire. It's a great spot for migrating birds along the Connecticut River. Richard telling the group about the bird we're hearing - now we need to find it! Warblers are always high in the trees! A very good find was this singing, yellow-throated vireo.
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B.I.R.D.: March 2014
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Acronym for: Biron's Images Russo's Descriptions. Sunday, March 30, 2014. Speculum Feathers in Mallards. Speculum, Latin for "mirror", refers to the patch of iridescent color on the secondary feathers (wings) of most duck species. Both male and female mallards show this feature, edged in white. On a drab winter's day, the purple-blue-violet color is a welcome sight! Gerry Biron and JoAnne Russo. Thursday, March 27, 2014. Symbol of the Sun: Raptors and Us. Equally impressive is our smallest northeastern o...
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B.I.R.D.: Mississippi Kites in Newmarket, NH
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Acronym for: Biron's Images Russo's Descriptions. Wednesday, July 30, 2014. Mississippi Kites in Newmarket, NH. According to the Audubon bird site, the Mississippi kite "breeds from Arizona and southern Great Plains east to Carolinas and south to Gulf Coast. Its range has expanded somewhat in recent years; increasingly wanders north to southern New England in spring. Winters in tropics.". They have come back every year since. According to the Global Raptor Information Network site:. I did not know this!
