JBtheExplorer
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Grosbeak in the afternoon.
Post your yard and pond visitors
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We have a bunch visiting our feeders. They started showing up a few years ago. Rose-breasted grosbeak. They are so pretty, when they and the indigo bunting show up at the same time it is a feeder color show.
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Saw our first Indigo bunting of the year this weekend. Grosbeaks everywhere and add in purple finch and goldfinch and its a feather rainbow!
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Our chickadees fledged yesterday! There's always one that seems reluctant to go very far from home base that the parents have to encourage a bit. This one made it about 20' from the house before s/he decided to sit down & ask Mom or Dad for 'help'. They are SO darn cute!!!
He slowly got braver & headed off into the trees.
He slowly got braver & headed off into the trees.
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This is exciting. I thought it was a Scarlet Tanager, but wasn't quite sure as it didn't look like the ones I had seen before. I asked local Audubon Society members and the response is a Summer Tanager.
Grosbeaks and Orioles were here, too.
Grosbeaks and Orioles were here, too.
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Pretty birds!
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lately none because the cats protect the pond
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Now that I have no more cats the birds are becoming more and more regular visitors. They have made nests in our trees and babies and parents squawking at us from all directions letting us know to stay clear of them. I'm glad I have all the bird bathes for all of them. I love watching them bathe and collect bedding for their nests and squabble w/each other! Rabbits and squirrels too coming around more. Rabbits need to watch out for the coyotes and squirrels and birds watch out for the hawks tho. I know it's the circle of life but can they just go mess w/somebody else's circle 
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Sat out and watched the birds for a little while today.
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Sounds like a good way to spend part of the day.
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Catbird. They really love suet. It's all I ever see them attracted to.
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We had a particularly splendid visitor to the bird feeder tree today (never before has he shown up while I was out in the yard!) Mr. Pileated Woodpecker -
No wonder we go through so much suet!
No wonder we go through so much suet!
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Those are so cool I have only seen them flying fast and usually away
