Tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor), at Magee Marsh Wildlife Area.
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Tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor), at Magee Marsh Wildlife Area.
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Hermit thrush (Catharus guttatus), at Magee Marsh Wildlife Area.
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Hermit thrush (Catharus guttatus), at Magee Marsh Wildlife Area.
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Urban barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) at Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois.
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Urban barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) at Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois.
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Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus ♀) with nesting material, in Mahoning County, Ohio.
Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus ♀) with nesting material, in Mahoning County, Ohio.
Bird Note: The Carolina wrens that fledged last week are still hanging about, and still relying on Mom and Dad to feed them. The babies congregate in a low shrub and start peeping for food, the adult male takes a sentry perch on a branch overhead and sings and chatters, while the adult female provides the (literal) grub. I don’t expect this cozy arrangement will last much longer. Someone’s going to get kicked out soon and told to get a job.
Cartoon by Kim Warp in The New Yorker, July 4, 2011.
Bird Note: The Carolina wrens that fledged last week are still hanging about, and still relying on Mom and Dad to feed them. The babies congregate in a low shrub and start peeping for food, the adult male takes a sentry perch on a branch overhead and sings and chatters, while the adult female provides the (literal) grub. I don’t expect this cozy arrangement will last much longer. Someone’s going to get kicked out soon and told to get a job.
Cartoon by Kim Warp in The New Yorker, July 4, 2011.
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