Misty
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My tufted titmouse visitors at my feeder actually eat the feed on the feeder, they hold it with their feet and then pick it apart :-) Super fun to watch! It's supposed to be "no waste" food so not sure what they are picking unless it's just too big for them.
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I started watching this live cam footage of the Paton Center in Tucson AZ when my hummingbirds left the the season. I not only get to see species of hummingbirds that do not travel to Arkansas, but fun surprises like this red-bellied woodpecker (that I didn't know would drink nectar) show up. I've seen wild pigs walk by the live stream. I also forgot to turn it off one evening and walked past to see bats drinking the nectar- repeatedly). I think I can tell the tufted titmouse by it's shape alone. It is my most frequent feeder this fall and due to the "tuft" they are easy to spot. I think I could also tell a Carolina Wren from it's shape. Its size and unique longer, slender, and curved beak make it easy to spot.
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I think my favorite is the Common Grackle, when I first saw him in my backyard and snapped this photo, he was one of the first bird photos that I got to turn out not completely blurry! Hahaha, because of that he's got a special place in my heart! I starting birding in March due to quarantine, which is weird because all my adult life I have been afraid of birds. I had a phobia and would literally cross the street if a pigeon was in front of me (sound silly now). My family finds it hilarious that now I'm crazy about birding. In fact this course is a present from one of my best friends! As a new birder every "first" time I see (id) a new-to-me bird, that's my favorite until the next one!
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I have a huge tree that is 2 feet from my back door and the deck is built around it. I love it when the Brown Creeper comes to visit! He is so tiny! I know most birds are naturally camouflaged, but I think it is spectacular how he matches this tree so well! The funniest thing is I've lived here for 8 years and he's likely been on that tree thousands of times and I've never seen him until I started birding! I'm new to birding (since March during quarantine) and they exactly match the trees here in Arkansas as well!
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I have a huge tree that is 2 feet from my back door and the deck is built around it. I love it when the Brown Creeper comes to visit! He is so tiny! I know most birds are naturally camouflaged, but I think it is spectacular how he matches this tree so well! The funniest thing is I've lived here for 8 years and he's likely been on that tree thousands of times and I've never seen him until I started birding! I'm new to birding (since March during quarantine) and they exactly match the trees here in Arkansas as well!
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