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Bird flying overhead with spread wings and tail

Bird flying overhead with spread wings and tail

A juvenile red-headed woodpecker flies overhead.

#birds #red-headedwoodpecker #birdinflight #nature

Small brown rodent with white stripe down its side balancing against a rock

Small brown rodent with stripe down its side with paws held together in front of its mouth

Small brown rodent with stripe down its side with paws held together in covering its mouth

Small brown rodent with white stripe down its side standing in front of a rock

The resident Eastern chipmunks are busy gathering acorns and other food for their winter stores.

#nature #easternchipmunk #mammals #naturephotography

head shot of fawn with budding antlers, seen from side

head shot of fawn with budding antlers, facial view

head shot of fawn with budding antlers, facial view

head shot of fawn with budding antlers, looking up

The young fawns who came by with their mothers in the spring are now heading to maturity; this young buck has budding antlers.

#mammals #white-taileddeer #fawns #naturephotography

Interesting that sea ice was the favorite!

Dark moth with some white on wings

A spotted beet webworm moth - first time I have seen one. We still have enough species so that it's possible to discover creatures new to us.

#moth #insect #webwormmoth #nature

Small bird perched on ant guard with puffed up feathers

small bird with puffed up weathers to cope with the cold morning temperature

This morning, the temperature was 47 F/6 C. The resident leucistic Carolina chickadee likes to drink from ant guards (for hummingbird feeders) but this morning used one as a perch for puffing up its feathers to deal with the cold.

#carolinachickadee #birddealingwithcold #birds #leucisticbird

Oh, I don't want to "like" this post but I am so very sorry for this transgression. I'm constantly changing passwords, which is annoying for remembering, but I think it helps. And Aura has been helpful. Good luck!

small white and black bird eating safflower seed at feeder

small white and black bird perched on feeder eating suet

A leucistic Carolina chickadee enjoying safflower seeds in my yard. My home-made suet is also a favorite.

#birds #carolinachickadee #leucisticbird #chickadeefeeding

Brown thrasher berating mourning dove who wants to perch on pole

Brown thrasher berating mourning dove who wants to perch on pole

Brown thrasher berating mourning dove who wants to perch on pole, but who only stays a moment

Black rat snake heading for woodpile and that I fortunately did not step on

The brown thrashers don't always want to share a perch with mourning doves. Despite their crabby nature though, I appreciated one giving his warning signal yesterday so I didn't step on a rat snake at my woodpile. 😊

#birds #brownthrasher #mourningdove #avianaggravation #blackratsnake #reptiles

A pair of common yellowthroat warblers were having a lot of success in feeding at a swampy area.

#birds #commonyellowthroatwarbler #warbler #birdsforaging

Close-up view of katydid's head with large white eyes

Katydid perched on stem looking down and stretching out its very long antennae

Love photographing all wildlife, not only birds (who are often easier to spot). This greater meadow katydid stayed still for a minute or two. 😊

#nature #insects #bugs #greatermeadowkatydid

Thanks for commenting! I actually wished the photos had been sharper but the little bird was moving around constantly and always behind leaves and branches. Don't feel bad about not getting the photos you wanted - just means you have something to look forward to! (That's what I tell myself.😊)

Small perched bird with yellowish cap

Small perched bird with yellowish cap and open beak

Small perched bird with yellowish cap

Getting to see a chestnut-sided warbler during migration was a real treat.

#birds #chestnut-sidedwarbler #warbler #birdmigration

Tiny bird perched on branch reaching and eating berries

Tiny bird perched on branch reaching and eating berries

Tiny bird perched on branch eating berry

Tiny bird perched on branch having just eaten a berry

So glad that the ruby-crowned kinglets have arrived to spend the cold months here in North Carolina. 😊

#birds #ruby-crownedkinglet #kinglet #nature

World Migratory Bird Day ended 90 minutes ago but still want to share this Cape May warbler migrating through North Carolina. Always fun to see migrants passing through!

#birds #birdmigration #capemaywarbler #worldmigratorybirdday

Fierce-looking gray raptor perched on bird-feeder pole with back to viewer

When I opened my living-room shades this morning, this is who flew in (and managed to empty the front yard of all other birds). The visit was brief as two neighborhood American crows chased the Cooper's hawk away.

#birds #raptor #cooper'shawk #perchedbird

The brown-headed nuthatches were curious as to why the downy woodpecker was inside the bluebird nest box. The downy often spends cold nights inside a bluebird box.

#birds #brownheadednuthatch #downywoodpecker #nestbox

Thank you!

Thanks for all your comments. Ospreys are my favorite raptors so having this eye-to-eye contact with one was a treat.

Thanks again! I've had several warblers coming through my yard during their migration south and it's cool to see species that I rarely see.

Thanks very much!!

Male hummingbird with red throat flexing wings while perched on branch

Still have some ruby-throated hummingbirds in my North Carolina yard; it likely won't be long before they migrate south.

#birds #rubythroatedhummingbird #malehummingbird

Grayish bird with black and yellow striping on head; perched on branch

A surprise visitor to my yard this evening, a worm-eating warbler. (North Carolina; migrating)

#birds #birdmigration #wormeatingwarbler #warbler

Hanging in there, like this leaf.

Barred owl looking into the distance (with only one eye showing)

Barred owl holding crayfish in one claw

Barred owl holding crayfish while it eats a part taken off the captured meal

This barred owl let me spend 20 minutes with it while it hunted crayfish for a morning meal. The bird was not bothered by me but I finally let the friendly raptor fish in peace. It had flown onto a branch only about 15 feet from me. ❤️

#birds #barredowl #raptor #raptorwithcrayfish #nature

Warbler bird perched on branch

Warbler reaching down to leaf to snag an insect

A welcome migration visitor to my yard - bay-breasted warbler.

#birds #warbler #bay-breastedwarbler #birdmigration

Hummingbird with beak inserted into flower

Two hummers are still in my yard and this one especially likes the new obedient plant.

#birds #rubythroatedhummingbird #obedientplant #hummingbirdnectaring

Bird hanging down from small twig

Bird flying down from small twig with wings spread wide

Birds descending from small branch, flying upside down

A Northern parula was doing some fancy flying in pursuit of bugs.

#birds #northernparula #parula #birdinflight

A great-crested flycatcher that had visited cattails I grow in a tub in my yard. They collected fluff for use in their nest in the spring (May 2025).

#birds #greatcrestedflycatcher #perchedbird #nature #naturephotography

Brownish bird with yellow underside perched on branch

Brownish bird with yellow underside, spread wings , launching itself from tree branch

Great-crested flycatcher. They will be leaving us soon on migration.

#birds #greatcrestedflycatcher #nature #naturephotography