Blue jay sitting in the middle of the photo, sitting on snow covered branches. The Blue jay's colors really stand out against the snow and a gray sky.

Blue jay looking grumpy about the first snowfall.
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I fall for the guilt trip all the time. 😃

Thank you for your compliment. I’m glad you liked the photos!

Squirrel in the middle of freshly fallen snow. He's been searching for peanuts. He has snow all over his face and shoulders. There are a few fallen leaves on top of the snow.

First snow of the season. Frank the squirrel is not happy. 🤣
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Thank you @urbanbirdfeeder.bsky.social and @lilithl.bsky.social for the repost! The kindness is much appreciated.❤️

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Love this! It brings tears to my eyes every time I watch it. So beautiful.

The male house sparrow sitting on a portion of a fence. He is gazing out into the yard with his head slightly tilted, as if posing for the cameras. The background is dark with shadows. A few green leaves are hanging onto some of the branches. The browns and grays of the sparrow are lighter as the sun shines on the bird.

The star of the show - posing for the cameras. 😁
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🤣 I agree - it must be stressful! There is a group of sparrows in some bushes close to the feeders in my yard. I hear the swoosh and chatter of the birds several times while I'm setting food out. I smile every time.

love these expressions in the third and fourth photos. The fourth one appears to be upset with how long it takes to get his food ready 😅

Very pretty!

I will keep you in mind. I don't get much exposure to raptors, hence some of my confusion. 😊. Love that you are willing to help. ❤️

Thank you for the compliment and for your help to identify these hawks!

Thank you very much for showing me the differences. It is good to see the more detailed differences. All of this will make it much easier for me to identify these the differences in the hawks. I truly love all of the feedback I have gotten for identifying the differences. Thank you so much!

Wow! Great photo!

Stunning photo!

@edithh72.bsky.social - Thank you very much for the repost! I appreciate it.

I do not. I'm going to have to get it. Thank you for mentioning it.

I'm glad you post this information on Bluesky. Being close to Lincoln, this is very helpful and interesting.

Thank you!! I have a really hard time telling the difference between the various hawks. I appreciate the information.

Love squirrels. This picture perfectly captures the squirrel's personality.

Great photo. Perfect capture for the mood. I agree that a closer crop would have changed the mood of the photo. Such a wonderful, dreamy photo.

Stunning landscape. Love it!

Bald eagle showing his wing spread along with his white full tail. The sky was clear; no clouds. I didn't have my long lens with me in the backyard. This photo is significantly cropped. It is not a perfectly sharp photo. However, I am happy with how it turned out.

Coopers hawk was flying a short distance behind the bald eagle. I usually don't see these two raptors close together. The coopers hawk is showing its wing span as well. This photo is significantly cropped and not a perfectly sharp photo, but am happy with the results.

While outside taking photos of the sparrows, bluejays and cardinals in the backyard I looked up and saw the bald eagle and coopers hawk (?) flying overhead. They circled a couple of times before they flew off.
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Love this photo. Great detail captured. Black and white added the perfect amount of mystery and beauty.

Frank, one of our neighborhood squirrels is trying to get a peanut out of the peanut ring. He is trying to get to the peanuts by going through the circle part instead of grabbing a peanut from the slots in the ring. This photo is showing the squirrel's face inside the ring.

Frank - you are going to get stuck. That is NOT the way to get the peanuts out of the ring! 🤣
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Thank you!

Thank you @urbanbirdfeeder.bsky.social for the repost! I appreciate it. Hope you are having a wonderful day!

Thank you @lilithl.bsky.social for the repost! Hope you have a wonderful day. ❤️

A male house sparrow is standing on a wooden fence, looking towards the camera. The sparrow has black around his eyes, beak and under his beak. His feathers are various shades of brown and black. Behind the sparrow and towards mid/top of the photo, a female northern cardinal is sitting on a branch. She seems to be. staring at the sparrow. The female northern cardinal if very blurred. Her bright orange beak is the most noticeable part of her. I did not see the female northern cardinal was in the picture until I was editing the photo.

"She's behind me, isn't she?" asked the male house sparrow.
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