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A tufted titmouse eating a peanut, totally obvious to everyone around it snickering when they say it's name

This little tufted titmouse has been visiting quite a bit today, and he's absconded with an alarming amount of peanuts. These little guys are quite social and can occasionally be found hanging out in shady parts of town with other songbirds chirping out hit songs from West Side Story.

12.12.2024 20:31 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Two European starlings, making a mess on a bird feeder.

Spending almost as much time fighting at the feeder as they spend eating, European Starlings continue Europe's long tradition of displacing native populations through aggressive colonization. Despite the poor reputation, I personally enjoy these birds because they're shiny and I like shiny things.

12.12.2024 17:50 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Three bluebirds visiting a feeder. Two males and one female. No indication on which is the third wheel..

A rare visit today, three eastern bluebirds stopping by for a quick bite. They likely all met in bird college and are getting together before the holidays. I'd imagine one of them has feelings for another from the throuple, but is worried about upsetting the group dynamic this close to the holidays.

11.12.2024 16:30 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Three sparrows all sitting on a giant pile of food and eating until they burst.

I like to think that these birds little minds are as blown as mine would be if I was the first to stumble upon a fresh pile of pizza and cookies while out on a morning stroll.

10.12.2024 19:36 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A male cardinal eating from a bird feeder at dusk

This brave little bird has decided that bats shouldn't be the only ones that enjoy the night. As he sits alone, he feels both brave and more alive than he ever has before. He knows he's breaking the rules, but he also knows that sometimes you have to break the rules to find something extraordinary.

09.12.2024 23:04 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

This is a very thoughtful adult male house finch, sitting in a feeder, enjoying life

This little guy has spent the last 25 minutes sitting in the middle of the food dish contemplating his place in the hustle and bustle of everyday life. He watches other birds flying from one feeder to the next, looking for their next best thing but overall, he's satisfied with what he's found here.

09.12.2024 20:27 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

As far as I can tell, this is a downy woodpecker. He's chowing down on some suet.

Quite possibly the bird that I most want to have as a pet, this fluffy (ok, technically downy) boy spends his time looking at the metal post for bugs (he hasn't found any yet) and then occasionally stuffing himself with suet, oblivious to the world around him.

09.12.2024 15:56 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

A female Cardinal on a finch feeder and two finches on a cardinal feeder.

I don't generally like to call out the birds that come to visit for doing something questionable, but the cardinal is obviously eating finch food and the finches are definitely eating food for the cardinal. I can't know this for certain, but I believe they are protesting traditional social norms.

09.12.2024 14:51 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

This is a red-bellied woodpecker sitting in the middle of a feeder, judging those around him.

One of my favorite visitors at my window. Despite his red head, people tend to call him a red-bellied woodpecker. He's generally not offended by this, but does occasionally have to remind people that his "eyes are up here" when they start looking a little too closely for that mysterious red belly.

09.12.2024 14:47 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0