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northern cardinal, photography, postaday, Purple Finch, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch
These are recent photos of a few birds that come frequently to our bird feeder.
15 Saturday Jun 2019
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northern cardinal, photography, postaday, Purple Finch, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch
These are recent photos of a few birds that come frequently to our bird feeder.
21 Sunday Apr 2019
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13 Saturday Apr 2019
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butterflies magnolia, carolina chickadee, goldfinch, house finch, photography, postaday, Purple Finch, yellow magnolia
Our Butterflies Magnolia tree is in full bloom, covered with flowers and hardly any leaf.
I planted the tree near the bird feeder, which is why many birds perch on its branches while waiting for their turn. They also tend to land on it as a place to break apart the sunflower seeds they pick out from the feeder.
Today I noticed some birds that resemble House Finches. Looking them up at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology web site, it turns out they are Purple Finches. These birds are losing out to the House Finches which came to the East Coast after they were brought to New York City in the 1950’s. Between 1966 and 2014, populations of Purple Finches have declined by 52%!
Here’s a photo of a House Finch on the same Magnolia tree.