Today's small friend: a male downy woodpecker checking out the brand new suet.

A Northern Shrike

See it bigger here: https://jan-luit.pixels.com/featured/a-northern-shrike-jan-luit.html

Handsome Mr Cardinal by Debra Martz
Male Northern Cardinal is a non-migratory bird.
https://debra-martz.pixels.com/featured/handsome-mr-cardinal-debra-martz.html

Songbirds heavily depend on vocal communication for mate choice and territory defense. But what happens if the level of traffic noise renders their song ineffective?

Find out in my new article for Beaks & Bones:

https://beaksandbones.substack.com/p/traffic-noise

Hoy el Ganso del Nilo (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
6 Dic 2023
Lago de la Casa de Campo, Madrid, España

https://ebird.org/spain/checklist/S155830194
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alopochen_aegyptiaca

Ja, #moin, ihr Schnucklettys!
Ich habe gestern im #BotanischerGartenRostock diesen svaggy #Grünspecht fotografiert. Ich soll euch von ihm einen naisen Tach wünschen (hat er mir zugemorst…)!
[Außerdem wollte der an der #Birke rumballern. #Birken sind ja urst meine Lieblingsbäums. Wollte ich noch dazu euch wissen lassen.]

Good morning everyone Your friendly Upstairs Ninja here again, waking up and getting ready to work. My Ninja talents are now so good that I never hear a peep from the parrots downstairs as I creep around the place, either that or Ziggy just couldn't be bothered to raise a ruckus since she's full after her breakfast

It's been really helpful to have a chance to sleep longer this week. I can definitely feel my energy levels improving daily and will hopefully be back to as normal as I can be soon. I've had a lot of strange dreams though

Last work day today and it's full of meetings so I definitely got my wish!

Have a lovely day, whatever you get up to

#GutenMorgen Fediland.
Vorsicht! Meine #MittwochsMeise ist heute besonders aufdringlich.
Habt einen schönen #Mittwoch.
#Fotografie #Photography #Vögel #Birds #BirdsOfMastodon

"Shallow Spring"
pastel on UART paper - 11x8 in

https://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/tamami-tokutake/shallow-spring/1166364

Still cold, but ducks don't seem to mind, gathering the sun.

"Shallow Spring"
pastel on UART paper - 11x8 in

https://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/tamami-tokutake/shallow-spring/1166364

Still cold, but ducks don't seem to mind, gathering the sun.

I saw this buzzard on my walk with the dogs around the reservoirs this afternoon. I moved slightly to get a better angle, and he buggered off.

A Woodchuck with two young

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