If this blog is read outside of North America – I believe it is – then these links will help those people unfamiliar with Eastern US and Canada birds that, though common to us in those two countries, are still very interesting visitors to our backyards. For that matter, the red-bellied woodpecker and blue jay aren’t found in Western US and Canada. The American robin is found practically everywhere in the US, even parts of Mexico, but the Western morph has subtle differences in plumage from its Eastern cousin, so Western Northern Hemisphere readers where it is found can still learn something new about the highly common yard American robin. Incidentally, the European robin isn’t related to our robin, but the European blackbird is!
There you go! Knowledge is power, extraneous knowledge is just fun! I hope all these details don’t cause anyone’s head to burst since Sunday is for rest and meditation.
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Excellent information Doug. Thanks for sharing. Knowledge is power. And my head is still fully intact!
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It wiped my mind out. I was trying to remember “cedar waxwing” for another portentous comment elsewhere – I do get that way! – and strained my brain to the bursting point before I remembered another variety, the Bohemian waxwing. I strained and strained and strained, thinking “Bohemian” over and over till it clicked: Cedar waxwing! And my head didn’t rupture!
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Waxwing. Love that.
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You can blame yourself! They are charming birds that fly in small, loose flocks. Their vocalizations are charming, as are their behaviors.
Thank you for such a lovely grouping of gorgeous bird photos… A sure sign of a beautiful Spring..the aliving of the earth warming, and the birds finding in my location, new green of trees & shrubs & flowers! We’ve been watching bees, too of course the tiny ants are gathering ///When are sweet daughter was three she was looking out a front window to the lawn and she was calling me, Mommy, Mommy look it’s our Spring Robin…(We read her a book, long before her observation…that was about a little girl and the Spring Robin…much later (years) we were in the small park behind and to the east of us…there was a flock of Robins she exclaimed look at all those Spring Robins! 🙂 //btw, two Saturday’s past we watched such an amazing aerial display of 1500 to 2000 Canada Geese, we also have another variety of a sub variety off of the Canada Geese (Dusty something?) The Geese love the space, the water:, rivers, wetlands, lakes and the farmers fields…
Beautiful shots! I really love the photo of the bird with food in his beak. You are so lucky this is your yard!
Thank you Bridgette!
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-bellied_Woodpecker/id
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Robin/overview
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Blue_Jay/id
If this blog is read outside of North America – I believe it is – then these links will help those people unfamiliar with Eastern US and Canada birds that, though common to us in those two countries, are still very interesting visitors to our backyards. For that matter, the red-bellied woodpecker and blue jay aren’t found in Western US and Canada. The American robin is found practically everywhere in the US, even parts of Mexico, but the Western morph has subtle differences in plumage from its Eastern cousin, so Western Northern Hemisphere readers where it is found can still learn something new about the highly common yard American robin. Incidentally, the European robin isn’t related to our robin, but the European blackbird is!
https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Turdus_merula/
https://www.birdsandblooms.com/birding/european-robin-vs-american-robin/
There you go! Knowledge is power, extraneous knowledge is just fun! I hope all these details don’t cause anyone’s head to burst since Sunday is for rest and meditation.
Excellent information Doug. Thanks for sharing. Knowledge is power. And my head is still fully intact!
It wiped my mind out. I was trying to remember “cedar waxwing” for another portentous comment elsewhere – I do get that way! – and strained my brain to the bursting point before I remembered another variety, the Bohemian waxwing. I strained and strained and strained, thinking “Bohemian” over and over till it clicked: Cedar waxwing! And my head didn’t rupture!
Waxwing. Love that.
You can blame yourself! They are charming birds that fly in small, loose flocks. Their vocalizations are charming, as are their behaviors.
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Cedar_Waxwing/id
How nice to see these birds so close to home.
Yes. And in the Rain. Spring is coming!
It won’t be a minute too soon. love those birds!
Me too!
Is that tree in your backyard?
Yes!
Welcome the return of the birds!!
they’re back!!!!!
expanding your repertoire – very nice!
Thank you for such a lovely grouping of gorgeous bird photos… A sure sign of a beautiful Spring..the aliving of the earth warming, and the birds finding in my location, new green of trees & shrubs & flowers! We’ve been watching bees, too of course the tiny ants are gathering ///When are sweet daughter was three she was looking out a front window to the lawn and she was calling me, Mommy, Mommy look it’s our Spring Robin…(We read her a book, long before her observation…that was about a little girl and the Spring Robin…much later (years) we were in the small park behind and to the east of us…there was a flock of Robins she exclaimed look at all those Spring Robins! 🙂 //btw, two Saturday’s past we watched such an amazing aerial display of 1500 to 2000 Canada Geese, we also have another variety of a sub variety off of the Canada Geese (Dusty something?) The Geese love the space, the water:, rivers, wetlands, lakes and the farmers fields…
Beautiful Christie. Thank you.
So beautiful, so lovely, Thank you, Love, nia
Thanks Nia. They were!