Posted in birds, tagged dark-eyed junco, junco, Snowbird on February 19, 2015 | 1 Comment »
Snowbird, the local name for the dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis). These birds actual breed here, but they are most obvious in winter after a good snowfall. This form is usually called the slate-colored junco.
Posted in birds, evolution, tagged avian dinosaurs, dinosaur denial on February 18, 2015 | 2 Comments »
Posted in birds, tagged ruffed grouse on January 26, 2015 |
Young forest habitat:
And no, the turkeys aren’t killing all the grouse!
I’ve never seen turkeys in the same part of the forest as ruffed grouse.
Ever.
Posted in birds, tagged Duck, Muscovy duck on January 23, 2015 |
Ivan was found dead, possibly of a heart attack.
All of the mallard derivatives have succumbed to predators.
New ducks next spring, though.
Posted in birds, tagged buzzard, hawk, red-tailed hawk on December 18, 2014 |
Or being jerks about it:
Posted in birds, tagged common raven, raven, ravens on December 12, 2014 |
Posted in birds, tagged domestic ducks, domestic mallard, mallard, mallard drake on October 4, 2014 | 3 Comments »
The young drake is almost in full plumage now.
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