POTD 7/31/26
July 31, 2026 - ON A RAINY DAY - A male Ruby-throated Hummingbird sits out a light rain. Hummingbirds can fly with wet feathers and are...
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POTD 7/30/26
July 30, 2026 - BOYS NIGHT OUT - Male Rose-breasted Grosbeak and Cardinal share space at the feeder. The colorful male side of sexual di...
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POTD 7/29/26
July 28, 2026 - QUEEN ANNE'S LACE bloom is my annual reintroduction to the Fibonacci sequence. It is a sequence in which each element is...
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POTD 7/28/26
July 28, 2026 - COOL CHICKS Momma Turkey demonstrates pecking techniques under the feeder to the chicks. The group of three adult female...
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POTD 7/27/26
July 27, 2026 - BLACKBIRD IN THE FLOWER BED - A female Red-winged Blackbird - fast becoming one of our favorite backyard birds this seas...
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POTD 7/26/26
July 26, 2026 - ALL TO MYSELF - A Silver-spotted Skipper hangs on a Hosta bloom. The field guide says the Skipper is territorial, aggres...
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POTD 7/25/26
July 25, 2026 - JUST BUNNY CUTE - Nothing special about a bunny munching grass...An Eastern Cottontail Rabbit that is not a a bird.;-)...
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POTD 7/24/26
July 24, 2026 - YOUNGSTER - An immature Red-bellied Woodpecker eats oranges in a suet feeder. The young Red-bellied Woodpeckers are the...
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POTD 7/23/26
July 23, 2026 - BIRD DIMORPHISM PART II - When birds of the same species look different - it is called sexual dimorphism. This female lo...
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POTD 7/22/26
July 22, 2026 - SHE LOOKS DIFFERENT - Sexually dimorphic birds exhibit distinct physical differences - like plumage, coloration or size...
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POTD 7/21/26
July 21, 2026 - FILLING UP FOR THE FLIGHT - Immature Orioles hanging at the jelly feedeer. Juvenile Orioles feed very heavily right befo...
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POTD 7/20/26
July 20, 2026 - CUTE CHICKS - Turkey chicks (called poults) pluck at tender green grass shoots, berries and dropped birdseed as the moth...
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POTD 7/19/26
July 19, 2026 - FIRST MONARCH SIGHTING - Saw the first Monarch Butterfly of the season that landed conveniently on a Day Lily bloom.
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POTD 7/18/26
July 18, 2026 - FULL COLOR CARDINAL - Male Cardinal is the definition of RED!
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POTD 7/17/26
July 17, 2026 - SUMMER BATH - A Chickadee stirs up the water in the bird bath during a summer-day bath. Birds, Like us, need extra hydra...
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POTD 7/16/26
July 16, 2026 - JELLY BIRD - An immature Red-bellied Woodpecker visits the jelly feeder set out for Orioles. It turns out, several bird...
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POTD 7/15/26
July 15, 2026 - ROMANTIC BIRDS - PART II - A male Cardinal feeds a seed to his mate. It is common to see males feeding their mates and i...
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POTD 7/14/26
July 14, 2026 - BEAVER POND BLOOMS - A Fragrant Water-Lily blooms on the beaver pond. Fragrant Water-Lilies, also called White Water Lil...
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POTD 7/13/26
July 13, 2026 - SWALLOWTAIL IS BACK - I've been posting nature photos for quite a few years - and a photo that looks almost exactly like...
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POTD 7/12/26
July 12, 2026 - DINING TOGETHER - A Cardinal pair visits the feeder together. The Northern Cardinal may be the most romantic bird specie...
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POTD 7/11/26
July 11, 2026 - BEAVER POND ELEGANCE - A Cedar Waxwing strikes a pose at the beaver pond. Waxwings get their name from the small red tip...
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POTD 7/10/26
July 10, 2026 - FEE bee - An Eastern Phoebe makes its hoarse FEE bee call. Phoebes are regulars - building a nest under the overhang of...
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POTD 7/9/26
July 09, 2026 - FEEDING BABY BIRDS - Momma Downy Woodpecker feeds fledgling.
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POTD 7/8/26
July 08, 2026 - COMIN' RIGHT AT YOU - A male Baltimore Oriole launches off the jelly feeder with a mouth full.
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POTD 7/7/26
July 07, 2026 - GROWING INTO HIS COLORS - An immature male Rose-breasted Grosbeak shows signs of his mature colors along with patches of...
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POTD 7/6/26
July 06, 2026 - NEW ORIOLES - A family of Orioles visited the jelly feeder over the weekend. An adult male Oriole was feeding two immatu...
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POTD 7/5/26
July 05, 2026 - INDEPENDENCE DAY BLOOMS - Flags in the day lily bed. Happy Fourth!
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POTD 7/3/26
July 03, 2026 - NO BEAR - This young Black Bear came looking to raid the bird feeders at 9AM. Bears would typically be scouting for bird...
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POTD 7/2/26
July 02, 2026 - ORANGE YOU GLAD we buy oranges. A male Downy Woodpecker eats oranges from a suet feeder. All the woodpeckers that come t...
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POTD 7/1/26
July 01, 2026 - DAMSELFLY - A male Ebony Jewelwing shines his metallic blue/green to attract females. Also called a Black-winged Damself...
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