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POTD 3/26/26
PERFECT MEAL - A Common Grackle picks dried mealworms from the feeder. Most of the birds coming to the feeders seem to prefer the mealworms over the black sunflower seeds also in the feeders.
POTD 3/25/26
CARDINAL RULE - Snow has melted to have enough bare ground for the Cardinal to forage in the patio garden.
POTD 3/24/26
DUDES WITH THE SNOODS - Male turkeys in excited state with snoods engorged. The snood is an erectile, fleshy protuberance on the forehead of turkeys. Most of the time when the turkey is in a relaxed mode, the snood is pale and 2-3 cm long. However, when the male begins strutting courtship display, the snood engorges with blood and becomes redder and elongates several centimeters, hanging well below the beak.
POTD 3/23/26
DRINKING FROM THE BIRD BATH - A Chickadee visits the bird bath for a drink. The birds don't do much bathing in the winter - but the heated bird bath is always available for drinking.
POTD 3/22/26
MORE OPEN WATER - The melt is on and there is more open water every day at the beaver pond. Some ducks have been spotted on area ponds - so we are watching for waterfowl on the beaver pond. and the herons will be showing up soon, too.
