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V.I.B. Gallery – Eastern Bluebird

V.I.B. (VERY IMPORTANT BIRDS) GALLERY

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What’s Up? – Not Bad at All…

Not Bad at All…

We’ve had a wonderful spring type, sunny and warm days! Very much as I suggested it would be last week. Today, as I write this, it’s raining intensely.

It was very therapeutic to have warm days, being able to open windows and seeing much more bird traffic in my backyard. here is a list of birds I’ve seen:

American Robin
Song Sparrow
American Goldfinch (M & F)
Eastern Bluebird (M & F)
House Finch (M & F)
Mourning Dove
Northern Cardinal (M & F)
Northern Mockingbird
Carolina Wren
Carolina Chickadee
Brown-headed Cowbird (M & F)
Brown-headed Nuthatch
European Starling
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Field Sparrow
Tufted Titmouse
Downy Woodpecker
“Nutcase” (Squirrel)

As you can see, I had a good number of avian visitors…With their presence in my backyard it makes me happy and glad for their return. I have a nice photo gallery for you, The photos are from some of the birds listed above.

Photo Gallery

Carolina Wren

Mourning Dove

Carolina Chickadee

Tufted Titmouse

Eastern Bluebird (F)

Eastern Bluebird (M)

Field Sparrow

Brown-headed Cowbird (M) + European Starling

Brown-headed Nuthatch

Song Sparrow

American Robin

“Nutcase”

Extra

A friend sent me the following cut out from an Alabama Community Newspaper… Have a look:

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Reddish Egret

The Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) is a medium-sized heron. It is a resident breeder in Central America, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Gulf Coast of the United States, and Mexico. There is post-breeding dispersal to well north of the nesting range. In the past, this bird was a victim of the plume trade.

According to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, there are only 1,500 to 2,000 nesting pairs of reddish egrets in the United States — and most of these are in Texas.They are classified as “threatened” in Texas and receive special protection.

The reddish egret is considered one of the most active herons, and is often seen on the move. It stalks its prey visually in shallow water far more actively than other herons and egrets, frequently running energetically and using the shadow of its wings to reduce glare on the water once it is in position to spear a fish; the result is a fascinating dance.