This member of the Fringillidae family is busy harvesting seeds from a wild sunflower. Members of this family have short stout beaks adapted for … [Read more...] about American Goldfinch in Winter Plumage
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Cedar Waxwings In A Migrating Flock
In the above image, a flock of Cedar Waxwing are awaiting their turn to visit a large nearby Cedar tree with lots of berries. Bombycilla cedrorum is … [Read more...] about Cedar Waxwings In A Migrating Flock
One January Morning, I Met A Little Bird
On a cool January morning I was on photo safari at the Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge when I spotted the tiny bird in the picture above. I was … [Read more...] about One January Morning, I Met A Little Bird
Little Grey Bird With A Big Complex Family
The Slate-colored Junco, Junco hyemalis, is a member of the family Emberizidae which is one of the families split from the family Fringillidae because … [Read more...] about Little Grey Bird With A Big Complex Family
The Bird With Plumes of Many Colors
This is one of the gaudiest colored birds I have ever seen. While there are others more colorful and weird, this one looks like it was painted by … [Read more...] about The Bird With Plumes of Many Colors