#red eyed vireo

[birbmania]

Red-eyed vireo nest found at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Smyrna, Delaware on 6/30/23! This was the best angle I could get.

[proton-wobbler]

Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceous)

Chadron State Park - Fall 2023

You may be asking yourself, "where is the red eye of this vireo?" Well, it's just not developed yet. Adult Red-eyed Vireo will have a striking, bright red eye to give them their name, but hatch year birds won't develop such a bright eye until they've finished overwintering. Many birds with bright or bizzare colored eyes seem to use them as a breeding signal, often times to show that the birds is of age and ready to breed. Even if this development only takes a few months to develop, it can help ease competition during those months, as adults are less likely to chase off young birds that they dont see as competition. I'm unsure id that's exactly what's happening in the case of Red-eyed Vireos, but it does make aging them quite easy.

All banding, marking, and sampling is being conducted under a federally authorized Bird Banding Permit issued by the U.S. Geological Survey's BBL.

[balconybirds]

just a little guy! hiding in the tree!

[boldlyscrumptiousstudentposts]

New Animal!

1. Red Eyed Vireo

[heaveninawildflower]

Cedar Waxwing, Red-Eyed Vireo taken from 'Seventh Report of the Dorest, Fish and Game Commission of the State of New York' (1902).

University of Washington

Wikimedia.

[antiqueanimals]

Red-eyed vireo (Vireo olivaceus)

Part of a collection of watercolors by "M. Rabié" for St. Domingue Oiseaux. Dated 1766.

Internet Archive

[fatsoxmainewildlifeblog]

I am really proud of these photos of a Red-eyed Vireo taken today 5/23/22 Tenants Harbor.

[butcherlarry]

Exercise Fic Recs 16

More fic recs!  Majority of them are Superbat, but there’s a few Batfam thrown in too.  I guess this should go without saying, but check the tags of the fic to make sure it’s something you want to read.  I try to give a little description of the fic, and if there’s anything big or triggering, I’ll warn for it.  Otherwise, check the tags :D

ship-to-ship combat by pomeloquat (Superbat.  Clark is a fanfic author who writes for bruce wayne/batman ship, Bruce draws fan art of his fic.  Shenanigans ensue)

mission parameters by shipyrds  (Superbat.  Fake marriage trope, my beloved)

Known Unknowns by amyritter  (Superbat.  Bruce doesn’t become Batman, he becomes a doctor, saves Superman’s life.  Only one chapter, but SO GOOD)

borderline by TheResurrectionist  (Batfam.  More batfam hivemind)

Guardian Dog by BombusBombus  (Superbat.  Clark investigates Batman.  Bruce investigates Clark.  I just.  REALLY LOVE the characterizations of the two in this fic.  This is BombusBombus’s second Superbat fic, and I loved the first one too.  I can’t wait to read more of their work!!)

Adventures in Bat-Dadding by Sparkypants  (Batfam.  A reread for me.  Bruce being a dad to 3 tiny children)  

My latte and croissant from this morning 

Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy!  I saw some new birds today!  And was able to get pictures of them too!  Here is an indigo bunting, a pretty blue bird:

I *think* this is an eastern wood-pewee:

A red-eye vireo.  He was being very loud, so he was easy for me to spot in the branches of the tree:

Not a bird, but a deer!  There was two of them moving through the trees, I was able to snap a pic of this one:

Some nice scenery of the river:

More bugs are coming out!  Here is a neat picture of a little butterfly I was able to take:

A female goldfinch:

I didn’t know what this guy was until I got home and did some googling.  A gray catbird:

I’m pretty sure this is a juvenile tree swallow.  They aren’t as shiny or blue as the adult tree swallows:

YOU GUYS.  I SAW TWO EASTERN BLUEBIRDS.  AND I WAS ABLE TO GET SOME NICE PICTURES OF THEM TOO!  I was Very Excited when I saw them.  It was completely by chance too!  One flew by me and I was able to follow them up to the tree they landed in.  And then I saw the second one too!  I think they’re a male and female:

There was also another tree swallow perched in the same tree!

There weren’t a lot of birds at the bird station, but I wasn’t too disappointed since I saw so many birds on my walk.  

Here are some nice plant and scenery photos I got as well:

[paradoxgavel]

hmm I keep seeing that "what would your cutie mark be" post and it's making me wanna draw a ponysona which. I haven't done since middle school hdsdfdsdfh

[sashannarcy]

guys I saved a baby bird today

[randomalistic]

What bird do u think has the cutest song…

[proton-wobbler]

Battle Royale

so you got submitted to a niche bird poll (A-3)

These birds all have more than a million sightings on eBird, what were you thinking submitting them to a dumb niche hipster poll??? Joking aside, these birds were definitely too popular to get into the poll itself. Please vote for your favorite here!

[balconybirds]

Sunday Birding 7/23/23

Many excellent birds this morning!  Even though I didn’t see as many at the pond (sob sob), the arboretum made up for it!

First bird to be seen was this handsome cardinal!  He was also the first bird I heard at the pond too:

My funky lil’ guy was back!  So many good (and silly) pictures of a green heron:

This neat frog was out too!

I always make a stop home before I go to the arboretum, and was very pleased to find this goldfinch getting some breakfast at my feeder:

Oh hey, a cardinal was the first bird that I saw at the arboretum too!  I wonder what he’s looking at 🤨

some pretty sunflowers:

A turtle and his buddy!

I was surprised to even see this guy up in the tree!  A ruby-throated hummingbird:

I like to think they are all gossiping at the bird feeder:

Another hummingbird!

A tufted titmouse up in a tree:

They also wanted to join in on the gossip:

Let them in!!!

I was so happy to get a picture of this little guy, a blue-gray gnatcatcher!  I was surprised they stayed still long enough for me to get this picture, lol:

An eastern bluebird!  She was just chillin’ up in a tree, on the lookout for her next snack:

Looking good up there king:

An indigo bunting!  

This dragonfly was polite enough to pose for me while I took their picture:

There were also a pair of tree swallows flying around:

Another eastern bluebird, male this time:

She’s just living the life, in the shade, relaxing, with some tasty snacks:

A downy woodpecker, male:

It was fun watching him crawl around to get to the food:

I just like this white-breasted nuthatch’s silly pose:

They look more dramatic in this one:

A titmouse, crawling down to get a treat:

A red-bellied woodpecker!  I loved her pose here:

Another titmouse:

I love this guy’s poufy hair (well, feathers):

Here is another goldfinch, sitting on a flower:

Some pretty flowers:

Beeee!

A red-eye vireo, they were singing at me while I was walking in this area:

Another hummingbird, this time at one of the feeders:

Some more flowers!

[pmg227]

Bird Photos from May '23

Male Wood Duck and Solitary Sandpiper Blue Grosbeak Cedar Waxwing White-eyed Vireo Mallard Family Wood Duck Pair Barred Owl Cooper��s Hawk Great Crested Flycatcher Male Ruby-throated Hummingbird Eastern Towhee Red-shouldered Hawk chicks Pine Warbler Mother Downy Woodpecker feeding fledgling Great Blue Heron

[greenheron2]

Red-eyed vireo and warbling vireo

[vintagewildlife]

Red-eyed vireo nestling By: Robert Wilson Shufeldt From: Chapters on the Natural History of the United States 1890s