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39 Midwestern Acres: A Visual Study
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Chorus: We are betrayed...he has handed us over to the attacks of that impious race, which throughout all time, has never ceased to war against us. - ARISTOPHANES: The Birds
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thomas--bombadil · 2 days ago
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A Great Blue heron hunts in the reeds.
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thomas--bombadil · 3 days ago
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Pheobe on fence.
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thomas--bombadil · 4 days ago
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A House finch, looks onward, curiously.
Update: This is a Purple finch! I try to keep things accurate here. My apologies.
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thomas--bombadil · 7 days ago
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Another bluebird visits the garden.
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thomas--bombadil · 9 days ago
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Female Red-wing Blackbirds sure do look different than their male counterparts.
Though she is certainly a bird, she is not black, nor does she possess red wings.
It's hard to tell what bird this is, at first glance.
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thomas--bombadil · 10 days ago
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Four of these gopher babies live close by, along with a much bigger mother, which is never far away.
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thomas--bombadil · 12 days ago
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What is better than the song of a wren in the summer?
Life is appreciably, noticeably, hearteningly better if a wren is nearby.
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thomas--bombadil · 15 days ago
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This bird looks just like any other brown bird that can be found along a hiking trail.
But if you look closely, you'll find a beautiful little blue spot on its shoulder.
This is the only clue that this bird is actually a female Indigo Bunting.
Compared to its flamboyant male counterpart, seen below, it would be very easy to conclude that these two are different species.
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thomas--bombadil · 18 days ago
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A bluejay perches on an old bench.
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thomas--bombadil · 19 days ago
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A Green Heron, spending its day fishing on a favored perch.
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thomas--bombadil · 21 days ago
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Wrens are singing everywhere.
Oh, how I love their bold songs.
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thomas--bombadil · 24 days ago
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A hungry squirrel devours maple keys, just before sunset.
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thomas--bombadil · 27 days ago
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A blackbird, handsome as can be.
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thomas--bombadil · 29 days ago
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A female oriole frolics among hydrangea.
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thomas--bombadil · 1 month ago
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The first sighting of a Gray Catbird is always a joyful event.
They can be quite chatty, at times, and are excellent mimics of the calls of other bird species.
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thomas--bombadil · 1 month ago
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A woodpecker peeks at a man.
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thomas--bombadil · 1 month ago
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Tree Swallows, taking a break from their voracious insect-eating activities.
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