Friday, May 4, 2018,
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Tufted Titmouse With a Blue Sky
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Category Archives: Morton National Wildlife Refuge
Downy Woodpecker
Wednesday, May 2, 2018,
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House Sparrow at Morton
Friday, April 27, 2018,
This is a pair of pics of a House Sparrow. These birds were introduced to North America in the 1800’s and can now be found everywhere in the continental United States. They can also be found in parts of almost every continent including Australia. This bird gets around. It is probably the most widely distributed wild bird in the world. JK.
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A Bird of Many Colors
Wednesday, April 25, 2018,
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A White-breasted Nuthatch at Morton Refuge
Monday, March 26, 2018,
These are two pics of a White-breasted Nuthatch. This guy was working an Oak Tree at Morton Refuge. Neither one of these photographs show it, but Nuthatches are one of the very few species of birds that will search for insects on a tree in both up and down directions. Most birds conduct these same searches only while traveling upwards. I really don’t know the reason for this. Maybe they just don’t like looking down. JK.
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