i like birds

Louisiana Waterthrush

Birds 🐦

by Gregory Smith

Oklahoma, USA. June 2023.

yes they doooo

starling

One of the afternoon's Chipping Sparrows (Spizella passerina) in Feeder City.

Oklahoma, USA. February 2021.

photograph by Andres Novales

Ruddy Turnstones (Arenaria interpres) September, Texas Gulf Coast, USA

a special encounter I had with a saw-whet owl

Bullfinches, Pyrrhula pyrrhula

brewmaster via iNaturalist, CC-BY-NC

Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. October 2022.

saw this cedar waxwing feeding its baby! it was amazing to watch it regurgitate whole berries, like a magic trick or something (｡>ヮ< )

the golden-crowned kinglet is a small species of songbird found distributed across much of north america. adults are olive-gray on their upperparts, with white-light gray undersides; they have a yellow crown surrounded by black, which has an orange patch in the center on males. their breeding habitat is coniferous forests, which allows them to thrive in a large north american range. these small birds forage in trees and shrubbery for their prey; they are insectivorous, and feed on insects (with a preference for caterpillars), insect eggs, and arachnids. they nest in a well-hidden ‘cup’ shaped nest that hangs from a conifer branch.