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White Breasted Nuthatch
Added 247 Views / 0 LikesNuthatches are addictive once you start watching them. These Nuthatchs are having too much fun with the deep tree bark of a Black Locust Tree.
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Dark Eyed Junco and Deep Forest Baby Crow Calls
Added 276 Views / 0 LikesAn unusual encounter with an inquisitive Dark Eyed Junco on a trail in the remote forests of the Great Smoky Mountains and some interesting calls from birds that can't be seen - which is typical of the summer forest environment - hear but not see. Listen
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Boat Tailed Grackle Calling and Displaying
Added 447 Views / 0 LikesAn underappreciated handsome bird this male Boat tailed Grackle puts on quite a show in the vast Florida marsh on a very windy spring day and does his wing flapping, bill snapping eyelid blinking routine on a piece of prime real estate.
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Cardinal Versus Blue Jay Staring Contest
Added 493 Views / 0 LikesMr. Cardinal puts on his game face and totally intimidates a Blue Jay at the feeder, you can almost read the Cardinals lips/beak when the Blue Jay flinches - their faces are so expressive. Of course that is not the end of it - the Blue Jay being a sore lo
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Eastern Towhee Whistle Call - and a Bunny!
Added 358 Views / 0 LikesEastern Towhees are one of the most outgoing Backyard Birds in the Mountains of North Carolina as Ms Bunny will attest. Known for their famous "Drink Your Tea" song - they have a habit of making a high-pitched cheerful whistle call while they forage on th
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Downy Woodpecker Foraging
Added 319 Views / 0 LikesFemale Downy Woodpecker foraging. Sweet little Woodies they don't hold still long. Note how she is really more of a crevice hunter be it wood or rock.
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Elk Prunes Apple Tree and Mows the Yard
Added 449 Views / 0 LikesBelieve it or not some people actually complain when an elk visits their yard, but to me its a privilege to have one of these reintroduced and once extinct (since late 18th century) creatures pay a visit and a little grass mowing, tree trimming and fertil
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Red Panda or Mutant Raccoon?
Added 631 Views / 0 LikesThis amazing creature showed up in the Backyard recently, could it possibly be a North American Red Panda thought to be extinct for 5 millions years - or more likely just about the strangest Raccoon you are ever going to see. The Red Panda and the Raccoon
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Pretty Possum
Added 382 Views / 0 LikesCan we all just agree that Virginia Opossums are just downright cute and lovable? True they have the most sharp teeth of any mammal (50) and they have huge front feet and long claws on the back for digging, but they are rare North American marsupials with
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Next Generation Of Young Squirrels Out in the Backyard!
Added 358 Views / 0 LikesThe new graduates of the Backyard Youth Squirrel Academy are out and about en mass - not sure exactly how many as they don't hold still long, but something on the order of six to 8. They are out exploring the Backyard in May and generally more interested
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Northern Cardinal Kids and Dad
Added 417 Views / 0 LikesFather Cardinal is definitely suffering from the "empty nest syndrome" and is have trouble just letting go. Happy Father's Day from the Backyard!
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American Robin Parents Feeding Fledglings
Added 341 Views / 0 LikesRobin parents feeding two (I think) of their fledglings. The baby robins jump or "flutter fall" from the next and spend their next weeks on the ground hiding in the brush and walking the yard following behind their parents. The robin families are not at a
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Wild Tom Turkey Gobble Gobble Calls with Beard
Added 563 Views / 0 LikesMale Turkeys or "Toms" as they are called when mature are in a breeding mindset in late April and very competitive. This Tom encountered in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge gives the classic pose and gobble-gobble-gobble call and displays a nice lo
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Young Rebel Red Squirrel Survives and Thrives After Injuries
Added 374 Views / 0 LikesThis young red squirrel was having trouble fitting in with squirrel society last year and was thrown off the high deck and savagely beaten. Sort of a rebel that didn't understand how to get along with the elders. We were worried about him last Fall, but h
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Mother Eastern Screech Owl Red Morph - A Meditation
Added 355 Views / 0 LikesMother Screech Owl spends all day watching over the nest box with her precious two surviving owlets inside. Father Screech Owl is not far away in another tree. All the hard work is over now they just rest by day and feed at night. Soon the owlets will fle
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Easter Bunny Miracle
Added 472 Views / 0 LikesA new generation of baby bunnies appears in the Backyard after many years of absence congrats to Mr. Marsh Rabbit from last year who obviously found a female Marsh Rabbit and as they say - the rest is history. There is actually not that great of forage fo