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Getting Ready to Fly.

This is the migratory season for many birds. There are several who have stopped at our feeder to stock up before they start their journey south.

Here are three little sparrows on the feeder and a fourth one waiting below.
These little birds were visiting our feeder all through the day. Soon they will start their travels to as far away as the Gulf Coast or the north of Mexico.

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12 responses to “Getting Ready to Fly.”

  1. sharonsiconictravelphotographyblog Avatar
    sharonsiconictravelphotographyblog

    The birds around here seem to remain. I think they might be because of several of us who put out seed.

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    1. anne leueen Avatar
      anne leueen

      Some of ours stay too but not all. The humming birds have gone already.

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      1. sharonsiconictravelphotographyblog Avatar
        sharonsiconictravelphotographyblog

        Our blue jays and cardinals stay. Some others as well like woodpeckers.

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        1. anne leueen Avatar
          anne leueen

          Our woodpeckers also stay. And chickadees sparrows and the titmouses.

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          1. sharonsiconictravelphotographyblog Avatar
            sharonsiconictravelphotographyblog

            I guess the woodpeckers can get the bugs all year. They rarely go for the seeds, suet, nuts, or corn I put out.

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          2. anne leueen Avatar
            anne leueen

            The Downy and Hairy woodpeckers like the suet feeders.

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          3. sharonsiconictravelphotographyblog Avatar
            sharonsiconictravelphotographyblog

            I put out suet and they don’t seem interested.

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          4. anne leueen Avatar
            anne leueen

            Maybe the ones in Canads are grateful for anything they can get in the cold winter.

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  2. Emma Cownie Avatar
    Emma Cownie

    I was standing on the coast at Bloody Foreland the other day and I saw a line of white birds (geese maybe) fly off in a line away from the land. They were too far away for me to see what they were but the certainly looked like they were “off”. I wonder if they were flying south to continental Europe or west to the Americas. It made me feel sad, that they were leaving and autumn was here.

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    1. anne leueen Avatar
      anne leueen

      Possibly off to Europe but crossing the Atlantic is not as likely. Here we have birds that cross the Caribbean but i have never heard of crossing the Atlantic. I agree it sad to see them go and know that autumn is here.

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  3. Roadtirement Avatar
    Roadtirement

    We know it happens every year, we never really give it much thought but migration is one of the most striking examples of Earth’s taking care of its own. Thank you for sharing these images of the little guys in preparation.

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    1. anne leueen Avatar
      anne leueen

      It is amazing to think about how far they go .

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