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.
Getting Ready to Fly.
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12 responses to “Getting Ready to Fly.”
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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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Some of ours stay too but not all. The humming birds have gone already.
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Our blue jays and cardinals stay. Some others as well like woodpeckers.
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Our woodpeckers also stay. And chickadees sparrows and the titmouses.
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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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The Downy and Hairy woodpeckers like the suet feeders.
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I put out suet and they don’t seem interested.
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Maybe the ones in Canads are grateful for anything they can get in the cold winter.
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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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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.
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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It is amazing to think about how far they go .
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