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Cardinal At Feeder # 48 50birds in 50days for $50Each | Barbara Haviland – Blog These are robust, seed-eating birds with strong bills. The family ranges in size from the 12-cm (4.7 inches), 11.5-gram (.40 oz) Orange-breasted Bunting to the 25-cm (9.8 inches), 85-gram (2.99 oz) Black-headed Saltator[verification needed]. They are typically associated with openContinue reading “Cardinal At Feeder # 48 50birds in 50days for $50Each | Barbara Haviland – Blog”

Great Kiskadee #47 50birds in 50days for $50Each | Barbara Haviland – Blog The Great Kiskadee, Pitangus sulphuratus, is a passerine bird. It is a large tyrant flycatcher; sometimes its genus Pitangus is considered monotypic, with the Lesser Kiskadee (P. lictor) separated in Philohydor.It breeds in open woodland with some tall trees, including cultivation andContinue reading “Great Kiskadee #47 50birds in 50days for $50Each | Barbara Haviland – Blog”

SilverEye or Wax-eye # 46 50birds in 50days for $50Each | Barbara Haviland – Blog The Silvereye or Wax-eye (Zosterops lateralis) is a very small passerine bird native to Australia, New Zealand and the south-west Pacific islands of Lord Howe, New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands, Vanuatu, and Fiji. It is common to abundant throughout the relativelyContinue reading “SilverEye or Wax-eye # 46 50birds in 50days for $50Each | Barbara Haviland – Blog”

Spotted Towhee #45 50birds in 50days for $50Each | Barbara Haviland – Blog The Spotted Towhee is a large New World sparrow. The taxonomy of the towhees has been debated in recent decades, and formerly this bird and the Eastern Towhee were considered a single species, the Rufous-sided Towhee. Wikipedia Title  Spotted Towhee Medium oilsContinue reading “Spotted Towhee #45 50birds in 50days for $50Each | Barbara Haviland – Blog”

Robin #44 50birds in 50days for $50Each | Barbara Haviland – Blog The American Robin is a migratory songbird of the thrush family. It is named after the European Robin because of its reddish-orange breast, though the two species are not closely related, with the European robin belonging to the flycatcher family. Wikipedia Title  RobinContinue reading “Robin #44 50birds in 50days for $50Each | Barbara Haviland – Blog”

Little Green BeeEater $43 50birds in 50days for $50each | Barbara Haviland – Blog Like other bee-eaters, this species is a richly coloured, slender bird. It is about 9 inches (16–18 cm) long with about 2 inches made up by the elongated central tail-feathers. The sexes are not visually distinguishable. The entire plumage is bright green and tingedContinue reading “Little Green BeeEater $43 50birds in 50days for $50each | Barbara Haviland – Blog”

Mockingbird #42 50birds in 50days for $50Each | Barbara Haviland – Blog Mockingbirds are a group of New World passerine birds from the Mimidae family. They are best known for the habit of some species mimicking the songs of other birds and the sounds of insects and amphibians,[1] often loudly and in rapid succession. ThereContinue reading “Mockingbird #42 50birds in 50days for $50Each | Barbara Haviland – Blog”

Blue Tit #41 | Barbara Haviland – Blog The Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus[2] or Parus caeruleus[3]) is a small passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. The bird is easily recognisable by its blue and yellow plumage.Blue tits, usually resident and non-migratory birds, are widespread and a common resident breeder throughout temperate and subarctic EuropeContinue reading “Blue Tit #41 | Barbara Haviland – Blog”