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My red-breasted nuthatch again. The blighter seems to favour sunflower seeds. He digs into the feeder, scatters the smaller stuff all over the place and picks out the sunflower and other larger seeds.
 

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dpc said:
Sunflower seed, anyone?

My friend the red-breasted nuthatch yesterday afternoon in the backyard.

I love these little guys. Here are a couple I've collected over the years. Unfortunately, I've read they are endangered as old pine forests diminish.
 

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My local lake, which is artificially made, is leaking. What used to be a lake is now just a small pond. That is of course not good, but the birds love it. All the fish is now concentrated in a very small area and they are having a feast.

This is a Common Merganser from this afternoon.

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