A Black Caped Chickadee enjoying a small but tasty dried berry on a warm and sunny April Morning.
Tag: birding
Common Yellowthroat
A common Yellowthroat hiding in the reeds. This guys was darting around from cattail to cattail for what seemed like eternity but finally held still for just a moment to allow us to take his portrait and get a good look. It is always tons of fun to be able to observe an bird not familiar to you. A little surprise that makes the day distinct.
Portrait
This grey goose is the king/queen of the local pond.
The snood

Ah the snood. That fleshy protuberance that hangs down over a wild turkeys beak. On males Turkeys the snood can grows up to 5 inches in length. When a male is trying to impress a female the snood turns bright red and elongates even further. The males with the longest, brightest snoods tend to attract the most mates.

Here two males are in full display mode however it is curious that one of the males snoods is blue the other red.

While mature female turkeys develop a short snood three evolutionary function remains a mystery.


Strutting


Over the course of about fifteen minutes we were also privy to his show. Each display period only lasted a few seconds or so but boy what a show.


From a remarkable collection of feathers and unique anatomical features Wild Turkeys are fascinating birds.
More Blue

The first Female Rocky Mountain Bluebirds are back in town.
Perched upon a fence post with the backdrop a bright blue sky.
More blue is not a bad thing.
Wishing you a wonderful weekend.