A Varied Thrush. Actually there were 3 of them flipping leaves over, looking for snacks. They seemed to be having some success. I have never seen them before, and had to look up their identity on this great bird ID site.
A Northern Flicker flew into the yard amongst the Thrushes, causing them to scatter away. The Flicker then flew into the tree, leaving the Thrushes to continue flipping leaves over.
I was happy to see the Flicker because it's the second time I've seen them so close to the house. I hope it means they will return more.
Who's this little guy? He's pretty cute.
Prima disagrees. She pressed her head against the glass, keeping a close eye on the intruder.
4 comments:
I haven't seen any wildlife in ages!
That red cat looks like our Jacques! The bird ID site you've found is excellent. Here at Anchovy World Headquarters, we get a lot of different birds throughout the year, and I'm not a great bird identifier yet (but I'm learning slowly).
I think that last bird is a Long-tailed Toebiter. Very rare.
You're very lucky - living downtown, we mostly just get pigeons and magpies.
He does look like Jacques. I thought the same thing.
Ahh Sme, the elusive Long-tailed Toebiter. It is rare indeed.
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