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A rehabilitated, juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk moments before being released back into the wild.

Larus delawarensis - Ring-billed Gull He was angry.

Meleagris gallopavo - Wild Turkey

Both males. They jumped out of a tree on the side of the road and ran into a field.

(Photos are not mine, I just got them off of Google) Okay. These things are NOT bees. All of them are hoverflies. Flies have two wings, bees have four. I keep seeing pictures of hoverflies with people being all like, "Haha, look at this cute bee. She's so great, I think I made a friend today!" Well, guess what? That, "Cute bee" is actually a fly DISGUISED as a bee.

Carolina Chickadee

Unfortunately I haven't had too much time for birding recently, so I haven't been posting much. I'll be doing the Christmas Bird Count this year, so hopefully I'll get some pictures that will be good enough to post.

Male Northern Cardinal

Why is it that these cardinals always look so shocked when their mouths are open??

Last winter I stared at the bird feeder for hours and took a bunch of pictures every time a bird showed up. I think this one might be my favorite.