Northern Cardinal Father's Day - Dad Feeds Fledgling

Northern Cardinal Father's Day - Dad Feeds Fledgling

This fledgling female Northern Cardinal is clearly Daddy's Girl! With cardinals you always know whether its the Mom or Dad doing the feeding and the Father Cardinal is usually responsible for a significant portion of the feeding.
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Northern Cardinal Father's Day - Dad Feeds Fledgling

I Had to Put My Squirrel Buddy to Sleep - Squirrel Pox Documentary

I Had to Put My Squirrel Buddy to Sleep -  Squirrel Pox Documentary

One of my Backyard Squirrel Buddies contracted the dreaded Squirrel Pox Virus and I had to have him put down (euthanasia) after a long battle. Most of the recent research into the squirrel pox disease has been done in Great Britain where native Red Squirrels usually die from it, but Gray Squirrels do not generally show symptoms or die from it. Much less is known about its prevalence in the US, but having spent many years with squirrels I can say I have never seen it before until now, and its something I hope I ever don't see again.

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I Had to Put My Squirrel Buddy to Sleep -  Squirrel Pox Documentary

Tufted Titmouse Alarm Calls - Attacks Own Reflection in Window

Tufted Titmouse Alarm Calls - Attacks Own Reflection in Window

This Tufted Titmouse is making very clear and loud alarm calls on his own reflection and attacking the window. I have been using a clear window feeder for several years like this one on Amazon https://amzn.to/2JRlsGL. They are great and fun feeders and this Tufted Titmouse is the first bird to find its reflection in the window offensive - Titmice are frequent visitors to this feeder. See for example the Titmice using this same feeder in the past: https://youtu.be/lhNdLTMPq_k So maybe this guy is just wound a little too tight, and it is nesting season, but in any case birds attacking their reflection is not an uncommon problem for birdwatchers and it is not fun to watch. This Titmouse was transfixed by his own reflection even when I put my camera and face right in front of him and I know he could see me and putting down the interior blinds did not help. Generally anything you do to the inside of the window wont help much as the mirror effect remains and in fact covering the inside of a window can make the outside more mirror-like. This guy relaxed and settled down after a few hours, but if the problem were to persist you could try and cover a small window such as this from the outside with fake snow spray or aluminum foil. There are a number of products on Amazon such as this scare tape https://amzn.to/2IhX8ee that might be worth a try if the problem persisted. Once you go to this link other products will be suggested. All is quiet now as the little Titmouse has habituated to his reflection and adjusted - that is usually, but not always the outcome.
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Tufted Titmouse Alarm Calls - Attacks Own Reflection in Window

Song Sparrow Fledgling Pre-Dawn Feeding

Song Sparrow Fledgling Pre-Dawn Feeding

Mother and newly fledged baby Song Sparrow were out well before the sun came up having breakfast. A good test of the Canon SX70 in low light - its clear enough considering the conditions and high ISO of like 6400 due to the darkness. We can still see enough detail to enjoy this time of year when the next generation of Backyard Birds are getting out of the nest!
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Song Sparrow Fledgling Pre-Dawn Feeding

American Robin Parents Feeding Fledglings

American Robin Parents Feeding Fledglings

Robin parents feeding two (I think) of their fledglings. The baby robins jump or "flutter fall" from the next and spend their next weeks on the ground hiding in the brush and walking the yard following behind their parents. The robin families are not at all bothered by humans and spend their day walking the yard looking for bugs to feed the fast-growing fledglings who are also learning what to eat and how to find food in the process. Just a lot of fun to have around as their family life is very public. This is not the Robin filmed incubating eggs in the nest, she seems to be behind schedule https://youtu.be/qeVlINpisE8 . I'll provide an update on that nest later -stay tuned.
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Tiny Florida Skink Lizard Drinks From Sprinklers

Tiny Florida Skink Lizard Drinks From Sprinklers

One of the cutest and most intelligent adaptations to humans I've seen tiny lizards perform. Filmed over several days this little Skink Lizard that lives under the Backyard "Studio" comes out from the darkness when the sprinkler passes over and drinks heartily.
I'm no skink or lizard expert but I think this is either a ground skink or mole skink, it does not have the distinctive broad head of the broad-headed skink.
Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae and the infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species, the Scincidae are one of the most diverse families of lizards.
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Tiny Florida Skink Lizard Drinks From Sprinklers

Wild Tom Turkey Gobble Gobble Calls with Beard

Wild Tom Turkey Gobble Gobble Calls with Beard

Male Turkeys or "Toms" as they are called when mature are in a breeding mindset in late April and very competitive. This Tom encountered in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge gives the classic pose and gobble-gobble-gobble call and displays a nice long "beard". They also typically take on humans this time of year, in this case challenging the van to a little footrace. Often they will attack their own reflections in cars when their hormones are on full boil.
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Wild Tom Turkey Gobble Gobble Calls with Beard

American Robin Singing a Song

American Robin Singing a Song

American Robins or Robin Red Breasts are nesting in a tree near the house in the Great Smoky Mountains. This is a nice example of their under-appreciated singing ability.

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Wild Gray Squirrels Natural Alarm Behavior Around Humans

Wild Gray Squirrels Natural Alarm Behavior Around Humans

This brief encounter illustrates how Gray Squirrels in their natural environment that are not habituated to humans act very differently toward us. First the freeze when they hear and/or spot us - in this case in the dense woods of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in south Georgia - then the rapid and exaggerated tail wagging that acts as a silent visual alarm to surrounding squirrels then a movement into the tree crown and the verbal sort of bark or quack alarm. These wild squirrels are smart to treat us humans as a threat upon first meeting, squirrels are one of the most hunted and killed wild game in the US, but here they are safe and not meant to be habituated to animals and are not to be fed. Filmed in 4K UHD with the Canon SX70 HS on Amazon at: https://amzn.to/2DTf8di New HD videos uploaded frequently. If you enjoy the videos please subscribe, like and comment!

Wild Gray Squirrels Natural Alarm Behavior Around Humans

Injured Baby Duck Rescued

Injured Baby Duck Rescued

 Injured Baby Duck Rescued

Florida Mottled Duckling was snatched from her mother by another bird and then fought and was dropped in the Backyard making a commotion which attracted my attention. Despite what appeared to be a severe injury to its head the little duckling seemed active and energetic and was rushed to the nearby wildlife rescue hospital - it should be fine with proper care and always donate to these places that really do all the hard work when you take an animal to them. There is a sadder ending to a recent squirrel rescue case that I will follow up on soon. Its been a busy spring in the Backyard.
Mottled Ducks are actually threatened and a few years ago we had a nice family behind the Backyard - see the here:
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A threatened native non-migratory duck unique to peninsular Florida - The Florida mottled duck (Anas fulvigula fulvigula), often called the Florida duck or Florida mallard, is a unique subspecies found only in peninsular Florida, residing in both brackish and freshwater marshes. The Florida mottled duck spends its entire life within the state and has inhabited Florida for thousands of years. The long-term well-being of Florida mottled ducks is threatened by crossbreeding with feral, domesticated mallards. The Florida mottled duck is one of a few non-migratory ducks in North America. They occur only in peninsular Florida where they are found both on the coasts and inland. The Florida mottled duck appears to be adaptable with regard to the habitats it uses and has been found using wetlands and related upland habitats associated with ponds, marshes, lakes, rivers, canals, ditches, mosquito impoundments and brackish and salt-water areas on the east and west coasts. Florida mottled ducks have an intrinsic, aesthetic value and are highly prized as a game bird. Also they are a defining member of the unique suite of species characteristic of the prairie ecosystem of south Florida. Florida mottled ducks nest from February through July. The females tend to locate their nests in dense vegetation (tall grasses, rushes or palmetto thickets) on the ground near water. The nest is built of vegetation and is lined with down. Only 1 brood each year is raised and females typically lay 8-10 eggs called a clutch. The eggs are creamy-white to greenish-white and are incubated within 25 to 27 days.
Unlike such birds as the mockingbird or blue jay, which raise their young in the nest for weeks, mottled duck females will move their ducklings to water within 24 to 48 hours of hatching. Young mottled ducks are capable of flight at 60 to 70 days of age.
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Injured Baby Duck Rescued