The yellow cardinal report has been recirculating recently. When the report initially came out, i was on the lookout for it. It was spotted only a few miles from my home. Redbirds are my favorites!
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The cardinal is our state bird, and I see them all the time visiting the many feeders on our property. One issue is in the spring they attack their reflection in my office window. I have to put a cardboard cutout of a person in the window to keep them away.
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Is it of any significance which person’s likeness is used to repel them?
Ha! Not really. It’s something I had laying around. A really old display from back when I worked nights and weekends at a Blockbuster Video store.
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Blockbuster? I haven’t heard that name in years. I worked at one as well
There was one many years ago who would sit n peck at his reflection on the side mirror of my neighbors car. I would see it often on early morning runs.
Blockbuster… memory lane activated.
@SweetTea. I know the exact bird. It is black, white, and has a touch of orange. The bird jumps from mirror to door … mirrror to door … mirror to door … over and over and over again. It is comical to watch. @Yoda-Stevie. I still owe some VHS rentals back to Blockbuster. 16 candles and Weird Science. LOL 
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Wow thats really good! My grandmother loved redbirds. I learned to love them too. Whenever i see one, it makes me feel good.
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Aaww poor thing. We are having snow today and i just wish for the birds it would become warmer soon
Not “bird watching” in the traditional sense, but this horrifying picture of a scary goose with a razor tongue was the default photo when I opened firefox this morning.
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Love this thread! I am not very good at bird ID but
I would like to learn and have downloaded an app which says it can recognise their songs. I use the sound as a reminder to be mindful and now it’s getting lighter and warmer I’m enjoying listening to them as I wake up 
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I can always count on Yahoo’s news headlines and/or images to gross me out or rip my heart to shreds. I’ll stick with Google.
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Didn’t get pictures but my partner mowed the lawn yesterday (it was getting to be a real jungle) and the blackbirds were loving it, lots of tasty treats all of a sudden in easy reach!
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OMG - this is when I start to lose my S***. The ice is melting (FINALLY) and aquatic birds coming back. Now it is spring…
Female and male Common Merganser.
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Aren’t they fabulous? Been seeing lots of hooded mergansers here as well. Love this time of year just for the waterfowl alone. And soon we will be warbler watching! Already have seen some Kinglets.
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