Hello, bird people! I was at MOSI today so I took the opportunity to try and test out my picture-taking skills. Up first was a bird in the feeder. There were actually two of them (you can see part of the other one on the left side of the photo). At first I thought Mourning Dove but I didn't think they had that black collar. So I checked my book and it says it's a Eurasian Collared Dove. Not native.
But I think I got a decent photo, at least.
Then, I saw a couple of reddish-brown birds that kept tree-hopping. I think they are Brown Thrashers. You can see the underbelly in the pic where it's in the Sycamore.
And I totally know Cardinals but I thought I should practice my stealth moves and picture skills.
Speaking of Cardinals, I was caterpillar hunting when I heard a noise near me. I looked over and this Cardinal was attacking its reflection in this poor person's side mirror. I remember you guys talking about that a few weeks ago but I had never seen one do it. It was kind of funny, but I scared the bird off before it could hurt itself or the car.
