2009 February | Pictures of birds

Pictures of Birds Yellow Warbler Birds Pictures and Yellow Warbler Birds Kind

Pictures of Birds Yellow Warbler Birds Pictures and Yellow Warbler Birds Kind

Yellow Warbler is a species of New World warbler that is widespread in almost the whole of North America and down to northern South America. It breeds in willows and mangroves. Although there are several yellow warblers but yellow warbler is the only extensively yellow species with yellow tail spots. Yellow warbler has about 35 subspecies.

Yellow warbler is a small songbird with thin and pointed bill, overall yellow body and chestnut streaks on the chest of ale birds. Female birds are duller with red streaks absent. It is 12-13 cm long and has a wingspan of around 16-20 cm. Yellow warblers feed on insects and spiders. During winter, northern species also eat berries and other fruits. Yellow warblers nest in trees by building a cup nest. Migratory populations arrive in their breeding range in late springs, generally around April and May. They move to winter quarters stating as early as July, when the younger ones are fledged.

Pictures of Birds Yellow Warbler Birds Pictures and Yellow Warbler Birds Kind

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Pictures of Birds Tree Swallow Birds Pictures and Tree Swallow Birds Kind

Pictures of Birds Tree Swallow Birds Pictures and Tree Swallow Birds Kind

Tree Swallow is a common swallow of marshes and open fields that breeds in North America. During winter, it migrates to Mexico, Central American and the Caribbean. It can be rarely found in Western Europe. The birds nestle in natural or artificial cavities near water. They are often found in large flocks. They often use readymade nest boxes including those built for bluebirds.

Tree swallow is a small and slender songbird that is white on the underneath and shiny bluish green on the top. It has small bill and long wings. It has a slightly forked tail. It is 12-15 cm long and has a wingspan of 30-35 cm. Female birds have duller colors than males, being more greenish than the bluish colors of males. Tree swallows generally feed on a diet of insects and sometimes supplemented with fruits. They are excellent fliers. They can take off swiftly from its perch and catch insects in their bills in mid-air. Its sound is like a song with series of twittering and whistles.

Pictures of Birds Tree Swallow Birds Pictures and Tree Swallow Birds Kind

Pictures of Birds Tree Swallow Birds Pictures and Tree Swallow Birds Kind

Pictures of Birds Tree Swallow Birds Pictures and Tree Swallow Birds Kind

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Pictures of Birds Savannah Sparrow Birds Pictures and Savannah Sparrow Birds Kind

Pictures of Birds Savannah Sparrow Birds Pictures and Savannah Sparrow Birds Kind

Savannah Sparrow is a small American sparrow that can be found in various open habitats throughout most of the North America from meadows to marshlands and from temperate coastal areas to tundra. It is named after Savannah, Georgia, where one of the first species of the bird was discovered. It breeds in Alaska, Canada, northern, southern and Pacific coastal USA, Mexico and Guatemala. Pacific and Mexican birds are resident, but other populations are migratory, that migrate from southern United States to northern Canada. It is a very rare vagrant to Western Europe.

Savannah sparrow is a small songbird with brown or grayish-brown overall body, yellowish eyebrow stripes and streaks on back, breast and flanks. It has a medium-long, notched and all brown tail. Its legs are pinkish; eyes are dark brown and horn-colored bill. It is 11-15 cm long and has a wingspan of about 20-22 cm. Its call includes a sharp, high pitch and a slow series of repeated notes. They usually forage on the grounds or low bushes, eating seeds. In the breeding seasons, they can also be found eating insects. In the winter, they form flocks and migrate.

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Pictures of Birds Roseate Spoonbill Birds Pictures and Roseate Spoonbill Birds Kind

Pictures of Birds Roseate Spoonbill Birds Pictures and Roseate Spoonbill Birds Kind

A wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family, Roseate Spoonbill is mainly a resident breeder in South America, the Caribbean and the Gulf states of USA. It uses its odd bill to filter small food items from water. Its bright pink coloring often makes people think that it is a flamingo especially by someone who has not seen it before. Roseate spoonbill often nests in trees and mangroves.

Roseate spoonbill lays about 2-5 eggs. It is about 80 cm tall and has a wingspan of around 120-130 cm. It is long necked and long legged bird with a long spatulate bill. Adult birds have a greenish head, white neck and deep pink breast and back. Its bill is grayish. Both sexes are similar. Immature birds have white and feathered heads, yellowish or pinkish bill and the pink color of the plumage is paler. Unlike herons, Roseate spoonbills fly with their necks outstretched. It feeds in shallow fresh or coastal water on fish, crustaceans, shrimp and other water creatures. While feeding, the birds swing their bills from side to side, as they steadily walk through water in groups.

Pictures of Birds Roseate Spoonbill Birds Pictures and Roseate Spoonbill Birds Kind

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Pictures of Birds Northern Cardinal Birds Pictures and Northern Cardinal Birds Kind

Pictures of Birds Northern Cardinal Birds Pictures and Northern Cardinal Birds Kind

Northern Cardinal is a brilliantly colored bird of cardinal family from North America. In seven states of USA, northern cardinal holds the title of state bird. It can be found in shrub lands, woodlands, gardens and swamps from southern Canada through the eastern United States from Maine to Texas and south through Mexico to northern Guatemala and Belize. It was once prized as a pet however; its sale as cage birds is now banned in the United States.

Northern Cardinal is a medium sized songbird with a large crest on head, heavy and conical red bill and face surrounded by black. Male birds are entirely brilliant red and females are grayish-tan with red tails and wings. It has a distinctive crest on the head and a mask on the face that is black in the male birds and gray in the females. It is about 21-23 cm long and has a wingspan of about 25-31 cm. It is mostly granivorous but also feeds on insects and fruit. Its call is a series of clear whistles.

Pictures of Birds Northern Cardinal Birds Pictures and Northern Cardinal Birds Kind

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Pictures of Birds Mourning Dove Birds Pictures and Mourning Dove Birds Kind

Pictures of Birds Mourning Dove Birds Pictures and Mourning Dove Birds Kind

Mourning Dove is a member of the dove family that is abundant and widespread throughout most of the North America. Its mournful call could be heard from deserts to forest edges and from farmlands to urban areas. Formerly known as California pigeon, mourning dove is also called as rain dove or American mourning dove. It is one of the most common game birds. In USA, about 70 million birds are shot every year for both sports and meat. In warm areas, one pair of doves can raise up to six broods every year.

Mourning dove is a small sized bird with a small head, long and pointed tail, light brown body and a tail with white outer edges. Mourning doves are light gray and brown in color and generally with muted color. It is about 23-34 cm long and has wingspan of around 37-45 cm. Its wings make an unusual whistling sound while taking off or landing. It is a strong flier with speed as much as 55 mph or 88 kmph. Both the sexes appear similar. They feed exclusively on seeds. Younger ones are fed crop milk by the parents.

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Pictures of Birds Little Blue Heron Birds Pictures and Little Blue Heron Birds Kind

Pictures of Birds Little Blue Heron Birds Pictures and Little Blue Heron Birds Kind

Little Blue Heron is a small heron of southeastern United States that breeds in various fresh water, sub-tropical swamps and estuarine habitats. It breeds from the Gulf States of USA through Central America and the Caribbean to Peru and Uruguay. Little blue heron nests in colonies with other herons on platforms of sticks in trees or shrubs. It is the only heron species, in which the first year birds and adults show different colors, first year birds being pure white and adults being blue.

Little blue heron lays around 3-7 blue eggs. It is a medium-sized and slender bird. It has a long neck, dark and long bill with a pointed and black tip. Its legs and feet are long and dark blue. It is about 60 cm long, weighs 325 gram and has a wingspan of about 100 cm. Both the sexes are almost similar except female being slightly smaller. Little blue heron makes a loud, nasal squawk in aggression or territorial defense. Little blue herons often mingle with snowy egrets.

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Pictures of Birds Eastern Kingbird Birds Pictures and Eastern Kingbird Birds Kind

Pictures of Birds Eastern Kingbird Birds Pictures and Eastern Kingbird Birds Kind

Eastern Kingbird is a dark and large tyrant flycatcher of the fields and other open areas. It is an abundant and widespread species of birds. Notwithstanding its name, eastern Kingbird can be found from Atlantic to the Pacific coast. They migrate in flocks to South America. Eastern Kingbird makes a sturdy cup nest in a tree or a shrub, sometimes on top of a stump or pole.

Eastern Kingbird is a medium sized bird. Adult birds are grayish black on the upper parts and light underparts. They have along black tail with a white end and long pointed wings. They have red patch on their crown that can seldom be seen. It is 19-23 cm long with a wingspan of about 33-38 cm. They make a high-pitched unmusical chirps and sputtering notes. Kingbird can aggressively defend its territory even against much larger birds. They wait on an open perch and fly out to catch insects in the flight. In the wintering areas, they eat berries, vegetables and other fruits.

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Pictures of Birds Common Tern Birds Pictures and Common Tern Birds Kind

Pictures of Birds Common Tern Birds Pictures and Common Tern Birds Kind

Common Tern is a graceful and black-and-white seabird o f tern family. Common tern is the most widespread tern species in North America. Common tern has a wide distribution breeding in temperate and sub-arctic regions of Europe, Asia and east and central North America. Common Tern is a migratory bird that moves to tropical and sub-tropical regions during winter. It can often be confused with Arctic Tern or Roseate Tern.

Common tern can often be seen plunging from air into water to catch small fish along rivers, lakes and oceans. It is a medium sized bird with a wingspan of 70-80 cm and height of about 34-38 cm. It has a thin and sharp red bill with a dark tip. Legs are long and red. Its upper wings show a dark primary wedge, unlike arctic terns, where they are uniformly grey. It has a long tail that extends to the tips of wings on a standing bird. Its forehead and underparts become white in winter.

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Pictures of Birds American Goldfinch Birds Pictures and American Goldfinch Birds Kind

Pictures of Birds American Goldfinch Birds Pictures and American Goldfinch Birds Kind

American Goldfinch is a small and colorful bird that is also known as eastern goldfinch and wild canary. It is a migratory bird of finch family from North America. During the breeding seasons, it can be commonly found from southern Canada to North Carolina. During winter, it can be found from southern border of Canada to Mexico. It displays a sexual dimorphism in its coloration. Male birds are vibrant yellow in the summer and olive colored during winter seasons. Female birds display a dull yellowish brown shade that brightens slightly during the summer. Male birds display a brightly colored plumage during the breeding seasons to attract females. American goldfinch is a social bird that gathers in large flocks while breeding and migrating.

It is a small bird with small, pointed, conical and pink bill. The body is bright yellow to dull brown with dark wings and large white wing bars. It has a short and notched tail. It is about 11-13 cm tall and has a wingspan of 19-22 cm. It makes a sound in the form of a song with a long series of twittering and warbling notes. American goldfinch can often be found in residential areas attracted by bird feeders installed by human beings.