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Pictures of Birds Song Sparrow Birds Pictures and Song Sparrow Birds Kind

Pictures of Birds Song Sparrow Birds Pictures and Song Sparrow Birds Kind

Song Sparrow is a medium sized common sparrow or American sparrow that can be found inhabiting in bushy, and marshes including salt marshes across the most of the United States and Canada. Besides, they are also found abundantly in human populations, agricultural areas and roadsides. Southern species are permanent residents while northern birds migrate to Southern United States or Mexico, where there is a significant resident population all-year. Song sparrow can be often confused with Savannah Sparrow and Lincoln’s Sparrow

Adult song sparrow have brown upperparts with dark streaks on the back. Underparts are white with a dark streaking and a dark brown spot in the middle of the breast. They have a grayish face with streak through the eyes, a brown cap and a brown long and rounded tail. They forage on the ground, in shrubs and in shallow waters for eating insects and seeds. Birds foraging in salt marshes also eat crustaceans. They nestle in sheltered locations on the ground, in shrubs or trees. As the name goes, song sparrow are well known for their persistent singing throughout the Spring and Summer. Size of Song Sparrow: Weight 15-50 grams, Length 12-17 cm and Wingspan 18-25 cm.

Pictures of Birds Song Sparrow Birds Pictures and Song Sparrow Birds Kind

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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.

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

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Pictures of Birds American Robin Birds Pictures and American Robin Birds Kind

Pictures of Birds American Robin Birds Pictures and American Robin Birds Kind

American robin is a migratory songbird of thrush family that can be easily found on suburban lawns pulling up worms. Despite being at home breeding in deep forests, American robins have become well-tuned to human modified habitats and thus they are the most widespread birds. Robin is the state bird for Connecticut, Michigan and Wisconsin.

Robins are active throughout the day and assemble in large flocks at night. They feed on beetle grubs, caterpillars, fruits and berries. Their back and wings are black and underparts are red. Head is dark and eye is white. They weigh around 75 grams, length is about 22 to 28 cm and wingspan is around 30-40 cm. Both the sexes look similar except that females are paler on the head. They make a very high pitched thin whistling sound. They make beautiful musical notes. Hawks, cats and larger snakes prey upon robins. At night, robins are vigilant and remain in large flocks to keep watch on predators.

Pictures of Birds American Robin Birds Pictures and American Robin Birds Kind

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Pictures of Birds Yellow Crowned Night Heron Birds Pictures

Pictures of Birds Yellow Crowned Night Heron Birds Pictures and Yellow Crowned Night Heron Birds Kind

Yellow crowned night Herons are nocturnal herons of southern swamps, marshes and coasts from easter United States to north-eastern south America. They can also be found breeding along the wooded streams northward to Indiana and Illinois. It is a smaller Heron in appearance as compared to black crowned night Heron. They usually nest in colonies on platforms of sticks in trees or shrubs overhanging water. Their eggs are pale bluish green in color. In warmer locations, some of the birds are permanent residents whilst others migrate to central America and West Indies.

Yellow crowned night herons are medium sized and stocky birds. Crown and back is white and rest of the body is grayish. Crown has yellowish stripes. Legs are short and yellow in color. Eyes are red and with white stripe below the eyes. They weigh around 625 grams and the length is about 60 cm. Juveniles are similar to young black crowned herons. They make a loud and harsh squawk. They eat crustaceans, mollusks, frogs, small fish and other aquatic insects.

Pictures of Birds Yellow Crowned Night Heron Birds Pictures and Yellow Crowned Night Heron Birds Kind

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Pictures of Birds Great Egret Birds Pictures and Great Egret Birds Kind

Pictures of Birds Great Egret Birds Pictures and Great Egret Birds Kind

Great egret is a large white heron and thus commonly known as great white egret. They are large egrets with their habitats spread across most of the tropical and warmer temperate regions of the world in southern Europe, Africa, Canada, America, Australia and Asia, where it is localized. They are the largest egrets in old world and thus the name great egrets.

They are large birds with all white plumage that can reach one meter in height and weigh up to 900 grams to 1 kg. Their wing span is about 1.3 to 1.5meters. They are slightly smaller to great blue egrets. Yellow bill, black legs and feet are the best features to distinguish them from other white egrets. However, during breeding seasons, bill becomes darker and lower legs become lighter. Both the sexes are almost alike. They normally make a low sound at the nest but when disturbed they make a deep croak. With a slow flight and retracted neck, they can be easily distinguished from storks, cranes, spoonbills and ibises.