Nature Provides
Nature Provides plenty of food for all species. Birds have a wonderful diet that includes some very healthy options
Fruit being at the top of the list, or at the top of the tree if you will. This Cedar Wax wing is enjoying some fresh mulberry’s to replenish its system after a long migration flight.
This beautiful Summer Tanager is eating some sort of bug, which I am happy about. There are always plenty of bugs that provide a great source of protein.
Along with some nuts and seeds for fiber, they are a great food source to keep the system running smoothly. This Brown Thrasher is enjoying his fill of these today.
Of course we cannot leave out the best choice of food for a lot of species, its fish. I have seen a lot of birds doing pretty good at fishing the last few weeks.
This Belted King Fisher is an expert fishermen when it comes to diving into the water to catch a tiny little fish like this one.
This gull picked up a fish floating on top of the water after a fishermen through it back in.
The Great Blue Heron loves fish. They can eat up to a pound of fish a day. We have helped them get their fill this month. When we catch small fish we will sometimes throw them to the herons who are always hanging about looking for a good meal.
Nature Provides
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Down the hatch with that Heron’s fish. Occasionally the seagulls drop a fish and I see it on the grass near the perimeter path at the Park. Guess seagulls need glasses!
Yes, a few different birds tried to pick up this fish, but only the sea gull did it.
That fish was pretty big!
beautifuk images!
Thank you very much 😊
Wow what a great picture of the brown thrasher, Sandra. Every spring we have a pair that we see rustling around in the leaves at the woods edge, but they are too flighty to get a good look at. I enjoyed the upclose picture you captured.
Thank you Beth, this is my first sighting of this bird. It is quite pretty with its rust colors and a good sized bird.
This is a fantastic post! I believe that birds are the only beings who consume a completely vegan and natural diet nowadays. 🤭
Have a great weekend,
Very nice bird and behavior photos.
Thank you Brad. I am seeing a lot of new birds this spring. So exciting. 😊
WOW ! Beautiful ! 💙💙💙🐦🐤💙💙💙🙏
Thank you very much Francine 😊😊
One of my dreams as photographer: a beautiful red bird.
Yes, I know what you mean and this year I finally photographed an Indigo Bunting it is the prettiest blue color I have ever seen.
Lovely pics Sandra, that Tanager is a bright little bird, should be easy to spot.
Thank you, I have added 20 new birds to my list during this year’s migration. It has been such a joy to see all these colorful birds.