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The Color Red Attracts Birds, I am not sure if it is the color or is there an aroma that attracts birds to flowers. Like the hummingbirds, if we have anything red out in the yard they will go and check it out. Even if my husband has his red hat on, they will buzz around him.

But today it is another new bird to show you. The Gila Woodpecker, it says they eat bugs and I saw them perched on these cactus every morning and evening.

This one below is the female, this ups my bird count to 138.

This photo below is the male, it is not a great photo, he was pretty far away, but it showed the nice red patch of feathers on top of his head.

The Color Red Attracts Birds

Sandra J

The American Red Squirrel

By Sandra | December 2, 2020

The American Red Squirrel, We had a touch of blue sky’s today making for a colorful background for this little guys picture today.

The most noticeable characteristics of the American red squirrel are the tail and the eye ring. The tree squirrel’s tail is bushy and dark red with hints of a white outline. The eye ring is a thick, white circle around the rodent’s black eyes.

American red squirrels are about 12 inches and have grayish, red, or rust-colored fur with a white belly. Sometimes a black stripe can be seen on the sides.