There are many different species of sparrows in North America, and some of them can be difficult to identify. Most of them are relatively small and brown in color, and most people just call them “sparrows”.
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Wildlife Watching Wednesday: The Strange-Looking Brown Pelican
Visitors to our Gulf coast states, like Florida, Texas and Louisiana – just to name a few – are certainly familiar with the brown pelican. Many brown pelicans are year-round residents along the salty shores of these states, but these pelicans also live along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, as well.
Wildlife Watching Wednesday: The Stately Eastern Kingbird
Have you ever seen a handsome black and white bird that is perched on a tree branch or fence post that suddenly flies out several feet and grabs an insect in mid-air, then flies back to the same perch?
Wildlife Watching Wednesday: The American Tree Sparrow
Sparrows are often called “little brown birds”, and for good reason. There are lots of different species of sparrows in North America, and many of them are small and brown! If can be very difficult to tell them apart, at least until you know what you are looking for.
Wildlife Watching Wednesday: The Brilliant Blue Indigo Bunting
Have you ever seen a bright blue bird? Well, yes, there are blue jays which are mostly blue, and there are eastern bluebirds that are also mostly blue. But we mean a blue bird that is such a bright blue color that it looks almost neon-blue in the sunlight! That bird is the male Indigo Bunting.
Wildlife Watching Wednesday: Yellow-Bellied Sapsuckers Are Unusual Woodpeckers
Everyone who has spent any amount of time outside has seen or heard a woodpecker at one time or another. Several species live in the eastern half of the United States, including red-headed woodpeckers, red-bellied, downy, hairy, pileated and yellow-bellied sapsuckers.
Wildlife Watching Wednesday: Hummingbirds In The Garden
Hummingbirds are amazing little creatures. They are the smallest birds that will visit your back yard this summer, and they are definitely one of the most interesting. Hummingbirds can hover in mid-air, and they are also the only birds that can fly backwards.
Wildlife Watching Wednesday: The Red-Headed Woodpecker
Woodpeckers are one of our most recognizable wild birds. They easily cling to the vertical trunks of trees as they hammer away at the hard wood with their sharp beaks, searching for tasty insects to eat.