Papa #Hausrotschwanz war gerade mit seinem Nachwuchs im #Garten unterwegs. So süß, die kleinen Puschel 🐣! Obwohl der Hausrotschwanz keine Seltenheit ist und die Nähe des Menschen nicht scheut, bekomme ich ihn im Garten eher selten zu Gesicht 🌱 #Naturgarten #birds #birdwatching

Why did the Meadowlark cross the road?

This is one of two eastern meadowlarks (Sturnella magna) that I found a couple weeks ago near a road intersection. I posted a photo of one on a road sign then. I'm not sure if this is the same bird. This bird walked across the road. It's sort of like the Beatles Abby Road moment.

"The sweet, lazy whistles of Eastern Meadowlarks waft over summer grasslands and farms in eastern North America. The birds themselves sing from fenceposts and telephone lines or stalk through the grasses, probing the ground for insects with their long, sharp bills. On the ground, their brown-and-black dappled upperparts camouflage the birds among dirt clods and dry grasses. But up on perches, they reveal bright-yellow underparts and a striking black chevron across the chest." - allaboutbirds.org

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Usually when I see the Northern Cardinal they are generally at a distance and fly away if I approach.

One day I was visited by this cardinal who flew in very close to me to the point where I didn't even have to zoom in on him because it was that close.

I took this as a visit from a loved one from heaven and reminded me of the following quote "Hope is seeing the light, despite all the darkness"

https://pixels.com/featured/northern-cardinal-visit-from-heaven-chad-meyer.html

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A Tree Swallow checked out a nest box in our garden

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