At one point in the afternoon, I was working in the garage and Carla was sitting on the porch. Jake called us (quietly) and motioned to us to follow him. So, we did.
What he wanted to show us was a female bird, sitting on the roof. Her mate would swoop down, grab a seed and fly it back up to her!!! No shit! I saw it happen four times!
I couldn't identify the birds (they had a completely different beak than, say a sparrow). But Jake took several pictures (one he called the "money shot") so I invite you all to tell me the name of the species of birds that is so attentive to its mate. Go check out the Photos and, please, comment!
Is it a Eastern wood-Pewee (Contopus virens)?
ReplyDeleteDoes the birdsong sound like this?
http://www.hse.k12.in.us/staff/bfarrell/assignments/15%20Track%2015.wma
I didn't hear it sing as we were hiding in the kitchen. But, I will check out your bird and see if that's what it was.
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