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Cockatiel

Posted on August 24, 2019 by Kayla Fisk

This little parrot species can be found throughout most of Australia, prefering to stick to wetlands and scrubland. Even though it is much smaller than its relatives, it is still a cockatoo. Primarily gray with white wing patches, males will have brighter yellow faces with red cheeck patches and females will have dull coloring on…

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Indigo Bunting

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Kayla Fisk

Indigo Bunting The indigo bunting is a small sparrow sized songbird foundthrough out the eastern half of North America and in winter migrates down into Central America. The males are the ones who are the brilliant blue while females are brown with faint streaking on their breasts. Their prefered habitats are overgrown fields, brushy areas…

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Red-Headed Woodpecker

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Kayla Fisk

Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) A medium sized woodpecker native to the eastern half of North America. In their prefered habitat of deciduous woodlands and tree groves, they can be seen eating insects, fruits and seeds. This species is on the IUCN red list as near threatened due to losses of mature forests with nut crops…

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Cedar Waxwing

Posted on August 11, 2019 by Kayla Fisk

The cedar waxwing is a medium sized songbird found through out almost all of North America except the the northern most parts. These little birds have a little crest, black crest and have a brown head and chest along with a yellow belly with their tail being black with a yellow or orange tail tip….

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American Kestrel

Posted on August 7, 2019 by Kayla Fisk

The smallest and most common species of falcon in North America. It is one of the few birds of prey species that is sexually dimorphic, which means males and females have a different apearance. Males will have a slate colored head and wings with rusty backs and tails. Females are a reddish brown all over….

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Bird of the Day: Spectacled Owl

Posted on July 12, 2019 by Kayla Fisk

The Spectacled owl is a larger sized nocturnal owl with a round head that has no ear tuftts. Adults have a dark brownish-black face with white markings between their eyes and cheeks with long eyebrows which look like spectacles and is what gives this species its name. They also have a white throat patch with…

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National American Eagle day

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Kayla Fisk

June 20 is National American eagle day. On this day in 1782, the bald eagle became the United Sates of Americas national symbol. This day we celebrate our national bird but also the conservation story of how close we were to loosing them and the effort and work that went into this to help bring…

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The smallest bird in the world

Posted on June 19, 2019 by Kayla Fisk

One amazing thing about the bird world is its incredible biodiversity, one of the many factors that play into this is their difference in size. In the dense woodlands and forest edges of Cuba, the smallest species of birds can be found. Flitting from flower to flower the near threatened Bee Hummingbird ( Mellisuga helenae)…

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Why conservation matters

Posted on December 21, 2018 by Kayla Fisk

Sometimes people will ask, why? Why fight to save some of these birds, will it really matter? Will it change anything or why spend the money or time to stop these species from disappearing? Some species that most of the world has never even heard of. But thankfully many people including myself believe they do,…

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Welcome

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Kayla Fisk

Hello! My name is Kayla Fisk and you have stumbled upon my bird blog! I will start by first telling you a little about myself and then about what you can expect to see posted here. I am an artist from Central New York that mainly draws in colored pencil but I will from time…

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