13 Dec Holiday Greetings | Dec 2022

Holiday Greetings from the Birds

House Finch, Male, looking festive in red

The birds send you their best holiday greetings.

So let’s use this post to relax and enjoy their photos.

First, take a deep, slow breath.

Now, say “Hello” to the birds.

When I complimented this House Finch for putting on his best, most colorful, holiday outfit, he laughed. “This is the only outfit I own.”

Birds make an odd sound when they laugh.

Mallard, Male, looking festive in gold and green

This Mallard is taking a nap.

Note the white eye lid. It moves up to close (unlike a human eye lid that moves down).

The duck ignored my comments about holiday colors.

Egyptian Goose, in a hurry to go somewhere

The Egyptian Goose was brought to the United States (from Africa) and released. Now there are flocks in California, Florida, Texas, and maybe near you.

This goose looks like a holiday shopper rushing to grab something on sale.

But the goose told me it just wanted run a few steps.

Surf Scoter, Male, appearing pleased

The Surf Scoter is a diving duck.

So you may see one, blink, and wonder where it went. Then it will bob up somewhere else.

As you may notice, this duck appears pleased with its job.

Yellow-rumped Warbler, demonstrating the advantage of being small

Yellow-rumped Warblers migrate to Southern California for the winter.

This one is standing on a Plumeria leaf.

You could do this, too, if you weighed about 0.4 ounce (12 gm), give or take a few grams.

In case you’re curious, if you put two of these birds in a number 10 envelope, you could mail them with a single stamp.

Wishing you the best of the holidays,

Steve Kaye

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Did You Know?

The most effective way to help birds is to buy land.

Here are three organizations that excel at doing this.

1) American Bird Conservancy

2) The Nature Conservancy

3) The Trust for Public Land

Please visit their web sites to learn about the work they do.

Here’s an excellent book: The American Bird Conservancy Guide to Bird Conservation

You can help – Please share this blog with others.

Inspiring Respect for Nature, one bird at a time.

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