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Images for Week 3 of Spring in Flyover Country have some birds, some flowers, and some fires. Enjoy!
Near Manhattan KSApril 9, 2021
First up is this common resident, found in Flyover Country and all across the North American continent, perched in some wild plum blossoms. When the plums are blooming, I try to find some that also have some birds feeding on the insects who are feeding on the blossoms, and this Black-capped Chickadee (
Poecile atricapillus) cooperated!
Carolina Wrens (
Thyrothorus ludovicianus) are another common resident in this part of Flyover Country, but this is an uncommon behavior for them. In some species of wrens both the males and the females sing, but that is not the case for Carolina Wrens. And all wrens are extremely territorial, particularly in the springtime when they are courting, defending their territory, building nests etc. Nevertheless, these two Carolina Wren males decided that I was a bigger problem than any issue that existed between them, and they sang loudly at me from this dead snag for 20-30 seconds before they decided I was not going anywhere.