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A female Northern Cardinal at maximum floof to help stay warm during a snowstorm. Going into floof mode helps trap air, and the more trapped air, the warmer the bird.
A Black-capped Chickadee grabs a peanut before a Red-bellied Woodpecker arrives. A Tufted Titmouse decides the Woodpecker is taking too long and tries to kick the much bigger bird off the Hand of Snacks. It doesn’t work but it is quite the bold and cheeky move,
A male White-breasted Nuthatch gets bopped on the noggin by a big snowflake before partaking in a sunflower seed. He then weighs several other sunflower seeds to find the best one to store away for later.
A female Downy Woodpecker enjoys a leisurely breakfast of sunflower seeds.
Happy International Vulture Awareness Day! Vultures can have a pretty bad reputation, but they are an ecologically vital group of birds. #InternationalVultureAwarenessDay
This is a Andean Condor, a type of New World vulture. Taken at the World Bird Sanctuary in Saint Louis.