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Looking out the windows this morning, I saw a mourning dove, a lady cardinal, and a blue jay at the fly-through feeder plus a male cardinal and several house finches at the hopper feeder. :D

EDIT 9/28/22 -- Today is cloudy and cool. I fed the birds. I watered the barrel garden and the container garden.

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ysabetwordsmith

We have many cardinals here. My yard is a mix of woodsy and open areas, which they love. I'd estimate at least a dozen pairs. Just walking around the yard I often see several cardinals flying around. In the winter, small flocks of them come to the feeders. :D

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siberian_skys

The male ones are so pretty.

I don't think I told you. The other day there was a family of the cutest ducks. I have no idea what kind they were. They were brown with orange beaks. There were two adults and a bunch of babies.

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ysabetwordsmith

>> The male ones are so pretty.<<

Agreed. :D

>>I don't think I told you. The other day there was a family of the cutest ducks. I have no idea what kind they were. They were brown with orange beaks. There were two adults and a bunch of babies.<<

It can be fun trying to figure out what bird you've seen.

https://madisonaudubon.org/blog/2020/11/1/a-beginners-guide-to-duck-id

https://www.ducks.org/hunting/waterfowl-id/

https://www.whatbird.com/birdexpert/StateColorSize/1/birdexpert.aspx

https://www.whatbird.com/browse/attribute/birds_na_147/110/color/

http://fwf.ag.utk.edu/mgray/wfs560/WaterfowlID.pdf

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siberian_skys

I enjoyed looking at all the ducks. I don't see the one I saw, but hopefully they'll come back at some point and I can look at them again. They weren't; really close. I stopped my car in the neighborhood street and looked at them, but that's as close as I got.

From:

ysabetwordsmith

I hope they come back! It often takes more than one look to pin down a bird.

One thing that helps is knowing field marks, then you have a better idea what to look for. Body and beak color are two!

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/bird-id-skills-field-marks/