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They can be anywhere in between these two, or even darker or even lighter. It is very variable but is more of a spectrum than two distinct phases:

I actually put a large fallen log from the woods upright right under my suet feeder. It looks like a tree leading up to the food. When the Downies want to eat the suet, they first fly onto the “tree” and I can take many natural-looking shots. If you put the log close enough to the feeder, the woodpeckers sometimes don’t even go onto the feeder, but stand on the log and peck at the feeder!

All are correct.

Those are female House Sparrows. Note the plain brown overall and pale eyebrow stripe.

STOP THAT RIGHT NOW AND GO TO YOUR ROOM!

Oh my...

A levitating Chickadee.

Pretty sure it's a Western Bluebird.

Something about that sounds familiar...

I changed my Profile Photo and Cover Photo to pictures I took. ;)

The first photo looks better for American White Pelicans.

I think that the second picture is of a Ring-Billed Gull, but wait for more opinions.

I believe the last photo is of a Lesser Scaup. I am not certain about the rest though.

Looks good for Least.

Agree with female House Sparrows.

i LOVE this idea! ive got acres and acres around me.... ill be talking to my wife tonight about doing some foraging ?

Yes.

Big thanks to everyone here for responding. A rather small bird but very beautiful also and will be nice to get close. I have put branches around for the birds to land on, but this one and has a friend also, stay high in the trees and then come down for one thing only, exactly as you see, the suet. Then he stays glued to that until flying off when done. I'll study how I'm going to get a picture anywhere other than hanging onto the feeder. In flight, good luck with that as he's got speed and does't hang around. Now I know he's a Downy Woodpecker... pretty neat. Thanks!

Yep, I figured that out pretty quickly. Now what makes someone post the same quote three times? LOL!!!

That's actually a female Blue Grosbeak. Note the thick, pale-colored bill and warm brown body color.

Based on my perception of the bill length I would lean Least or maybe Western.

@RobinHood, I don’t know why you think you’re annoying anyone. All of your posts have been on-topic and offered useful advice. Ditto @lonestranger and others.

Yes, daily reports for Ontario (I tried hourly recently but information overload for me). Maybe an anomaly as the daily reports have been tending to get later and later the following day, typically mid-pm, but fine by me. Aha, majority of reports are for Wednesday so I just happened to get included before "going to print", that explains it.

Yeah, I'm sticking with Downy.

I don't see any sign of a shoulder spur and the proportions look better for a Downy, in my opinion. Dimensions of the suet feeder would help, I guess.

ugh! how could i have missed that!?? thanks so much!! and.... thats a lifer! ? (sad, but true)

Gorgeous photo!! ❤️

Tree and Cliff, Red-tailed, California Gull.

That is a Field Sparrow. Notice the orange crown stripes, pinkish-orange bill, and complete white eyering.

Tern array by johnd1964, on Flickr from a while back

Come to central SC. I'll put you on three before lunch.

Picky eater. Not sure what was going on with this gull the other day. Nicely found a snack through a hole in the ice, walked around with it for a while, looked really puzzled for a couple of minutes, then threw it down and eventually flew away leaving it behind. Fresh water so not enough seasoning?

Yesterday.

Day before last.

Bushtit

Hoping some little birds will return soon. Full disclosure - this one is from Monday (I'm always behind with my editing).

Mute Swans - A lifer for me. Note: They were not penned in... They were just on the other side of a fence. :(

FOY Fox Sparrow for me!

I thought this Canada Goose looks like a 747 coming in for landing!

White-headed Woodpecker and Long-eared Owl!!!! Glad you had a good trip! Edit: Wasn't all the replies helpful?

COME AND TAKE IT! Texan bravado infects even the smallest of critters. At the minor skirmish known as the Battle of Gonzales—the first land battle of the Texas Revolution against Mexico—a small group of Texans successfully resisted the Mexican forces who had orders from Colonel Domingo de Ugartechea to seize their cannon. As a symbol of defiance, the Texans had fashioned a flag containing the phrase "come and take it" along with a black star and an image of the cannon that they had received four years earlier from Mexican officials. This was the same message that was sent to the Mexican government when they told the Texans to return the cannon; lack of compliance with the initial demands led to the failed attempt by the Mexican military to forcefully take back the cannon.

What kind of Bluebird houses do you all use. I like Troyer's Sparrow-Resistant Bluebird House best.