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BRDL 257 ???? ???? ???? ???? Looks like my day is already getting better since my Birdie failure. *sips coffee and listens to the bluebirds chirping*

birdie ? #140: ?????? https://birdiegame.net/ I don't know how I missed this one. I actually thought I had already guessed the bird on my 4th guess so I dismissed that possibility on my 5th and 6th guesses. Why am I sitting outside, with my camera beside me, playing ID games on my phone while watching the birds come and go to the feeders, without pouring myself a coffee first???? I should know better!!! It looks like it's going to be one of those days.

I was walking amongst the apple trees yesterday looking for warblers when I noticed a large number of wasps coming and going from a single apple they had hollowed out. A different angle that shows three, of at least four or more, that were deep inside.

Yesterday's best.

Failed

birdie ? #139: ?????⬛ https://birdiegame.net/

I think the yellower eye on that one is due to the slightly different angle of the head, allowing the eye to catch more light than the two birds directly in front of it.

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birdie ? #138: ????⬛⬛ https://birdiegame.net/

Get used to it @Kevin. I'm clueless about a lot of @Charlie Spencer's comments, including his recent intentions with the Narwals video. I suspect his intentions were to annoy us more than usual by planting an ear worm in our brains. It's times like this when I should have just ignored him instead of clicking on the link looking for an explanation, that not even a handful of left-handed cigarettes could help to explain. ??‍♂️ ?

I'd call that a young Red-bellied Woodpecker but I'm not sure of similar looking species outside my own area so wait for more input.

Canada Goose

I thought @Charlie Spencer was asking what kind of cigarettes you've been smoking. ?

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birdie ? #137: ?????? https://birdiegame.net/

Common Grackle

Rose-breasted Grosbeak?

After seeing the Three-legged Crane, the Two-headed Goose wasn't worth a second glance.

That often goes without saying. ?

Too syrupy of a way to say that I might not know what I am talking about?

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birdie ? #136: ????⬛⬛ https://birdiegame.net/

I would have called this a Red-tailed and not thought twice about it. I would have expected a longer, almost Accipiter lengthed tail for a Red-shouldered. I'm not questioning the ID, just stating that I wouldn't have even considered another option than Red-tailed, especially with the red coming in on the tail.