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I used the time I had trying to improve my "on-the-wing" shots, with a few of the House Sparrows feeding on Suet .. as below.
March 17th 2013
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Today, March 20th, a flock of about 6 Common Grackles and about 10 Brown-Headed Cowbirds pounced on the feeders and stripped them all bare in about 20 seconds. As mentioned earlier the Grackles have been around for about a week, but the Cowbirds were the first of the year for me ... another sign of Spring, although with still about a foot of snow, and temperatures still below zero, it doesn't seem like it. This time last year we were over 20 degrees.
March 24th 2013
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Cardinal males, especially, have started their territorial aggression - I had pairs of males zipping about all over the place chasing each other to and fro
March 31st 2013
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