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Common Terns feeding young

Posted on Jul 20, 2014

Common Terns feeding young

We are getting to the hungry season with young birds of all sorts begging for food from their busy and tired parents. You have probably seen this happening in your yard for a couple of months. We are now into the season for waterbirds like the Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) to be doing the same. Check out this video of a juvenile Common Tern begging for more even after an adult delivers a sizable meal! The squeaky wheel, it turns out, does indeed get the grease. Or the fish. Here are some photos of the foraging and feeding in action. That hungry little one was unhappy and then happy rather...

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Northern Mockingbird nestlings

Posted on Jul 15, 2014

Northern Mockingbird nestlings

Can you identify these young ones? They’re from Connecticut and were seen today by Sean. They are a species tough for Western New York birders to find. They are Northern Mockingbirds.

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