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Category: Bird Profiles

A male Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) feeding in the grass. Public domain photo courtesy Ken Thomas.
March 6March 27 Donna L. Long

Identifying Birds by Color: A Collection of Photo Galleries

Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris)
February 16March 27 Donna L. Long

Blue Birds: Identifying Birds by Color (A Photo Gallery)

February 10July 13 Donna L. Long

Cavity Nesters: Birds that Use Holes in Trees

A male Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) feeding in the grass. Public domain photo courtesy Ken Thomas.
July 25February 3 Donna L. Long

Birds by Color: Orange Birds

Blue jay at Fort Washington State Park
July 18February 3 Donna L. Long

Birds by Color: Blue Birds

ripe pokeberries in autumn are a favorite bird food. Photo by Donna L. Long
June 9June 6 Donna L. Long

The Relationship Between Birds, Berries and Fruit

A Shadbush tree in my garden.
June 6June 23 Donna L. Long

Attracting Birds with Fruit Trees and Berry Plants

Male Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), in my garden
June 2June 10 Donna L. Long

How a Cardinal Makes His Red Feathers

Male Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), in my garden
May 7February 3 Donna L. Long

Birds by Color: Red Birds

Dark-eyed Junco (junco hyemalis) in my garden.
February 24February 3 Donna L. Long

Birds by Color: Identifying Little Gray Birds

A cardinal feeds in my garden.
March 11May 31 Donna L. Long

How to Attract Birds to Your Garden

Nest in the Wissahickon Forest in Philadelphia
February 28April 25 Donna L. Long

Put out Nesting Materials and Nest Boxes March 1

Blue jay at Fort Washington State Park
February 25February 3 Donna L. Long

Winter Feeder Birds: Identifying Blue Birds

A Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) explores my garden in during a winter snowstorm.
February 6 Donna L. Long

A Song Sparrow Softly Calls Among the Falling Snow

A Downy Woodpecker at my bird feeder.
December 19February 3 Donna L. Long

Winter Feeder Birds: Indentifying Woodpeckers

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