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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Merlin Falco columbarius These aerial acrobats don’t just hunt solo—Merlin pairs have been spotted teaming up to ambush flocks of waxwings. One flushes the flock from below, the other strikes in the chaos. Watch for them near open fields during fall migration. #birds #wildlifephotograph 🪶

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina The Wood Thrush is a consummate songster and it can sing “internal duets” with itself. The Wood Thrush's loud, flute-clear ee-oh-lay song rings through the deciduous forests of the eastern U.S. in summer. #photography #birds #wildlifephotography 🪶 #addBirder

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia Yellow Warblers are like little sunbursts flitting through the trees. Their bright golden feathers, streaked with reddish chest markings on males, make them one of the most striking songbirds to spot. #birds 🪶

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus #Birds 🪶 The Red-headed Woodpecker is one of only four North American woodpeckers known to store food (insects and seeds. Grasshoppers are regularly stored alive), and it is the only one known to cover the stored food with wood or bark.

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon A Northern House Wren is a fierce competitor for nest holes. Wrens will sometimes drag eggs and young out of a nest site they want.—even occasionally killing adult birds. In my area they are the main source of nest failure for bluebirds. 🪶

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia In 1810, Alexander Wilson collected a warbler from a magnolia tree in Mississippi, giving it the English name "Black-and-yellow Warbler" and "magnolia" for the scientific species name, which became the common name over time. #photography #birds 🪶

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronate #photography #birds #wildlifephotography 🪶 Yellow-rumped Warblers are perhaps the most versatile foragers of all warblers. They're the warbler you're most likely to see fluttering out from a tree to catch a flying insect.

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris Their migration is well underway, they are in Ohio early this year. Hummer feeders are up. #birds 🪶

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Cherry Blossoms Spring around the corner

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon Windy day fishing Known for its bold personality and expert fishing skills. It can judge distances with uncanny accuracy. Wind might add a challenge, but it doesn't seem to phase the Kingfisher—it's all part of its adventurous fishing routine. #birds

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula The Baltimore Oriole's name originates from the English settlers in colonial America, who thought the bird's striking orange and black colors resembled the coat of arms of Lord Baltimore, Maryland's founding proprietor #photography #birds 🪶

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis #photography #birds I had a large fallout of Dark-eyed Juncos this week as they are leaving Ohio. Most are heading north to their breeding grounds in the coniferous forests of Canada. Their migration typically peaks here (Ohio) in March and April.

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Hairy Woodpecker #photography #birds 🪶 The Hairy Woodpecker is often mistaken for the smaller Downy Woodpecker. A key difference? The Hairy Woodpecker has a longer bill, nearly the same length as its head, making it an expert at foraging beneath tree bark for insects.

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Yellow-rumped warbler on poison-ivy Setophaga coronata #photography #birds 🪶 Yellow-rumped Warblers have a fascinating relationship with poison ivy. They are immune to the urushiol in poison ivy sap that causes rashes in humans. They actually eat the white berries of poison ivy.

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronate #photography #birds 🪶 Their cheerful song and striking appearance make them a favorite among birdwatchers. They're also known for their diverse diet, which includes insects, berries, and even tree sap in the winter.

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus #photography #birds 🪶 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks often visit my bird feeders. They eat sunflower seeds as well raw peanuts. During spring or fall migration keep your feeders stocked

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens #photography #birds 🪶 Downy Woodpeckers are fascinating little birds! They're the smallest woodpeckers in North America and are known for their distinctive black-and-white plumage. Males have a red patch on the back of their heads, while females do not.

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- female Polioptila caerulea #photography #birds 🪶 Occasionally, Blue-gray Gnatcatchers "overshoot" on their spring migrations and end up much further north than usual. Usually strong winds is the main cause. Most probably make their way back south before nesting.

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Soon my Bluebirds will return. Mom bringing the kids to lunch. Menu=meal worms

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus #photography #birds #wildlifephotography 🪶 The red iris that gives the Red-eyed Vireo its name doesn't develop until the end of the birds' first winter. Then the brown iris the birds were born with becomes dull brick red to bright crimson in different individuals.

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea #photography #birds 🪶 The optical magic of the Indigo Bunting's feathers is indeed captivating. Their feathers act like tiny prisms, bending and scattering light in a way that gives them that beautiful, iridescent hue.

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis Bluebirds are often seen as harbingers of happiness and joy. Their presence is said to uplift spirits and bring a sense of cheerfulness. Due to their vibrant blue color and their song, bluebirds are symbols of hope, representing a bright future and positive outlook.

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Northern Cardinal - Female Cardinalis cardinalis #photography #birds Only a few female North American songbirds sing, but the female Northern Cardinal does. This may give the male information about when to bring food to the nest. A mated pair shares song phrases.

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon #photography #birds House Wrens have been observed stuffing nest boxes with twigs and sometimes destroying the eggs of other bird species to take over the nesting site. This behavior is driven by their need to secure prime nesting spots and reduce competition.

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana #photography #birds #wildlifephotography Swamp Sparrows have longer legs than other members of its genus; allowing them to wade into shallow water to forage. This species even sometimes sticks its head under water to try to capture aquatic invertebrates.

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe #photography #birds #wildlifephotography They have a distinctive habit of wagging their tails while perched and are known for their soft, "fee-bee" song, which they use to attract mates and mark their territories.

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula #photography #birds Common Grackles are resourceful foragers. They follow plows to catch invertebrates and mice, wade into water to catch small fish, pick leeches off the legs of turtles, steal worms from American Robins, raid nests, and kill and eat adult birds.

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Wood Duck (Female) Aix sponsa #photography #birds #wildlifephotography The female wood duck may not boast the vibrant colors of her male counterpart, but she is still quite striking in her own right.

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Baltimore Oriole -Female Icterus galbula #photography #birds #wildlifephotography Female birds are duller in coloration because they lay, incubate, and hatch eggs. Bright colors would attract attention and endanger the nest. Their plumage is crucial for survival.

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis #photography #birds #wildlifephotography If you see one making lots of trips to and from your feeder – too many for it to be eating them all – it may be storing the seeds for later in the winter, by wedging them into furrows in the bark of nearby trees.

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Now that there are so many (millions) on this site I am resharing some of my favorite earlier posts when there were just a few. I Hope you enjoy.

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius #photography #birds #wildlifephotography 🪶 The Blue-headed Vireo is the easternmost form in the "Solitary Vireo" complex. Formerly considered one species, three species now are recognized. In appearance it is the most brightly colored of the three.

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia #photography #birds #wildlifephotography 🪶 Lunch: The black dot is lunch

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor #photography #birds #wildlifephotography They tend to feed alone or at the edge of groups of other waders. The oldest recorded Tricolored Heron was at least 17 years, 8 months old when it was shot in the Bahamas in 1976. It had been banded in Virginia in 1958.

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Black Skimmer Rynchops niger #photography #birds #wildlifephotography 🪶 Skimmers feed by opening the bill and dropping the long, narrow lower mandible into the water, skimming along until they feel a fish.

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Dark-eyed Junco- slate-colored Junco hyemalis #photography #birds #wildlifephotography Juncos are the "snowbirds" of the middle latitudes. Over most of the eastern United States, they appear as winter sets in, and then retreat northward each spring.

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia #photography #birds #wildlifephotography Song Sparrows are the musical maestros. It’s fascinating how female Song Sparrows can discern the quality of a male's song based on his learning ability. It’s almost like they’re searching for the avian equivalent of Mozart!

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis #photography #birds There are two forms, white-crowned and tan-crowned. individuals almost always mate with a bird of the opposite morph. Males of both color types prefer females with white stripes, but both kinds of females prefer tan-striped males.

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

White-crowned sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys #photography #birds #wildlifephotography A rare one for me. A migrating White-crowned Sparrow was once tracked moving 300 miles in a single night. Alaskan White-crowned Sparrows migrate about 2,600 miles to winter in Southern California.

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon #photography #birds #wildlifephotography 🪶 Fossils of Belted Kingfishers (to 600,000 years old) have been unearthed in Florida, Virginia, Tennessee, and Texas. The oldest fossil in the kingfisher genus is 2 million years old, found in Alachua County, Florida

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor #photography #birds #wildlifephotography 🪶 Like most warblers, Prairie Warbler sings two similar, but distinct, song types. The faster “A Song” is directed at the female for courtship and the “B Song” is sung at territorial boundaries to deter other males.

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

American Goldfinch Spinus tristis #photography #birds #wildlifephotography American Goldfinches molt their body feathers twice a year, once in late winter and again in late summer. The brightening yellow of male goldfinches each spring is one welcome mark of approaching warm months.

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus #photography #birds #wildlifephotography The striking Red-headed Woodpecker has earned a place in human culture. Cherokee Indians used the species as a war symbol, and it makes an appearance in Longfellow’s epic poem The Song of Hiawatha

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

White Ibis Eudocimus albus #photography #birds #wildlifephotography The mascot of the University of Miami in Florida is a White Ibis, affectionately called Sebastian the Ibis. They choose it for their heroic ability to withstand hurricanes, which is the name of the university’s football team.

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor #photography #birds #wildlifephotography 🪶 A colorful heron with a mix of blue-gray, lavender, and white. Unlike other dark herons, they have a white belly.

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis #photography #birds 🪶 The Red-tailed Hawk has a thrilling, raspy scream that sounds exactly like a raptor should sound. Whenever a hawk or eagle appears onscreen, no matter what species, the shrill cry on the soundtrack is almost always a Red-tailed Hawk.

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Great Blue Heron Ardea Herodias The heron's call, often a loud, harsh croak or squawk, can be a form of communication. This vocalization might occur during feeding, when the bird is startled, or as a territorial display. #photography #birds #wildlifephotography 🪶

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Jimmie Campbell @jimmiec.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Huge Waterfall Icicle A waterfall, normally rushing with life, now transformed into a magnificent frozen masterpiece. Giant icicles hang like crystal daggers from the cliff's edge. #photography #landscape

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