Finally a bird came to my new feeder! It was a redpoll. You can see the red on top of his head. He came just before a blizzard was forecasted. My other feeder was suddenly very busy with what we call a "feeding frenzy"- 20-30 birds descending at once. I notice when we get a fresh snowfall or the weather gets cold the birds come more often. Now we're down to -30, and the birds need to eat more to keep their body temperature up. Redpolls are in constant danger of dying from hypothermia so they eat constantly to fuel up.
This is a picture of a redpoll from last winter. They are tiny - smaller than sparrows. They come from the Arctic and winter in Canada and the northern states. Their light fluffy bodies allow them to float on the softest snowbanks without sinking beyond its belly.
Finally a bird came to my new feeder! It was a redpoll. You can see the red on top of his head. He came just before a blizzard was forecasted. My other feeder was suddenly very busy with what we call a "feeding frenzy"- 20-30 birds descending at once. I notice when we get a fresh snowfall or the weather gets cold the birds come more often. Now we're down to -30, and the birds need to eat more to keep their body temperature up. Redpolls are in constant danger of dying from hypothermia so they eat constantly to fuel up.
This is a picture of a redpoll from last winter. They are tiny - smaller than sparrows. They come from the Arctic and winter in Canada and the northern states. Their light fluffy bodies allow them to float on the softest snowbanks without sinking beyond its belly.
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I liked that. It was like reading a mini encyclopedia.
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