Rose-breasted Grosbeak - Cardinal à poitrine rose
The road that leads through what was once a neighbourhood, and is now in the middle of overgrown meadows and forest, is a centre of insect activity, and as a result, of insectivore activity. My early morning walks gave me a chance to observe all sorts of butterfly and dragonfly species, for example, but also several migrant bird species, many of whom were breeding locally along the edges of the forest.
The Rose-breasted Grosbeaks were abundant and very active hunters this summer. This mother was feeding three fledglings along a stretch of the road and hunting insects in the wildflowers growing at the road’s edges. She had the young hidden one layer of trees away from the road while she dashed out into the open - wise and protective behaviour, given the abundance of Hawks. The fledgling seems to be in the midst of a mouthful of caterpillar but is still looking for a top-up.
As the French name indicates, this Grosbeak is in the Cardinalidae family, along with Northern Cardinals, Scarlet Tanagers, Indigo Buntings and Dickcissels, among others.
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - Cardinal à poitrine rose
The road that leads through what was once a neighbourhood, and is now in the middle of overgrown meadows and forest, is a centre of insect activity, and as a result, of insectivore activity. My early morning walks gave me a chance to observe all sorts of butterfly and dragonfly species, for example, but also several migrant bird species, many of whom were breeding locally along the edges of the forest.
The Rose-breasted Grosbeaks were abundant and very active hunters this summer. This mother was feeding three fledglings along a stretch of the road and hunting insects in the wildflowers growing at the road’s edges. She had the young hidden one layer of trees away from the road while she dashed out into the open - wise and protective behaviour, given the abundance of Hawks. The fledgling seems to be in the midst of a mouthful of caterpillar but is still looking for a top-up.
As the French name indicates, this Grosbeak is in the Cardinalidae family, along with Northern Cardinals, Scarlet Tanagers, Indigo Buntings and Dickcissels, among others.