Balanced on a barb wire fence.

Lambton County, ON

A little blue jewel in my yard.

The eastern gray squirrel is a bushy-tailed member of the rodent family. They have grayish-brown fur with paler fur on their undersides. The tail often has silvery-tipped hairs at the end. Eastern gray squirrels can grow 17 to 20 inches long. Florida is home to two other species of squirrels, the fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) and the southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans).

Eastern gray squirrels occur in woodland and urban areas, especially near oaks and hickories, and are active during the day, often feeding on the ground. They spend much of their lives in trees.

The eastern gray squirrel hoards food in numerous places for later recovery. They have the ability to recall the location of thousands of food caches. Preferred foods include bark, berries, seeds and acorns.

Breeding can occur up to twice a year. Nests are made in the forks of trees, but they will nest in attics when accessible, becoming a nuisance to many homeowners. Litter size averages one to four young.

Of the 94 species of wild mammals that are native to Florida, none are more frequently encountered than squirrels. Squirrels belong to the most successful and widespread order in the world, rodents. One of the main differences between squirrels and most other rodents is that squirrels have a rather large, bushy tail.

I found this one in my backyard in Polk County, Florida.

Male - Winnie Palmer Nature Preserve, Latrobe PA

A local celebrity these days - this Eastern Meadowlark was feeding amongst the long grasses against the slope of a hill. Although starvation may be an issue, Owls and Hawks also frequent the area and this guy pops out against the snow...

The female Eastern Koël (Eudynamys orientalis) is larger than the male, with speckled feathers and lacking the bright red eyes of her mate. These birds migrate to Australia where they spend the warmer months laying their eggs in other birds' nests and shattering the peace with a range of loud and discordant calls. I do not welcome these birds to my yard, and the other birds shun them.

New Britain Pa.

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Wonderful to have a family of these beauties feeding around me with out worrying about me.

A male Eastern Meadowlark typically has two mates at a time, and on rare occasion, three.

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New Britain Pa.

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He lets me follow him around the yard and woods near our house. Last year a pair of wrens nested in the house. This year, the bluebirds got there first.

Lowetll Township, Michigan

Eastern Bluebird

Taken near Merritt, British Columbia, Canada by David.

An Eastern Kingbird displays to its mate on a warm midsummer evening.

David

Papilio glaucus, the eastern tiger swallowtail, is a species of butterfly native to eastern North America. It is one of the most familiar butterflies in the eastern United States, where it is common in many different habitats and travels as far North as Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada. Wikipedia

Scientific name: Papilio glaucus

This young male Eastern Pondhawk perched and ready to go!

Seen along the Old Ausable Channel in the Pinery Provincial Park, near Grand Bend, Ontario.

(Erythemis simplicicollis)

Dixon Meadows Pa.

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Photo taken: Lachine Rapids Park / Parc des Rapides, Montreal, Qc

The eastern kingbird is a large tyrant flycatcher native to the Americas. The bird is predominantly dark gray with white underbelly and pointed wings. Eastern kingbirds are conspicuous and are commonly found in open areas with scattered trees and bushes, where they perch while foraging for insects. Source: Wikipedia

Male Eastern bluebird feeding the jung there third clutch this year Aylmer Wildlife Management Area

William Hawrelak Park. Edmonton. Alberta.

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Eastern Towhee (m) with a catch. On an early morning walk with our dog when we heard the distinctive call of towhees. We stood back and while quietly waiting this male appeared on the trail with what looks to me like an insect or bee. It did present a quick photo opportunity.

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Eastern Grey Kangaroo

Plenty Gorge, VIC

I know it's not a warbler, but when they give you a pose like this you have to take it, right...;-)

Seen on Joe Overstreet Road in Osceola, FL

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Small Owl 8.5" (21-22 cm). We even didn't know, they leave in our area, until one very nice lady-photographer shown us this miniature little creature. It looks like a cat, sleeping in a hole.

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Seldom seen, often heard... Eastern Whipbird

Wilson's Prom, VIC

This is the first butterfly I've ever photographed.

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Taken near Merritt, British Columbia, Canada by David.

An Eastern Kingbird rests against a backdrop of Silky Lupine in the late evening light.

David

Eastern forktail (Ischnura verticalis) is a member of the damselfly family Coenagrionidae.

The males are yellow-green with blue on the top of the eighth and ninth abdominal segments. The females may be orange, or less commonly yellow-green like the male

Papilio polyxenes, the black swallowtail, American swallowtail or parsnip swallowtail, is a butterfly found throughout much of North America. It is the state butterfly of Oklahoma and New Jersey.

Who doesn't struggle identifying these types of birds.