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La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Stilpnia vitriolina (Scrub Tanager / Tangara Rastrojera)
The Scrub Tanager is a common open country bird of the Colombian and Ecuadorian Andes. Due to its preference for scrub and bushy areas, it is most easily found in dry intermontane ‘rainshadow’ valleys but is expanding into more humid areas in the wake of human disturbance.
The Scrub Tanager is identified by its silvery greenish plumage, rust-colored cap and black mask. In further contrast to this typically gregarious genus, the Scrub Tanager most often is encountered as solitary pairs.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Stilpnia vitriolina (Scrub Tanager / Tangara Rastrojera)
The Scrub Tanager is a common open country bird of the Colombian and Ecuadorian Andes. Due to its preference for scrub and bushy areas, it is most easily found in dry intermontane ‘rainshadow’ valleys but is expanding into more humid areas in the wake of human disturbance.
The Scrub Tanager is identified by its silvery greenish plumage, rust-colored cap and black mask. In further contrast to this typically gregarious genus, the Scrub Tanager most often is encountered as solitary pairs.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
Short Eared Owl - Asio flammeus
Norfolk
Over much of its range, short-eared owls occurs with the similar-looking long-eared owl. At rest, the ear-tufts of long-eared owl serve to easily distinguish the two (although long-eared owls can sometimes hold its ear-tufts flat). The iris-colour differs: yellow in short-eared, and orange in long-eared, and the black surrounding the eyes is vertical on long-eared, and horizontal on short-eared. Overall the short-eared tends to be a paler, sandier bird than the long-eared.
The short-eared owl occurs on all continents except Antarctica and Australia; thus it has one of the most widespread distributions of any bird. A. flammeus breeds in Europe, Asia, North and South America, the Caribbean, Hawaii and the Galápagos Islands. It is partially migratory, moving south in winter from the northern parts of its range. The short-eared owl is known to relocate to areas of higher rodent populations. It will also wander nomadically in search of better food supplies during years when vole populations are low.
Hunting occurs mostly at night, but this owl is known to be diurnal and crepuscular as well. Its daylight hunting seems to coincide with the high-activity periods of voles, its preferred prey. It tends to fly only feet above the ground in open fields and grasslands until swooping down upon its prey feet-first. Several owls may hunt over the same open area. Its food consists mainly of rodents, especially voles, but it will eat other small mammals such as mice, ground squirrels, shrews, rats, bats, muskrats and moles. It will also occasionally predate smaller birds, especially when near sea-coasts and adjacent wetlands at which time they attack shorebirds, terns and small gulls and seabirds with semi-regularity. Avian prey is more infrequently preyed on inland and centers on passerines such as larks, icterids, starlings, tyrant flycatchers and pipits.
Another photo in my backyard. They will show up within minutes if I put a few peanuts out for them to eat. IMG_0054
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The Scrub Tanager is a common open country bird of the Colombian and Ecuadorian Andes. Due to its preference for scrub and burshy areas, it is most easily found in dry intermontane ‘rainshadow’ valleys but is expanding into more humid areas in the wake of human disturbance. Though quite drab relative to the other members of this spectacular genus, the Scrub Tanager is still attractive and identified by its silvery greenish plumage, rust-colored cap and black mask. In further contrast to this typically gregarious genus, the Scrub Tanager most often is encountered as solitary pairs, although it occasionally joins other species at fruiting trees.
Picture taken at Puembo Garden - Quito. For a Peaceful Blue Monday!
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Photographed in my backyard today (9/28), Yakima County, Washington.
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The Florida Scrub-Jay looks just like this guy at a quick glance. The Florida model only lives in Florida and the forehead isn't deep blue like the Western Scrub Jay.
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Stilpnia vitriolina (Scrub Tanager / Tangara Rastrojera)
The Scrub Tanager is a common open country bird of the Colombian and Ecuadorian Andes. Due to its preference for scrub and bushy areas, it is most easily found in dry intermontane ‘rainshadow’ valleys but is expanding into more humid areas in the wake of human disturbance.
The Scrub Tanager is identified by its silvery greenish plumage, rust-colored cap and black mask. In further contrast to this typically gregarious genus, the Scrub Tanager most often is encountered as solitary pairs.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Stilpnia vitriolina (Scrub Tanager / Tangara Rastrojera)
The Scrub Tanager is a common open country bird of the Colombian and Ecuadorian Andes. Due to its preference for scrub and bushy areas, it is most easily found in dry intermontane ‘rainshadow’ valleys but is expanding into more humid areas in the wake of human disturbance.
The Scrub Tanager is identified by its silvery greenish plumage, rust-colored cap and black mask. In further contrast to this typically gregarious genus, the Scrub Tanager most often is encountered as solitary pairs.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
These scrub jays are so bold. This one hopped down from a nearby branch to land on the lawn near me, and posed before pecking away at hidden treasures in the grass.
Number 10 and the end of my Columbian Tanager series. I will post more Tanager photos as I get to them.
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Stilpnia vitriolina (Scrub Tanager / Tangara Rastrojera)
The Scrub Tanager is a common open country bird of the Colombian and Ecuadorian Andes. Due to its preference for scrub and bushy areas, it is most easily found in dry intermontane ‘rainshadow’ valleys but is expanding into more humid areas in the wake of human disturbance.
The Scrub Tanager is identified by its silvery greenish plumage, rust-colored cap and black mask. In further contrast to this typically gregarious genus, the Scrub Tanager most often is encountered as solitary pairs.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
This scrub jay was gathering material from the ground, presumably for a nest, although I never got to see the nest.
The Florida Scrub Jay is endemic only to Florida. They are illegal to feed but lots of people will take peanuts when going to their areas. They will come and stand on your head, or in your hand and eat a peanut.
California Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica)
Brown Acres - Jackson County - Oregon - USA
Habitat : Scrub
Food : Omnivore
Nesting : Tree
Behavior : Ground Forager
Conservation : Low Concern
This scrub jay was dropping to the ground to grab food, then back into a bush to eat it, then back down.
A California Scrub-Jay was patiently waiting his turn on our back fence to come into the yard for his daily peanut rations. His plans were changed when an American Crow launched from a neighbor's roof and startled the CASJ overhead with the Crow's very loud Caw-Caw sounds. This caused the CASJ to explode off the fence and fly to a neighbor's yard until the coast was clear for him to come back for peanuts.
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Stilpnia vitriolina (Scrub Tanager / Tangara Rastrojera)
The Scrub Tanager is a common open country bird of the Colombian and Ecuadorian Andes. Due to its preference for scrub and bushy areas, it is most easily found in dry intermontane ‘rainshadow’ valleys but is expanding into more humid areas in the wake of human disturbance.
The Scrub Tanager is identified by its silvery greenish plumage, rust-colored cap and black mask. In further contrast to this typically gregarious genus, the Scrub Tanager most often is encountered as solitary pairs.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
Alzacola Bigotudo, Bearded Scrub Robin, Cercotrichas quadrivirgata.
Cuando River
Chobe National Park
Botsuana
Found the old kitchen brush it had been retired to more robust way of living in the garage, but not a daily chore of scrubbing either.
Yesterday (6/23) afternoon two California Scrub-Jays that are often at my home were in my yard so I decided to feed them a few peanuts and photograph them. /there are almost always 2 of them when they show up. IMG_6988
The Florida scrub-jay is protected by the U.S. Migratory Bird Treaty Act. It is also protected as a Threatened species by the Federal Endangered Species Act and as a Federally-designated Threatened species by Florida’s Endangered and Threatened Species Rule. Prescribed burning is an essential element to conserving the Florida scrub-jay. ~ MyFWC
This scrub jay was walking around the park, picking up morsels from the grass. Here, its mouth is quite full, but it still managed to pick a bug up with the end of its beak.