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doesn’t this bird look like it’s screaming?
that’s because it is
what is it screaming?
it’s screaming:
it’s bird time buckle the fuck up
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busey woods at the crack of dawn in spring, bathed in golden light and flush with color
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the first bird of the day: a female cardinal glowing golden
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mmm. thicc
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MOSS FILLER EPISODE
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weird bird
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tree
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a robin making its nest
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.knoppers.icu/buseybirdsdawn/DSC_4290_thumbs.jpg)
favorite tree
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a brown creeper, slowly creeping up a tree looking for food hidden between the bark
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.knoppers.icu/buseybirdsdawn/brown_headedc_cowbird-1_thumbs.jpg)
a female brown headed cowbird, exhibiting muted brown colors and bullying every other bird that isn't a brown headed cowbird
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a carolina wren, a small bird with a big song.
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.knoppers.icu/buseybirdsdawn/carolina_wren-1_thumbs.jpg)
more of the carolina wren, looking noble in the morning light
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he is also screaming
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a slim eastern bluebird decides to make my day and flies onto a nearby branch to pose
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a european starling, still tired and cold from the night, peaks its head outside of its burrow and thinks about whether or not to start its day
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woah! who is this clumsy fellow?
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.knoppers.icu/buseybirdsdawn/bluegray_gnatcatcher-1_01_thumbs.jpg)
none other than the curious, caffeinated bluegray gnatcatcher. look at her bright white eye ring and white breast feathers
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working on her poses
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a northern flicker with its signature crescent and dot patterned feathers
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a golden finch, the classic crowdpleaser
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the screaming redheaded woodpecker, it's scary how wide that beak can open up
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a ruby crowned kinglet just before it hops off to get its breakfast
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headed home with some takeout, a curious white breasted nuthatch takes a breather to look at me looking at him
images were taken on a nikon d3400 with a 70-300mm kit lens and identified with merlin bird id. information from allaboutbirds.org and wikipedia.