23 Friday Oct 2026
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Especially when you bribe them with suet and seeds.
This morning in west central Missouri:
Cardinal. Cardinalis cardinalis.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
f 6.3, 1/125, ISO 800, 428 mm.
If you feed them, they will come…
Blue Jay. Cyanocitta cristata.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
f 6.3 1/125, ISO 800, 400 mm.
Blue Jay. Cyanocitta cristata.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
f 6.3 1/125, ISO 800, 400 mm.
Previously:
For the birds, mostly (October 22, 2026)
22 Thursday Oct 2026
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birds, Black-capped Chickadee, Melanerpes carolinus, missouri, Parus atricapillus, Parus bicolor, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Squirrel!, Tufted Titmouse
This morning in west central Missouri.
Red-bellied Woodpecker.
Melanerpes carolinus.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
f 6.3, 1/50, ISO 800, 600 mm.
Seed hog:
Black-capped Chickadee. Parus atricapillus.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm,
f 6.3, 1/125, ISO 800, 428 mm.
Flitty little dude.
Tufted Titmouse. Parus bicolor.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600.
f 6.3, 1/125, ISO 800, 428 mm.
Industriously cracking that seed open…
Tufted Titmouse. Parus bicolor.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600.
f 6.3, 1/125, ISO 800, 428 mm.
At least they know what they’re doing. Unlike humanity.
31 Wednesday Dec 2025
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Today in west central Missouri:
American Goldfinch. Carduelis tristis.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600.
F 6.3, 1/1600, ISO 400, 600 mm.
13 Saturday Dec 2025
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birds, Bombycilla cedorum, Cedar Waxwing, Dark-eyed Junco, Junco hyemalis, Melanerpes carolinus, missouri, Parus bicolor, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Tufted Titmouse
A few moments of distraction – of sorts – yesterday in west central Missouri:
Tufted Titmouse.
Parus bicolor.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600.
f 6.3, 1/80, ISO 800, 600 mm.
A flitty little one, never still.
Cedar Waxwing.
Bombycilla cedorum.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600.
f 6.3, 1/2000, ISO 800, 600 mm.
Shy.
Dark-eyed Junco.
Junco hyemalis.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600.
f 6.3, 1/200, ISO 800, 600 mm.
All about the meal.
Red-bellied Woodpecker. Melanerpes carolinus.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600.
f 6.3, 1/200, ISO 800, 600 mm.
The same.
07 Monday Apr 2025
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Well, at least some of Earth’s creatures have got it down.
This evening in west central Missouri:
Cardinal. Cardinalis cardinalis.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
f 6.3, 1/320. ISO 800, 600 mm.
22 Saturday Mar 2025
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This morning in west central Missouri:
Cardinal. Cardinalus cardinalus.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
f 6.3, 1/160, ISO 400, 600 mm.
Cardinal. Cardinalus cardinalus.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
f 6.3, 1/200, ISO 400, 600 mm.
Cardinal. Cardinalus cardinalus.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
f 6.3, 1/200, ISO 400, 600 mm.
18 Tuesday Feb 2025
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In west central Missouri:
Dark-eyed Junco. Junco hyemalis.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
f 6.3, 1/400, ISO 800, 600 mm.
Yeah, it’s cold out there for a bird.
12 Wednesday Feb 2025
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This morning, in west central Missouri:
Cardinal. Cardinalus cardinalus.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
f 6.3, 1/125, ISO 1600, 600 mm.
Cardinal. Cardinalus cardinalus.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
f 6.3, 1/80, ISO 1600, 600 mm.
Cardinal. Cardinalus cardinalus.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
f 6.3, 1/125, ISO 1600, 600 mm.
Previously:
Winter visitors (February 11, 2025)
11 Tuesday Feb 2025
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birds, Dark-eyed Junco, Junco hyemalis, missouri, White-throated Sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis
Today, in west central Missouri, before the snow:
Dark-eyed Junco. Junco hyemalis.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
f 6.3, 1/50, ISO 800, 600 mm.
Dark-eyed Junco. Junco hyemalis.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
f 6.3, 1/60, ISO 800, 600 mm.
White-throated Sparrow. Zonotrichia albicollis.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
f 6.3, 1/60, ISO 800, 600 mm.
White-throated Sparrow. Zonotrichia albicollis.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
f 6.3, 1/80, ISO 800, 600 mm.
20 Monday Jan 2025
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Today in west central Missouri:
Blue Jay. Cyanocitta cristata.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
f 8, 1/400, ISO 400, 500 mm.
Maybe a sign.