Cottage Nest

Living the tweet life in Southeast Louisiana.Birding and beyond...

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I put up a new flag at the house today...by myself...has not fallen down yet 😬 #putabirdonit #ceruleanwarbler #birds #birding #audubonsociety

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Hard to believe it's been TEN years since my dad passed! Here he is saving a hummingbird - I get it honestly, y'all! #dads #hummingbird

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As hard as these girls are working to lay eggs I think the birds are going right behind them eating their cats 🐛 #giantswallowtailbutterfly #butterfly #nature #satsuma #louisiana

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Pretty sure this was a juvenile #catbird or is it a kittenbird at this stage 🤔😹 #birds #birding #louisianabirds

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We've just discovered a pair of nesting #northernflicker - check out the yellow under the wing on the mate below the other ❤️🐥 #birds #birding #louisianabirds

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Sweet tooth! ❤️ #rubythroatedhummingbird #hummingbird #birds #birding #backyardbirds #louisianabirds

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Right time, right place. From our travels thru Texas yesterday; a brief stop at a visitor center no less, revealed a beautiful loggerhead shrike. I've been reading the Ardent Birder and decided to "watch the bird" and question "what is the bird doing" - revealing 4 babies! 🐦🐣 it was a completely magical moment! #loggerheadshrike #birds #birding #babybird #texas #texasbirds (at Lamar, Texas)

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Nest update: everyone still accounted for in our prothonotary warbler nest: 3 pw's and 1 presumed cowbird chick. Parents are returning in 5 mins or less intervals and keeping them fed; the box is spacious so fingers crossed no one gets squished. #prothonotarywarbler #nestwatch #birds #birding #cowbird #louisianabirds

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Nest update from our prothonotary warblers - we may have a cowbird chick 😔 nothing we can do but let nature take its course and hope all chicks can make it. #prothonotarywarbler #cowbird #birds #birding #nestwatch #louisianabirds

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We have babies! Chicks hatched Fri-Sat...parents have been very busy back and forth - running into one another once, poor things! They'll be grown before we know it! 🐥🐣 #prothonotarywarbler #nestwatch #birds #birding #swampcanary #louisianabirds

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The most endangered bird in the collection #bluecrownedlaughingthrush #birds #audubonzooaviary #audubonzoo #neworleans #louisiana (at Audubon Zoo)

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Another unidentifiable bird - super pretty! #audubonzoo #audubonzooaviary #birds #neworleans #louisiana (at Audubon Zoo)

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Unidentified bird - hanging with the bulbul #birds #audubonzooaviary #audubonzoo #neworleans #louisiana (at Audubon Zoo)

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Got it! #redventedbulbul #birds #audubonzooaviary #audubonzoo #neworleans #louisiana (at Audubon Zoo)

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"Hey, look at that yella burd". Said by every local in the aviary 😂 they were very pretty and charming AND yella. #tavetagoldenweaver #birds #audubonzoo #audubonzooaviary #zoo #neworleans #louisiana (at Audubon Zoo)

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This one was a personal fav ❤️ #emeraldstarling #birds #zoo #audubonzoo #audubonzooaviary #neworleans #louisiana (at Audubon Zoo)

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More from yesterday's visit to the Audubon Zoo Aviary #goldenbreastedstarling #birds #zoo #audubonzooaviary #neworleans #louisiana (at Audubon Zoo)