#birdwatcing

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I have been told

that one can never post too many Chickadees. I loved the attitude of this one.

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"Crazy doesn't run in my family...it gallops" 

(An American white pelican & his comorant comrades at Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island, Florida)

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Mule deer with Black-billed Magpie on its head at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, Colorado

Magpies are known to perch on and remove ticks and other parasites from large mammals.

photo by John Carr/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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"I've got to get my life together. This doggone heat made me realize I cannot go to hell"

(A bowl of spoonbills at Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island, Florida)

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"I'm not one to brag but I made it out of bed!"

(A tricolored heron at Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island, Florida)

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"If sarcasm burned calories I'd be transparent by now..."(A roseate spoonbill in flight at Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island, FL)

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Gray-crowned rosy-finch, Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge, Wyoming, USA

Try saying that five times fast and let us know how you do! The gray-crowned rosy-finch is resilient in colder months. It can withstand high winds, snow, and ice, and survives on seeds to eat. More: http://ow.ly/dsAz50xtM6b Photo: Tom Koerner/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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"Hmmmm... naughty or nice?"

(A reddish egret "pre-Hurricane Ian" contemplating its next move as it stands among American white pelicans at Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island, Florida)