What birds do you C in this post? The Bird Weekly Photo Challenge this week is birds that start with a “C.” Can you guess what each bird is? Answers are at the end.
1. This hawk likes to hang out around bird feeders to pick up a quick snack of songbirds. It’s a medium-size accipiter that lives in forested habitats
2. This songbird’s name comes from its habit of foraging through piles of discarded grain. It’s common throughout parts of Europe and Asia.
3. This songbird lives in colonies; usually near a water source. They collect mud to create unique gourd-shaped nests.
4. This seabird, with its striking black and white plumage, is often described as a “flying penguin.” Other species in this family of birds include puffins and auks.
5. North America’s largest shorebird is often seen inland, far from any ocean shoreline. Its name reflects a distinctive part of its anatomy.
Answers: 1. Cooper’s hawk 2. chaffinch 3. cliff swallow 4. common murre 5. long-billed curlew
Bird Weekly Photo Challenge – Birds that start with a C
These are fantastic! I didn’t get the chaffinch. That curlew is awesome! I’ve never gotten a good photo of one. Love that you put this in a game format! Very creative! 🙂
Thanks! Yeah, the chaffinch was a trick question. 😄
Nice, Siobhan!
Thanks! That was a fun challenge.
I love this bird series. The last image is my favorite!
Thank you, Amy! Their bills are impressive.
Twice a year we get a visit from Cooper. Usually right under our orchid tree, where we’ve got a hanging food dish and ground seeds and bread for the sparrows, pigeons, doves and crows. The atmosphere for about a 100 ft radius is void of birds until he leaves his rest stop– a geranium pile where he sits patiently for about 20 minutes.
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That sounds familiar! Glad you get to see nature in action.