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Sharing Blueberries
June 22, 2025 A male Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea), back from his winter home of South America, here for the summer. Scarlet Tanagers eat insects and other invertebrates, along with various fruits, including my blueberries which I’m happy to share. A smidgeon brighter than our male Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), that, and the black wings…
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Excitement In England
There has been much excitement in the bird watching world of northeast England recently. A juvenile male Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) ended up in England due to being blown way off course by recent intense storms in the Atlantic. A similar sighting also happened 10 years ago but it is only the eighth time this…