Blue jays are omnivorous, but the Audubon Society estimates that 75% of their diet is vegetable matter. They have strong black bills which they use for cracking nuts, usually while holding them with their feet, and for eating corn, grains and seeds.1yr ⋅ My_Bird_Buddy ⋅ r/Awwducational
The Lewis's Woodpecker seldom digs into trees for wood-boring insects. Instead, it gleans insects from the bark, or more commonly, flycatches. It spends long periods watching for flying insects from the top of a pole or dead tree, and then flies out to catch them.1yr ⋅ My_Bird_Buddy ⋅ r/Awwducational
House finches forage on the ground or in vegetation normally. They primarily eat grains, seeds and berries, being voracious consumers of weed seeds such as nettle and dandelion; included are incidental small insects such as aphids.1yr ⋅ My_Bird_Buddy ⋅ r/Awwducational
The Java sparrow was introduced in the Indian subcontinent, but it failed to become a successful resident on the Indian mainland. In the United States there are breeding populations on several of the Hawaiian Islands, especially Oahu.2yr ⋅ My_Bird_Buddy ⋅ r/Awwducational
The pigment in Blue Jay feathers is melanin, which is brown. The blue color is caused by scattering light through modified cells on the surface of the feather barbs.2yr ⋅ My_Bird_Buddy ⋅ r/Awwducational
The brown thrasher utilizes its vision while scouring for food. It usually forages for food under leaves, brushes, and soil debris on the ground using its bill. It then swipes the floor in side-to-side motions, and investigates the area it recently foraged in.1yr ⋅ My_Bird_Buddy ⋅ r/Awwducational
Northern Flicker - probably the most amazing looking bird I've ever seen2yr ⋅ My_Bird_Buddy ⋅ r/Eyebleach
Helmeted Guineafowl are equipped with strong claws and scratch in loose soil for food much like domestic chickens, although they seldom uproot growing plants in so doing. As with all of the Numididae, they have no spurs. They may live for up to 12 years in the wild.2yr ⋅ My_Bird_Buddy ⋅ r/Awwducational
Helmeted Guineafowl is a gregarious species, forming flocks outside the breeding season typically of about 25 birds that also roost communally. They are particularly well-suited to consuming massive quantities of ticks, which might otherwise spread Lyme disease.1yr ⋅ My_Bird_Buddy ⋅ r/Awwducational
The hawfinch is a shy species, and therefore difficult to observe and study. It spends most of the day on top of high branches, above all during breeding season. During the course of the hawfinch's life it can only be seen on the ground while looking for seeds or drinking water, always near trees.2yr ⋅ My_Bird_Buddy ⋅ r/Awwducational
Winter is coming and chip processors aren't overheating anymore1yr ⋅ My_Bird_Buddy ⋅ r/BirdsArentReal
Meghan was not amused. Her marriage was over, dissolving like seeds thrown in front of her.1yr ⋅ My_Bird_Buddy ⋅ r/DivorcedBirds
The Eurasian blue tit prefers insects and spiders for its diet. Outside the breeding season, they also eat seeds and other vegetable-based foods. They are famed for their acrobatic skills, as they can hold on to the outermost branches of trees and shrubs and hang upside down when looking for food.2yr ⋅ My_Bird_Buddy ⋅ r/Awwducational
These Java Sparrows are having a seed party in Hawaii and everyone's invited! (OC)2yr ⋅ My_Bird_Buddy ⋅ r/Eyebleach
Along with some other species of grackles, the common grackle is known to practice anting, rubbing insects on its feathers possibly to apply liquids such as formic acid secreted by the insects.2yr ⋅ My_Bird_Buddy ⋅ r/Awwducational
Pine siskins can survive in very cold temperatures. The metabolic rates of this species are typically 40% higher than a normal songbird of their size. When temperatures plunge as low as −70 °C (−94 °F), they can accelerate that rate up to five times normal for several hours.2yr ⋅ My_Bird_Buddy ⋅ r/Awwducational
🔥 Any color you like - Northern Cardinal, Blue Jay and a House Finc1yr ⋅ My_Bird_Buddy ⋅ r/NatureIsFuckingLit
