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January 2022

Durham, NC  1/31/22

   
Fly Froghopper Red Maple    

Durham, NC  1/30/22

     
Male Northern Cardinal Male Eastern Bluebird      

Durham, NC  1/28/22

Female Downy Woodpecker at nest Male Eastern Bluebird Golden-crowned Kinglet Same Golden-crowned Kinglet Same Golden-crowned Kinglet

Hermit Thrush Mourning Dove Female Red-bellied Woodpecker Same female Red-bellied Woodpecker Song Sparrow

     
White-throated Sparrow Another White throated Sparrow      

Durham, NC  1/27/22

White-breasted Nuthatch Same White-breasted Nuthatch Same White-breasted Nuthatch Killdeer Moss

Durham, NC  1/25/22

Male Northern Cardinal Cedar Waxwing Cedar Waxwing Cedar Waxwing Cedar Waxwing

Cedar Waxwing Cedar Waxwing Cedar Waxwing Dusky Ladybug Beetle Eastern Bluebird

Male American Goldfinch in transitional plumage Jumping spider (Hentzia mitrata) Crab spider (Tmarus genus) Pirate Wolf Spider Psyllid (Livia vernalis)

Red Cedar Another view of the Red Cedar and snow Song Sparrow Parasitoid wasp White-throated Sparrow

Durham, NC  1/24/22

Ruby-crowned Kinglet Same Ruby-crowned Kinglet Female Northern Cardinal Carolina Wren Male House Finch

 
Same male House Finch Same male House Finch Same male House Finch Same male House Finch  

Durham, NC  1/23/22

Male Northern Cardinal Same male Northern Cardinal Male Downy Woodpecker Same male Downy Woodpecker Same male Downy Woodpecker

Same male Downy Woodpecker Same male Downy Woodpecker Same male Downy Woodpecker Male Eastern Bluebird Same male Eastern Bluebird

Hermit Thrush Eastern Phoebe American Robin Song Sparrow White-throated Sparrow

Durham, NC  1/22/22

Killdeer Same Killdeer Pine Warbler Same Pine Warbler Female Eastern Bluebird

       
Same female Eastern Warbler        

Durham, NC  1/19/22

   
Eastern Phoebe Another Eastern Phoebe Male Red Maple (Acer rubrum) buds    

Durham, NC  1/18/22

Field Sparrow ("rufous" type) Same Field Sparrow ("rufous" type) Male Downy Woodpecker Same male Downy Woodpecker Same male Downy Woodpecker

Same male Downy Woodpecker Two other (very noisy) Downy Woodpeckers, apparently engaged in a territorial battle Same Downy Woodpeckers Male Eastern Bluebird Female House Finch

Tufted Titmouse Same Tufted Titmouse Same Tufted Titmouse Same Tufted Titmouse Same Tufted Titmouse, on a manhole cover

Durham, NC  1/17/22

 
Black Vulture Same Black Vulture Downy Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker  

     
Northern Mockingbird Same Northern Mockingbird      

Durham, NC  1/15/22

Carolina Wren Same Carolina Wren Same Carolina Wren China Paper Tree, in neighbor's yard Song Sparrow

Another Song Sparrow Another Song Sparrow Duckweed on swamp, with junk More Duckweed Swamp, with new trees

       
Swamp with a little Duckweed        

Durham, NC  1/14/22

   
Gall midge Dwarf spider Pirate wolf spider (Pirata genus)    

Durham, NC  1/13/22

   
Carolina Chickadee Dark-eyed Junco Gall midge    

Gall midge Giant aphid Jumping spider (Hentzia mitrata) White-throated Sparrow Same White-throated Sparrow

     
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Same Yellow-bellied Sapsucker      

Durham, NC  1/12/22

Hermit Thrush Same Hermit Thrush Same Hermit Thrush Spider Antmimic jumping spider (Synemosyna formica)

   
Carolina Chickadee Gall midge      

Durham, NC  1/11/22

Giant Aphid Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) Running crab spider Probably a cobweb spider Tufted Titmouse

 

       
Swamp Milkweed seedhead (Asclepias incarnata)        

Durham, NC  1/10/22

Brown Thrasher Same Brown Thrasher Female Northern Cardinal Another female Northern Cardinal Yet another female Northern Cardinal

Same female Northern Cardinal Carolina Chickadee Flower fly (Syrphus genus) Eastern Phoebe Same Eastern Phoebe

 
Male Red Maple buds Male Red Maple flowers Song Sparrow Tufted Titmouse  

Durham, NC  1/9/22

Eastern Brownsnake Carolina Chickadee Same Carolina Chickadee Another Carolina Chickadee, bathing Common Yellow Wood-sorrel (Oxalis stricta)

       
White-breasted Nuthatch        

Durham, NC  1/8/22

     
Crane Fly Orchid winter leaf Male House Finch      

Durham, NC  1/7/22

Brown Creeper Same Brown Creeper Elongate springtail Periwinkle Red-shouldered Hawk

       
Tufted Titmouse        

Durham, NC  1/5/22

Male Northern Cardinal Same male Northern Cardinal, showing gray feathers Male House Finch Red-shouldered Hawk Same Red-shouldered Hawk with prey, maybe a snapping turtle

       
Same Red-shouldered Hawk with snapping turtle prey        

Durham, NC  1/3/22

 
Vulture Pond created by heavy rain View of swamp from the other side of the Woodcroft Stormater Wetland Turkey Vulture  

     
Mystery wildflower Yellow-rumped Warbler      

Durham, NC  1/2/22

     
Female Northern Cardinal Same female Northern Cardinal      

Durham, NC  1/1/22

Asian Multi-colored Ladybug Beetle Brown-headed Nuthatch Cedar Waxwing Another Cedar Waxwing Several Cedar Waxwings

Cedar Waxwings Cedar Waxwings Dark-eyed Junco Male Eastern Bluebird Male Eastern Bluebird

Gall wasp Another gall wasp Red-shouldered Hawk Yellow-rumped Warbler Same Yellow-rumped Warbler

   
Same Yellow-rumped Warbler Same Yellow-rumped Warbler Another Yellow-rumped Warbler    

 

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