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Birds
Birds are magnificent creatures. From flightless birds like ostriches, penguins and emus, to backyard favorites like hummingbirds, cardinals, chickadees and finches, wild birds have fascinated generations of animal lovers.
Attract Birds
Whether you live in a rural or urban setting, you can attract your favorite birds with a window or backyard feeder filled with their favorite foods. Not all birds eat worms, though one of the Blue Bird's favorites is meal worms, while Cardinals, Tufted Titmouses, and Chickadees flock to the feeder to feast on sunflower seeds.
Identify Birds
Learning to identify birds is a process. Specific details can help you narrow down the possibilities. Consider these identifying factors:
- Size: Birds come in a variety of sizes. Small birds include birds like sparrows, finches and hummingbirds. From there birds may be the size of a robin, crow, chicken or bigger.
- Bill or beak: Does the bird you're identifying have a slender or fat beak? Is it straight or curved?
- Tail: The tail is another identifying feature. Look at the shape. Is it forked like the tail of a Mockingbird? Is it long or short or rounded? All these details help pinpoint the identification of birds in your area.
- Color: Feather color may look different in different lighting. For example, in the shade you may not see the ruby throat of a Ruby Throated Hummingbird, but in the sun the ruby slash is clear and their green feathers shine with an iridescent sheen.
With these details in mind, check a field guide to identify your feathered friends.