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Birders

dweller

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4. In the backyard the males

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Reply #3)

Sun Mar 30, 2025, 04:50 PM

Mar 30

Would fly at each other from 20-30 yards away and meet in middle for those skirmishes , really vicious looking
My neighbor had to cover car’s sideviews bc the males would peck repeatedly at their reflections … never breaking them but smearing them badly

Mating wars have begun

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Cardinal courting [View all] Mousetoescamper Mar 30 OP

Have the males begun dweller Mar 30 #1

Yes. The birds of war are on the wing Mousetoescamper Mar 30 #3

In the backyard the males dweller Mar 30 #4

Yep, it's springtime all right. Love those birds. Walleye Mar 30 #2

Love and war are in the air Mousetoescamper Mar 30 #5