
According to the Audubon guide, “flickers are the only woodpeckers that frequently feed on the ground”, probing with their beak, also sometimes catching insects in flight. Although they eat fruits, berries, seeds and nuts, their primary food is insects. Ants alone can make up 45% of their diet. They have a behavior called anting, [...]
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At one time, the beautiful plumes of the Snowy Egret were in great demand by market hunters as decorations for women’s hats. This reduced the population of the species to dangerously low levels.
Now it is protected by law, under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, this bird’s population has rebounded.
Photo taken near the Arkansas River (Fort [...]
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The Full Snake And The Upset Guest
Catfish For Lunch
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Tomorrow …See who else shows for lunch UNannounced!
Catfish Dinner With An Uninvited Guest
The Full Snake And The Upset Guest
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The American Robin is widely distributed throughout North America, wintering south of Canada from Florida to central Mexico and along the Pacific Coast. It is the state bird of Connecticut, Michigan and Wisconsin.
Robin photos taken on Fort Chaffee.
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