Birds of the Blue Ridge
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Mike Blevins
Birds of the Blue Ridge: Chickadees
Of the seven chickadee species in North America, two call the Blue Ridge home – Black-capped (northern region) and Carolina (southern region) with overlap between. Read more
Feb 11, 2020
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Mike Blevins
Birds of the Blue Ridge: Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Over 350 species of hummingbirds have been documented in the New World, their only home address on the planet. Seventeen nest in the United States. Yet in the Blue Ridge we see but one – the ruby-throated hummingbird. Read more
Apr 1, 2020
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Mike Blevins
Birds of the Blue Ridge: Green Heron
While many people quickly spot the statuesque form of a great blue heron, the secretive and smaller green heron can be elusive. Read more
Jul 6, 2020
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Mike Blevins
Birds of the Blue Ridge: American Goldfinch
The acrobatic sunshine-yellow males and their olive-yellow female mates that we’ve named American Goldfinches are seasonally some of the last birds to nest in the Blue Ridge. Read more
Oct 16, 2020
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Song of the South
Large Blue Ridge forests may be protecting native songbirds. Read more
Jul 14, 2020
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Mike Blevins
Birds of the Blue Ridge: Rose-breasted Grosbeak
These handsomely dressed males enjoy the sunflowers, safflowers and raw peanuts at feeders; consume a range of insects (including helping potato farms by eating harmful beetles and larvae); and feed on berries and fruits. Read more
Jun 1, 2020
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Mike Blevins
Birds of the Blue Ridge: Red-tailed Hawk
Of all the avians belonging to the genus Buteo, the red-tailed hawk is the most familiar to anyone who glances about for birds. Read more
Apr 28, 2020
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Mike Blevins
Birds of the Blue Ridge: Orchard Oriole
Our smallest oriole species arrives in the U.S. in late spring, raises (generally) a single brood, and makes an early return flight during mid to late summer to Central and South America for the winter season. Read more
Jul 30, 2020
KS Nature Photography
Birds of the Blue Ridge: Sandhill Crane
Early holiday gifts are flying overhead as the Sandhill Cranes return to (and through) the Blue Ridge from points north! Read more
Dec 8, 2020
Michael Todd
Birds of the Blue Ridge: American Redstart
This sweetly-songed wood warbler is (along with the Black-and-white Warbler) one of the most distinct in the Blue Ridge. Read more
Nov 5, 2020
Mike Blevins
Birds of the Blue Ridge: American Goldfinch
The acrobatic sunshine-yellow males and their olive-yellow female mates that we’ve named American Goldfinches are seasonally some of the last birds to nest in the Blue Ridge. Read more
Oct 16, 2020
Mike Blevins
Birds of the Blue Ridge: Wood Duck
Swift in flight and fleet of foot in the branches, the wood duck can be seen year-round and/or during breeding season across the Blue Ridge and a large swath of North America. Read more
Sep 1, 2020
Mike Blevins
Birds of the Blue Ridge: Orchard Oriole
Our smallest oriole species arrives in the U.S. in late spring, raises (generally) a single brood, and makes an early return flight during mid to late summer to Central and South America for the winter season. Read more
Jul 30, 2020
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