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north Carolina’s red bird, the northern cardinal

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Cardinals are gorgeous birds! There are no less then 7 states in the United States that count them as their state birds. North Carolina is one of them 🙂 Cardinals, also called “redbirds,” do not migrate and have traditionally been more common in warmer climes such as the U.S. southeast. However, in recent decades they have expanded their common range north through the United States and even into Canada. This population growth may be due to an increase in winter birdfeeders and to the bird's ability to adapt to parks and suburban human habitats. Photo by @sally_siko . . . #birdnerd #birdsofinsta #birdsofinstagram #ncwildlife #birding #birdwatching #Birdbehavior #bird #birds #redbird #backyardbirds #ncbirding #ncbirds #ncbirdwatching #canon #canon5ds #cardinal #birdsofeasternunitedstates #eastcoastbirds #eastcoastbirding #hiking #nchiking #ncoutdoors #ncnature #silvercordeventphotography #silvercordphotodaily #ncwildlifephotographer #naturelovers

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the brown pelican

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The coast of North Carolina is home to a ton of interesting species of birds. If you hang out on the beach for just a couple of minutes you’re probably going to spot one of these lovely creatures cruising just over the ocean like a pterodactyl, lol! 🌿 The brown pelican is a large water bird with an oversized bill, long neck, webbed feet and a large, gray-brown body. Immature birds are darker than adults, appearing chocolate-brown all over. As large as they might seem, with a length of around 48 inches and a wingspan of 84 inches, brown pelicans are actually the smallest of the eight pelican species on earth. 🌿 Brown pelicans live here year-round in our coastal marine habitats and sometimes pretty chill, allowing you to get in a good photo or two before they take off. 🙂 Photo by @sally_siko . . . . #birdnerd #birdsofinsta #birdsofinstagram #ncwildlife #birding #birdwatching #bird #birds #ncbirding #ncbirds #ncbirdwatching #canon #atlanticbirds #brownpelican #ncshorebirds #oceanbirds #eastcoastbirds #eastcoastbirding #hiking #ncbeaches #ncoutdoors #ncnature #silvercordeventphotography #silvercordphotodaily #pelican #seabirds #ncwildlifephotographer

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A speck of blue

One of the prettiest birds we’ve got here in N.C. is the Indigo Bunting.

With these lovely blue-hued feathers, about the only place he’s got a hope in camouflage is when he’s high atop a tree against a backdrop of sky, lol! This Indigo Bunting was photographed at Yates Mill Park near Raleigh, NC. I found him easily because he was singing his heart out 🙂

Weird fact: Indigo Buntings have no blue pigment; they are actually black, but the diffraction of light through the structure of the feathers makes them appear blue. These gorgeous birds are often found in rural roadside thickets, where woodlands meet open areas. That’s exactly the kind of spot at Yates Mill where I found this one 🙂

Indigo Bunting at Yates Mill Park.