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American Goldfinch photo MV2016Finches are fun. These colorful little acrobats will catch your eye flitting through the yard and hanging in nearly any position to reach some seed. You will hear their crisp call after filling your feeder and a tap tap tap on the window if it is empty. While known by their bright colors, finches also have very distinct patterns in browns, blacks and gre …

Chilean Flamingo - John Ball Zoo Grand Rapids, Michigan photo MV2016While more commonly seen wading, flamingos do swim. They have webbed feet to help them swim out to reach food, as well as support them while standing in soft mud. What appear to be bright pink knobby knees on the Chilean Flamingo are actually ankles. This is why they seem to bend the wrong way. Those are very long feet …

At 5 ft long, 14 lbs with a 9 ft wingspan, this is one big bird. - John Ball Zoo Grand Rapids, Michigan photo MV2016Unlike their their brown cousins, American White Pelicans scoop up food with their huge beaks or may go tails up to dabble for fish. They even work together to corral fish in the shallows, but you will never see them dive.John Ball Zoo Grand Rapids, Michigan photo MV2016Most …

sandhill cranes migratethrough nebraska water wayswhat a primal sightphotography Monica VanHarnas the spring time nearswhooping cranes will jump for joydancing two by twophotography Monica VanHarnto catch the fishesgreat blue herons will toss seedsinto the water …