March 3, 2024

I am a Red-whiskered Bulbul

I have red whiskers and small black crest

I am a frugavore but also eat animals and plants

I am not native and a can be a farm pest.

Location: Miami

Sources: https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/rewbul/cur/introduction?login

Photo and text © 2024 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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December 26, 2023

We are Vermilion Flycatchers

We are known to wander about

We're from South America, but sometimes

We get to Florida when our internal GPS says "reroute".

Location: TM Goodwin WMA (top), Quito, Ecuador (bottom) 

Sources: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Vermilion_Flycatcher/overview

Photo and text © 2023 Dee Fairbanks Simpson