Saturday, June 15, 2019

Loess Bluffs NWR, MO: 6-9-19



Eastern Kingbird





  • During the summer the Eastern Kingbird eats mostly flying insects and maintains a breeding territory that it defends vigorously against all other kingbirds. In the winter along the Amazon, however, it has a completely different lifestyle: it travels in flocks and eats fruit.






Only about 10 American White Pelicans remained on the refuge’s lake.  Over 1,000 are here during migration.





This adult has the horn on the top of the bill which develops during the breeding season.






Hundreds of Red-winged Blackbirds were common.





Painted Turtle, North America’s most common turtle





One of our favorite butterflies, the Zebra Swallowtail




Feeding on Common Milkweed







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