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Steve’s Bird Of The Day #23.
Hi everyone and welcome back to our bird of the day! Today’s bird is the rose-breasted grosbeak, and this is a pic of a female of that species. Since moving to this spot I have only seen the males one summer, and that was the first summer I lived here and I didn’t have a camera that year. But the females are nice enough to come to the feeders each year in May when they return from the south, then they will show up again in late summer. They are the one grosbeak that only shows up in summer around here, though I have also seen the black-headed grosbeak once. The male is brilliantly colored with black and white and a bright red triangle patch on his chest. The female looks like a rather large female purple finch. These birds are about the same size as the evening grosbeak. They breed across southern Canada, just getting into our area, and down into the U.S. Have a wonderful day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
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Steve`s Country 
Great pic Steve ! The female has some pretty markings on her…never seen one before …rest well Steve and Muffin ! 🤫😺😴🍪🍪
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Thanks. She is quite pretty when seen in person, kind of yellowish underneath which doesn’t show up in the pic.😃😸📷
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Another gorgeous bird!
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Thanks Dusty.
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You’re Welcome😁 I truly love to see these pictures. I never learned the different birds when I was younger.
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I got a head start then, I started with bird watching when I was 15.😁🐦🦉🦆🦅
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I should have, but I was preoccupied with sports and fishing.
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I did a lot of fishing back then too. I never liked sports, but our coach in school was a bit odd, kept slapping his head a lot. At least whenever he talked to me.🤔🙄
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Poor guy…🤭🤭🤭
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Aww, thanks Dusty.
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Hey… I’d do anything to help😉 Did you go for your walk?😁
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Yep,, sure did.😃😬
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Was the sunshining?😁
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Yes, a beautiful sunny day. They did forecast clouds, showers and a high of 37. We got sun, strong wind and high of 43! That wind was really helping to cut down the snow!
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Yay!!!😁😊 wooo hooooo!!
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Yep, going to be a bit cooler tomorrow, just right around freezing. But then it starts warming up again on Thursday and upper 40s or low 50s on the weekend!!😁🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️
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Wow!! That’s amazing for up there this time of year! Enjoy it all you can!! Just don’t go slipping on any hills or rocks!🤨
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I know, I only remember one other time it warmed up early like this and the snow was gone by mid March! That was 9 years ago! It would be so nice to have that happen again!😁😸🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️
Kind of late with that advice.😳🙄
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I try, lime I said yesterday. I need my watch wound a little..😉
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I need my watch wound a lot. Oh, wait, I don’t have one. Guess that’s why time seems to stand still sometimes when the time doesn’t seem to move because I don’t have time to begin with since I don’t have a watch to give me the time of day.🤔🙄😳
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But you don’t like it when I wind you up! No wonder your slow..😉
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Who’s slow? Huh? Who’s slow? I’m just as fast as any snail!😂😂😹😹
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Of course! I knew that! Why didn’t you just ask me??
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I would have but I couldn’t remember.🤔🙄
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Oh that’s right! Now I forgot!! You’re contagious!😲😳
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What?😲 What happened?😬 What have I got?😳 Is it serious?🤔🙄 Tell me quick!🤯
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Yes ! It coukd be deadly! That kinda thinking is trouble!!😯😲😳
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Who’s thinking? I turn off my thinker after 7pm.🤪
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That explains alot!!😏🙄🤔🤭🤭🤭
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That’s what I thought too.😂😹
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Great Thinking Muffin!!😉😊😁
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Hey.. put Vodoo doll of me away.. my back is starting to hurt.. I went out for my walk tonight.
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Don’t you know it’s dangerous to be out walking at night? You could walk into a telephone pole and everything! You can even hurt your back that way!😲
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Ahahah… it was still light out when I got home. 😛 and yes you’re right I could get hurt running into poles but I walk so it isn’t quite as dangerous😛🤭🤭
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Oh well, that’s okay then. Oops, I got to go again, time is going by too fast tonight. I think. Oh well. Good night Dusty, talk tomorrow!😁🌙😴
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Absoposalutely! Rest well and sleep even better!😁😉
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Thanks, good thinking, I need to think like that.
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You mean you don’t already? Oh man…😔
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I don’t even remember what I’m thinking!😳
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Oh no!!🙄🥴😳
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See what I mean?😛😛
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Is this a test? I can see anything! Wait!! Am I blind?? Oh no….!😎
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I’m getting too far behind here, sigh. Anyway, have to leave and head to that nice lying down piece of furniture.🥱🛏 I hear it calling me right now. Good night, talk, um, talk, uh, oh tomorrow!🤪😴🌙🥱 I knew it would come to me.😁
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Alright, im going there myself wait im already here! Yawn! Good Night! Sleep well😴😊😉
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Are still vertical? Or did your back get the better of you?
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Oh my. Oh my. Oh my.😳😬😲🙄
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Sore subject huh?🤭🤭🙄
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Ha and Ha. Not funny.😒🙄 And after all the nice things I could have done for you too.😂😂🤣🤣
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Ouch!! That hurts!🤣🤣🤣 🤭🤭🤭🤭
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You’re telling me!😲😬😲😬
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Here I thought you knew it already! Good thing I asked or you may not have known it!🤭🤭😉😁
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That’s true, it’s a good thing you mentioned it or I wouldn’t have known what I didn’t know that I thought I knew!😵🤪🤯🤯
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Good thinking on your part! I think? Well I’m pretty sure I think that.. yep! Im sure! Good thinking🤔
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But I don’t want to think yet, but now I’m thinking that I have to think about thinking so I can think about what I’m thinking about. I think.🤯🤯🤯🤯
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Start out slow… and build up to fast thinking a little at a time!😁😉😊
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I never had fast thinking before, why start now?🤔😂😹
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That’s a good question! Now why didn’t I think of that?🤔🙄
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That was my problem.🤯
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Not anymore! You are contagious!😲😬
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You didn’t answer me the last time yet before this time that is after last time!😳
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Right! I agree! No bout a doubt it!
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Aha! I can’t remember what I said. Rats.
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Good Point!! Glad you said Rats! Rather than squirrels!🤨🤭🤭
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Pretty bird and great photo
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God may seem far ,
Shining like a star,
but in real , the divine is so near ,
In the very now here ,
The guidance is so clear…
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Thank you Sheree!
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Hey Steve. Are they called grosbeaks because they do, indeed, possess a formidably large beak?
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Yes indeed, that’s the reason. It’s perfect for them cracking open seeds of all kinds, plus pine cones too. Their beaks are very strong. Have a great day Kevin!
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God is in everyone and everything, after the winter comes the spring,
The divine is never limited by anyone or anything ,
All that matter is a wonderful thing …
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Thanks Wael!
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Very pretty markings and I never knew about this bird until I read your posts. Great photo, Steve. ☕️☕️📸 🌺 🌸
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Thank you Eugenia! Yes, they breed further north than your area, though you might get to see them during migration.😃😸📷
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😉
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Nice one Steve
Laughter is contagious. Start a pandemic
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Thanks Mr. Ohh!
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lovely close up shot 😍😍😍 Loved it 🤗
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Thank you Simon!😃😸🌞📷
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