Reed Alert by gseloff

Reed Alert! It’s time for a roundup of some of the new photos that have been added to the Burdr Flickr group this past week.

Love the title to the above photo by Flickr user gseloff!

Click on the first two photos below to see what each bird is carrying! The Broad-tailed Hummingbird in the photo by Flickr user michael morrison almost looks like it’s drinking from a pool of gold! Look carefully at the photo of the Antillean Nighthawk by Flickr user Lucas Limonta, you might see something sitting next to it!

Hmmm… maybe that Cattle Egret should change its name to Deer Egret?

All of the birds in these photos are absolutely beautiful and very fragile. For example, the Rusty Blackbird in the photo by Flickr user Mudhen2 has experienced a huge decline in numbers. According to the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center:

Rusty Blackbird populations have fallen steeply, with estimates of an 85-99% population drop over the past 40 years. Although no one knows the cause for this alarming decline, winter habitat loss and degradation are likely candidates.

For more information about this, read the article called the Decline of the Rusty Blackbird.

If you like any of the photos in this week’s Burdr Flickr Roundup and you’re a member to Flickr, be sure click through to visit the photo page and leave a comment for the photographer!

Thanks again to all the very talented photographers that have added their photos to the group!

Brown Thrasher on the run by Welklin's Wilds

Take it on the run by Buddha's Ghost

Cedar Waxwings by photographi.ca

Nature's... by Buddha's Ghost

Cedar Waxwing by Raymond Lee Photography

Mountain Bluebird by Ruthie Kansas

Elegant Trogon by loismanow

Preening by Laney Bird

Home Sweet Home by ebirdman

Great Blue Heron Against the storm by gashphoto

One flew over... by colorob

New Coat by 42jph

Ol' Scruffy-butt by g'pa bill

Titmouse in Flight by kirwinj

Western Scrub-jay by orencobirder

Yellow-headed Blackbird by mikewiz

Lesser Kestrel by Volkan Donbaloğlu

Black Skimmer by PhotoJoe Campbell

Broad-tailed Hummingbird by michael morrison

Western Tanager by Wandering Sagebrush

Broad-tailed hummingbird by colorob

Northern Mockingbird by GaryT48

Yellow Warbler by Raymond Lee Photography

Metal Health by Buddha's Ghost

Say Hello To Heaven by Buddha's Ghost

Indigo Bunting by Picusblog

Killdeer by Earl Reinink

Western Scrub-jay by Cynmat

Pink-sided Junco by Steve Courson

Baglafecht Weaver by Hector16

Great-crested Flycatcher by mlibbe

Limpkin Feeding by DMF Photography

Antillean Nighthawk by Lucas Limonta

Common Yellowthroat by dcstep

Happiness is... by Prince Bart

Smooth-billed Ani by Mudhen2

Rusty Blackbird by Mudhen2

Whte-tailed Deer and Cattle Egret by gseloff