So I've noticed that people frequently request Tits on this site so I figured we should have a thread dedicated to Birding. Of course it doesn't have to be just birds, it can also be about trees, mammals, and other organisms in your local area, meaning natural history. Natural History is "the scientific study of animals or plants, especially as concerned with observation rather than experiment, and presented in popular rather than academic form." So basically the point of this thread is to share observations, learn about species, get in touch with nature, and get us basement-dwellers outside! This site can be used to help identify birds if you live in the US or Canada, if not then tough luck.
For starters, I live in the Midwestern United States, (no need to give out detailed location) and saw a Goldfinch land on a tall Dandelion (at least 2ft tall) in my back yard. it then proceeded to eat the seeds until some House Sparrows appeared and scared it away.
House Sparrow:
Goldfinch:
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