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Trimming a piece of leaf to take to the nest, they do this regularly.

Violet-Green Swallow
South Park, CO
7/8/78

Purple Martin
Tyler, TX
4/19/75

Don't have the Swallow

Purple Martin 4-2022



Purple Martin S Llano River State park 4-22 by johnd1964, on Flickr

Purple Martin
May 5 2026

Purple martin - male & female - Overpeck Park, NJ by stevebruenjes, on Flickr

Violet-green swallow - Grand Canyon South Rim, AZ by stevebruenjes, on Flickr

I have others with violet, green, and purple in their names but not these two!

Seen both but no pictures of the Swallow & very few of the Martin.

Juvie Purple Martin.

P7312036...violet-green swallows 14x by lonesome55dove, on Flickr


P7164902 Purple Martin by lonesome55dove, on Flickr

Violet-green Swallow


Purple Martin

Purple Martin in south Alabama. Violet-green swallow in Trinidad California

Lockwood Folly River, a tidal estuary, Brunswick County, southern coastal NC. https://ebird.org/checklist/S110280025

The few Violet-green photos I have are truly mediocre, strictly for documentation purposes only.

I wasn't enthused about most of my PUMA photos. This isn't a bad shot (hey, it's in focus; that's saying a lot for my photos) but the perch just dominates the image and obscures two of the birds. But they're here for the summer so it's an excuse to take more!

He was sitting outside my bedroom window yesterday morning.

MtnAg08 wrote: Sun May 17, 2026 1:08 am He was sitting outside my bedroom window yesterday morning.

I love it when we get photos that were taken during the species' week!

The random selector picked a far-North passerine this morning. To balance that out, let's toss in a widespread plover.

Redpoll*

Killdeer

* If you have photos of each of the formerly separate Common and Hoary species, they were lumped into a single species in 2024. By current taxonomy, they're all one species now. Please post only one Redpoll photo.

The guideline is only one photo per species per week, please. On those occasions when I name more than one species, you're welcome to post one photo of each species. Details and stories behind the photos are encouraged!

Have the killdeer
Killdeer - Celery Farm, NJ by stevebruenjes, on Flickr

Redpoll is a photo nemesis . Killdeer taken at Sandy Hook, NJ.

P5072079 by lonesome55dove, on Flickr

Killdeer photobombing an African Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanture, CA 1992
Hoary Redpoll
Wales, AK
9/19/02

Killdeer chick

Two chicks in Reno, NV - May 2015

Young Killdeer look like Micro Ostrich.

No redpole but Killdeer are very common here.




Kill Deer Anahuac NWR 11-25 by johnd1964, on Flickr

It's been a while since I've been able to find photos for the Weekly Species, but I found photos for both species this week.

Killdeer putting a display from July 2022

DL6A8346 by Glen Mercer, on Flickr

Redpolls at the feeder from way back in April 2013.

Untitled by lonestranger102, on Flickr

Haven't seen a Killdeer in a while
July 2024
Delray Beach FL

Lexington County, central SC. October 2019.

I've lived in NC for just over two years. While picking a this photo, I noticed I all of my Killdeer shots are from SC, mostly from two patches. This is despite having easy access to them near a grocery store I visit every few days. I should give them a little more attention.

Anyway, like most of my Killdeer photos, this bird was at a farm pond adjacent to my old SC neighborhood. I learned a lot about the species from the ones that hung out there.

Good morning, Whatbirders, and I hope everyone is ready for summer. Spare a moment to remember those who died for our freedom, please.

The random generator came up with a western bird. To balance that, I took inspiration from Kevin's reply to Sbruenjes in the Bird ID forum.

Green-tailed Towhee

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

The guideline is only one photo per species per week, please. On those occasions when I name more than one species, you're welcome to post one photo of each species. Details and stories behind the photos are encouraged!

Green-tailed Towhee
Patagonia, AZ
5/1/75

Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Hwy 183, TX
7/18/79

Just found this one last week..
Yellow-billed cuckoo - South Mountain Reservation, NJ by stevebruenjes, on Flickr

From August 2021

Birdwatching Magazine online Photo of the Day back in August 2021
Boynton Beach FL

Just one of them again. Delaware Water Gap NWR- Yellow-billed Cuckoo.