Birdtober Day 5 - long tailed duck

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Birdtober Day 4 -Painted Bunting. Like many bird species, the male needs to have rizz.

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Birdtober 2026 Day 3 - Green Heron. They are shy birds but territorial and will puff up like this when threatened or agitated. I thought it looked very punk.

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It’s Birdtober! Day 1 is the Willow Ptarmigan. Because of the prominent combs of the eyes, the males made me think of Groucho Marx. I didn’t include Groucho’s eyeglasses because glasses on a bird is ridiculous.

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Birdtober Day 2 -Harpy Eagle. Their crest made me think of 80s hair and the SNL skit “Amy’s Room” with Amy Poehler and Bon Jovi. And yeah, that’s Aqua Net.

Reference harpy eagle photo by Neil Yonamine

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