Male rose breasted grosbeaks were all over Fort Desoto in mid-April. They were eating the mulberries while resting up before their migration up north. Most of them had mulberry juice all over their beaks.
A few females and juveniles were also munching on the berries.
Catbirds were eating as well.
I only got a brief glimpse of the Baltimore oriole before he took off.
I only saw one indigo bunting on this trip but more would pass through later in the month.
A small portion of the crowd at Fort Desoto during spring migration in mid-April. It felt like there were more people than birds that morning but at least there were a lot of eyes looking out for the birds. There wasn’t a lot of variety there but it was still early for migration.
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Such exciting colours! Love these!
Beautiful birds! Great photos!
Some years we see Rose-breasted Grosbeaks here in northeast Mississippi during migration, but in other years they skip us.
Love your photos!
Have a blessed day!
Nice shots of the grosbeaks. I actually saw one fly over the road in front of me, but he kept on going to a stand of trees quite some distance away. Ruined my excitement. Beautiful oriole!
Oh I love it! It’s like they are getting the treat of their lives…that sweet juice all over their beaks. Such beautiful birds! Loved the oriole and indigo bunting also!
Beautiful bird pics