F/13.0, 1/640, ISO 200.
Eastern Phoebe
What happens if you eat yeast and shoe polish?
Every morning you’ll rise and shine!
Interesting Fact: In 1804, the Eastern Phoebe became the first banded bird in North America. John James Audubon attached silvered thread to an Eastern Phoebe’s leg to track its return in successive years. ( https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Eastern_Phoebe/lifehistory )
F/10.0, 1/400, ISO 500.
Red Fox
What does a skeleton order at a restaurant?
Spare ribs!
Interesting Fact: Like a cat’s, the fox’s thick tail aids its balance, but it has other uses as well. A fox uses its tail (or “brush”) as a warm cover in cold weather and as a signal flag to communicate with other foxes. ( http://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/r/red-fox/ )
F/9.0, 1/320, ISO 320.
Greater Antillean Grackle
What do you call a broke Santa?jerry
It’s Saint-NICKEL-LESS
Interesting Fact: The Greater Antillean grackle (Quiscalus niger) is a grackle found throughout the Greater Antilles as well as smaller, nearby islands. Like all Quiscalus grackles, it is a rather large, gregarious bird.[2] It lives largely in heavily settled areas. It is also known as the ‘kling-kling’. ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Antillean_grackle )
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