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Chesapeake, VA, USA
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I believe these are white feathers at his eye (and not an ailment).
And I love that they... ‘conducted their business’ on a church! Our little feathered rebels!
I returned and took a few more photos. I now see it’s a tree, not a vine. Also, I walked all the way around the park’s lake and did not see another tree like it. I too think it’s pear tree.
Thank you maplemoth662.
It was on edge of the woods, opening up to a walking path between the woods and lake. It was among a lot of pines, and there were no others blossoming trees near it. I did not get a good look at the tree itself; but the location of the blossoms were about 4'-8' from the ground. At the time, I had a fleeting thought of a parasitic vine; but now I think it might have been a misplaced tree - perhaps its seed found its way there by birds.
Thank you Brian38!
Thank you maplemoth. I understand it may seem unpleasant to some, but food chains (now called food webs, I think) and death are very much part of life. And Mother Nature and/or God were brilliant when they created things like maggots, vultures, carbon cycles, etc who use the death of one as food/life for others! - not to mention what a mess our world could be if Nature did not have these built in cleanup services! :)
Nice spotting.:) I too lean towards Song Sparrow - except your bird is darker than the song sparrows I see here on the east coast...
Nice spotting! :) This looks like a pileated woodpecker. (Red-headed woodpeckers are smaller birds, and more (all) of their head is red.)
