The Association for the Preservation & Appreciation of All Chickadees has bribed me with endless cuteness. There are seven species of chickadees in North America. Each one is my favorite bird.

The Association for the Preservation & Appreciation of All Chickadees has bribed me with endless cuteness. There are seven species of chickadees in North America. Each one is my favorite bird.

The Association for the Preservation & Appreciation of All Chickadees has bribed me with endless cuteness. There are seven species of chickadees in North America. Each one is my favorite bird.

The Association for the Preservation & Appreciation of All Chickadees has bribed me with endless cuteness. There are seven species of chickadees in North America. Each one is my favorite bird.

The Association for the Preservation & Appreciation of All Chickadees has bribed me with endless cuteness. There are seven species of chickadees in North America. Each one is my favorite bird.

Minnesota has some Black-billed Magpies, but no Yellow-billed Magpies. There was an old TV cartoon called “Heckle and Jeckle” featuring two tricksters who were magpies. Those two had yellow bills.

Minnesota has some Black-billed Magpies, but no Yellow-billed Magpies. There was an old TV cartoon called “Heckle and Jeckle” featuring two tricksters who were magpies. Those two had yellow bills.

It wasn’t the smoothest landing ever made by a Bald Eagle, especially one who had logged so many flight hours.

It wasn’t the smoothest landing ever made by a Bald Eagle, especially one who had logged so many flight hours.