Dark-eyed Junco Rescue! (Stuck in Plant?!)
While birding in the Kettle Moraine State Forest (WI) we noticed a bird that seemed to be stuck in a plant. After getting a closer look, we found that it was a Dark-eyed Junco stuck in Virginia Stickseed, a native plant that has sticky seeds. The seeds cling to animals that walk past and are dispersed to new areas. A minor nuisance to most people or animals walking by, these plants can prove deadly to small birds.
Other cases of birds being stuck in Virginia Stickseed
https://mileshearn.com/2017/10/11/hig...
https://bluejaybarrens.blogspot.com/2...
Credits
Virginia Stickseed Photo at 1:17 by Doug McGrady
https://flic.kr/p/QrgiT1
Thanks to Terry Sohl for allowing us to use his range maps
https://www.sdakotabirds.com/index.html
All other photos by Derek and Ryan Sallmann
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