Observations by tylerclark

found in groups of two and three eating fast food spilled on the ground

found in a dense meadow clustered together near elder beries

Found lying in the grass early in the morning, very sluggish and did not move

Found clinging to the base of a large plant while it was a light rain, did not move when the plant was moved and remained very docile

The leaves had the same tint of red to them as the berries and the berries were in similar clusters as the elderberry plant

Found in a cluster of other wild flowers in an very dense meadow

Found in a meadow in the grass. Did not cling well to hand or plant and was found alone

The queen of this species l will lay a brood of up to 10 eggs which the colony will will and die to feed and protect.

The males tend to have a darker patch under the beak and females tend to have a larger body size during breeding season but you cannot tell gender that we'll from this photo