Once upon a time about 45 years ago, Owen wanted geckos. They were popular with kids his age. You could buy a couple of them at the pet store for a couple of dollars. The real money was spent buying… Read More ›
Chickadee
SYW – IS IT REALLY OCTOBER?
SHARE YOUR WORLD 10-4-2021 Hey, wait a minute! What happened to summer? Oh, right. It rained almost every day for three months and then it was September, when it rained less, but not much less. It’s October 5 and it rained… Read More ›
WATCHING BIRDS WHILE THEY WATCH YOU
It was maybe a month ago. Garry and I were watching Colbert and his guest was a big star — whose name I’ve forgotten. I’m not good at remembering names so that’s not unusual, but I remember the conversation. “What,”… Read More ›
OISEAUX DU JOUR?
It was a perfect day to be a bird. Or, really, anything since the day was perfect. I bought new food just the other day and the birds get really enthusiastic about fresh food. Although many birds flew in and… Read More ›
BRUNCH FOR THE FEATHERY AND FURRY
It had been a cool night, so the air conditioning was off and the windows were open. It was around 9:30 in the morning when I realized that there was a lot of noise coming in through the windows. I… Read More ›
A TUESDAY TREE PORTRAIT
MONDAY TUESDAY TREE PORTRAIT The heat was back this morning. I could feel it pouring in through the window in the bedroom. We got a week off for which I’m grateful. It was also obvious that it was a respite,… Read More ›
BIRD WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – STRIPES, SPOTS OR FRECKLES
BIRD WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – BIRDS WITH STRIPES, SPOTS OR FRECKLES I’m pretty sure that stripes, spots, or freckles describes almost every bird I see with maybe the exception of the Cardinal — the males, anyway — who are almost entirely… Read More ›
MORE THAN ONE BIRD IN A PHOTO
Bird Weekly Photo Challenge – More than One Bird Species I feel very disadvantaged with the feeders down. Finally, I put up a tray of just black sunflower seeds. There are plenty of bugs and other seeds and blackberries in the… Read More ›
COLORFUL BIRDS, COLORFUL NAMES!
BIRD WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: BIRDS WITH COLOR IN THEIR NAME So many to choose from! From the aggravating Brown-headed Cowbird, to the Red-bellied Woodpecker, Goldfinches, Purple Finches, and Bluebirds, color is often the single thing that defines a bird to those… Read More ›
FLYING BIRDS!
BIRD WEEKLY – PHOTO CHALLENGE – BIRDS IN FLIGHT I love when I manage to catch one of my birds in the air. I have a very small amount of area in which to shoot, so to get them in flight… Read More ›
CMMC – MARCH USING CH & CK
CMMC – March Alphabet Letters Ch or Ck in the the word How about three orchids, a Pileated Woodpecker, the Blackstone River and canal, a Black-Backed Gull and the mighty Chickadee?
MID-MARCH BIRDS
It was a day for House Finch or maybe Purple Finch. They were either blurry and very red (raspberry?) House Finches or Purple Finches. Take your pick. I can’t even tell the difference when I see their pictures in the… Read More ›
