They just won’t sit still for me. I pick up the camera and they vanish. I sometimes wonder if there really were any birds or I’m just imagining them. Since all the food disappears daily, there must be something eating… Read More ›
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SKETCHBOOK 82: TUFTED TITMOUSE
We have many of these little birds nesting in the hedge at the back of the yard. I don’t know how many times they breed per season, but there are always a few fledglings trying out our daily feast. I’ve… Read More ›
TINY TUFTED TITMOUSE
I almost always wind up taking bird pictures through the glass door in the dining room, but just this once, the little Tufted Titmouse let me take his picture from outside on the deck.
SKETCHBOOK 80 – THE TUFTED TITMOUSE
Of the many birds who visit our daily banquet, none are more common or more friendly than the Tufted Titmouses or Titmice — take your pick. No one has agreed on this yet. They will sometimes land on your head… Read More ›
A BIG DAY FOR THE BIRDS
I think there must be a lot of babies in nests — or eggs ready to become baby birds soon. The birds are not merely eating. They are tearing off pieces of suet and flying away with it. I assume… Read More ›
BIRD FEEDER WATCH – DAY TWO
Yesterday was day 1 of Cornell’s Bird Feeder Watch. I think it runs four days. I didn’t watch yesterday. I had too much other stuff going on, but this morning, I did my first 1-hour watch and this is what… Read More ›
I AM THE SCARECROW
Usually, I try not to scare the birds. I like birds. I like squirrels. I like chipmunks. I like most creatures feathered or furry but I admit, the Grackles make me uncomfortable. They are beautiful to look at, gleaming blue,… Read More ›
THANKSGIVING FOR THE FEATHERED AND FURRY
I’m not sure exactly why, but yesterday was a huge eating festival for the birds. Early in the day, it was all the little birds. Chickadees, Tufted Titmouses, Nuthatches, Downy Woodpeckers, Cardinals, Carolina Wrens, and European Sparrows. One bird would… 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 ›
STORM BIRDS AND IN SUNSHINE
The epidemic of disease that has been affecting birds up and down the east coast of the U.S. has ended, so there’s a pretty good chance we’ll start to see our bigger birds again. Soon, I hope. Meanwhile, we have… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 