It’s the beginning of May and it’s time for baby birds. They don’t stay babies very long — just a few days. Really, between birth and adulthood, it’s a couple of weeks. Birds develop fast, Their lives don’t allow for… Read More ›
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BIRDS IN MORNING SNOW
Early in the season, we have an invasion of many young Goldfinch. How do I know they are young? Because their markings are unfinished with incomplete masks and wing bars. Also, they aren’t adult dark yellow. You can see the… Read More ›
ROLLING TO THE END OF FEBRUARY
Share Your World 21st February Time is still flying by. I’m sure when I turn around twice, it will be spring and one more turn and it will be summer and fall again. It’s dizzying. We have had a winter that… Read More ›
BIRDS OF THE DAY
This morning was one of those bright cloudy days that so greatly improves picture taking. It was sunny in the morning. By the time I finished feeding my feathered friends, giving the Duke his morning snacks and making some coffee… Read More ›
A FEW MORE BIRDS
We got a new 40-pound bag of birdseed, so I was able to fill the feeders this morning. They watch me and know when the feeders are full. If I take too long, they get restless and fly past me,… Read More ›
BLOGGING INSIGHTS: FIX OR BREAK?
Blogging Insights 3.0 — 1 “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” vs “Break the mold”: which of these do you believe, pertains to your blog? I think both things could be true, but neither currently is. I remember when… Read More ›
MID JANUARY BIRDS
The Carolina Wren is typically the earliest arriving “spring” bird. I almost never saw them, but I would hear their songs — louder than any bird so small should be able to sing — in early March. This year, it… Read More ›
HOW MANY DOVES DOES IT TAKE TO DISLODGE ONE CARDINAL?
It took four big doves to finally get this stubborn Cardinal to move to another feeder. The doves aren’t aggressive, but they really want the feeder. They are convinced it’s THEIRS. I’m convinced it isn’t. It’s mine, but the doves… Read More ›
WHAT CAN YOU DO WTH A BRIGHT RED CARDINAL?
ONE-TO-THREE PROCESSING Well, as it turns out, unless you want to get into changing colors (a bright yellow or process blue Cardinal) they will look quite similar — but there are differences. I don’t see the point in applying changes… Read More ›
Y’GOTTA READ BEFORE Y’WRITE, RIGHT?
Blogging Insights NF # 52 — Reading “The first step in blogging is not writing them but reading them.” — Jeff Jarvis I agree, although for me, it’s just reading, then reading more. I’ve always been such an insane reader…. Read More ›
CARDINALS IN THE SNOW
Given the temperatures and the dryness, it seems a good time to remember cold and snow and how beautiful the red Cardinals are against all that whiteness. I promise to never complain about the cold again!
PRIMARY COLORS
CMMC July Primary Colors Birds and flowers. I included yellow. It may not be an official primary color, but I think it’s primary. Is there anything bluer than a Bluebird? Or redder than rose? The blue of the water, the green… Read More ›
GOLDFINCHES AND A CARDINAL
Worrying as I am about the continuing drought, I ordered more seed. I hope I can at least see our little local flock through this beautiful yet frightening summer. Beautiful because the sun is always shining, yet scary because it… Read More ›
PRIMARY COLORS
CMMC July Primary Colors Birds and flowers. I included yellow. It may not be an official primary color, but I think it’s primary. Is there anything bluer than a Bluebird? Or redder than rose? The blue of the water, the green… Read More ›
BIRDS OF MANY FEATHERS, A SQUIRREL, AND A SNAPPING TURTLE
It’s fun to go back and look and pictures taken just a couple of months ago, notice how the population has changed with the seasons. Right now, the flowers are dominating where I usually take pictures of birds.
SKETCHBOOK 73 – BRIGHT CARDINAL
I’ve drawn half a dozen Cardinals. It was the first bird I tried to draw and it flopped. Since then, I’ve tried twice more and neither was satisfying. But last night, I think I finally drew a cardinal that looks… 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 ›
SKETCHBOOK 12 – MORE BIRDS
Encouraged by your encouragement, I did a few more birds including a pair of Cardinals. They aren’t as fat this year, probably because they have to compete with a giant flock of starving Grackles. I don’t know if the Grackles… Read More ›
SQUARE ODDS – ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER SQUARE
The Square Odds – February 2022 Birds with snowy beaks? A bird flying low so did this Cardinal see him? Or not? I love those snowy beaks. I hope the Cardinal doesn’t mind.
PRETTY RED BIRD
Cardinals are always very pretty birds, both the girls and the boys, but of course the boys usually get all the attention. Male cardinals are really RED. Even their feet and beak are red — with just a black eye… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 