There wasn’t a bird in sight when I went out around noon to feed my feathered friends. It took a while. I had to clean some feeders. It’s one of my least favorite jobs, but unavoidable if you feed birds…. Read More ›
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SPARROW BABIES RAPIDLY GROWING
The baby sparrows and their mom was like watching a Disney wildlife movie, but I had to add my own dialogue.
THUNDER OUTSIDE AND THE SKY IS YELLOWISH WHITE
Share Your World 7th June 2023 I’m assuming rain is on the way. Thunder has been rolling for the past hour and a bit, though no rain yet. I has rained every day for the past three days, but we had… Read More ›
END OF MAY 2023 – LAST PHOTOS
Last on the Card – May 2023 What is unique about this is that these pictures are actually from 4 years ago, but were never downloaded. I had completely forgotten these photos were ever taken. So what a surprise when I… Read More ›
GREAT CORMORANT!
Great Cormorant, Bird of the Week XIII It sounds like the kind of cursing Clark Kent’s boss at the Daily Planet used. “Great cormorant, what are you writing Clark?” As it happens, I do have a few cormorant pictures from last… Read More ›
A GREAT BLUE HERON IN THE MUMFORD RIVER
As we arrived by the dam, there was a huge heron in the river. One of the delightful things about herons is that they will stand very still for long periods of time while waiting for just the right fish… Read More ›
MORE GREAT BLUE HERON
I took a lot of pictures, so I got a few more ready to go. I am going to make a print of one of these — but I’m not sure which one. This means I was doing double duty… Read More ›
DISTRACTIONS!
5 Things that distract you from blogging (other than work, family or housework) I’ve been blogging for more than 11-years — closing on 12 — and for most of that time, I was so absorbed in blogging, everything else was… Read More ›
THE BIRDS IN THE TREES
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 ›
CAN’T RESIST THE BLUEBIRD
No matter how many pictures I have of bluebirds, when I see one, I need to take pictures of that bird. There is something about bluebirds. The colors, the symbolism. But I think it’s mainly the colors. Or maybe that… Read More ›
LONG-LEGGED BIRDS
NPC #9: Long-legged birds All herons. Great Blue Herons, which are the ones we have on this coast. The herons on the west coast look very much the same, but are more grey and less blue. I also have just… Read More ›
GATHERING COWBIRDS
There are so many of them. Yesterday, Owen was assembling a new grill, the old one having refused to get hot enough to actually cook anything. This one, which was more expensive than it ought to be and I’m sure… Read More ›
THE GOLDING OF THE FINCH
All winter, the goldfinch are a dull shade of olive and sometimes, downright beige. As summer arrives, they begin to morph into the bright yellow goldfinch we love. This year, they are changing about a month early. I’m just happy… Read More ›
A GOOD MORNING DAWDLE
The Garden Dawdler Do you try more to be original or to deliver to readers what they want? I try to do both, but mostly, I write what I feel like writing. I follow a few prompts because they can… Read More ›
TO FEED OR NOT TO FEED, THAT IS THE QUESTION
I usually feed the birds all year round, especially because so many of them breed on our property. There are always babies that need a little extra food and a lady bird full of eggs who need something special to… Read More ›
BRIGHT DAY FOR BLUEBIRDS
In between shouting at the cowbirds to leave (they don’t, but at least they fly away until they gather together for a rerun), we’ve had a huge uptick of Bluebirds and European Sparrows. It’s hard to get flattering pictures of… Read More ›
OUTSIDE
I stood at my bathroom window looking out. It’s a different angle to the one I usually have, from either the dining room or kitchen — or even Garry’s bathroom. Mine is at the very end of the house and… Read More ›
LAST PHOTOS OF FEBRUARY 2023
Last on the Card – February 2023 I might have some months old pictures on my Oly PEN F, but I haven’t used the camera recently, probably because I’ve been using my new camera. Just as I was thinking about going… Read More ›
SNOW IS FALLING
I think it is falling from coast to coast. We were supposed to get rain, but weather forecasts are these days no better than “best guesses.” It’s a slow, gentle falling of snow, but it is also bitterly cold, so… Read More ›
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 ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 