The dying tree in the backyard is full of birds and nests. Many doves live and nest in the tree. It should also be be no surprise that the dying tree (which has been dying for years) is the home… Read More ›
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J STANDS FOR…
CMMC – June Alphabet Letter J anywhere in the word I love this challenge because I never know what is going to be in it. I didn’t know what I had that started with “J.” But sure enough, there was “stuff.”… Read More ›
NATURE AT WORK
A Photo a Week Challenge: Nature at Work Water plants in the Blackstone River, a Bluebird, a Goldfinch, white Rhododendrons, and a waterfall. And finally, the super lunar eclipse last May.
CATBIRD BY THE BLACKSTONE
Usually Marilyn takes all the bird pictures, but this little gray bird was just hanging around, almost as if he were thinking about becoming a pet. I took pictures. Marilyn said he is a Grey Catbird, so named because the… Read More ›
MOURNING DOVES
We have a lot of doves. Dozens of them. Since I’m not putting as much food into the flat feeder, they gather on the ground more often than on the flat feeder. Doves can’t cling to a feeder. they are… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 80 – GOLDFINCHES
I’ve drawn a lot of Goldfinches. That shouldn’t be much of surprise since they are one of the most common birds I see at my feeders. They often feed in flocks and nest in the hedges at the back of… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 80 – THE NUTHATCH
I love these funny little birds. They are one of the only birds — maybe the only bird — who can walk down a tree head first. They do most of the things in their lives in some strange position,… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 77 – KISSING GOLDFINCH
They look like they are kissing. Really, they are quarreling. They are playing dominance games and one bird or the other should back down. Except a lot of the time, they don’t back down. They squabble, but afterward, they go… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 77 – GRACKLES
Now that the Grackles have moved on, I miss them. I don’t miss their eating absolutely everything, but they were beautiful and so funny to watch. The second one is my “curious grackle.” He was always looking around for something… 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.
ASSORTED GOLDFINCH & A RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER
I haven’t been taking bird pictures because my orchids are in the way of my windows. I don’t have a lot of usable windows with which I can work and most of them are currently covered with orchids. So, until… Read More ›
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 ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 