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 ›
Cardinal
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
SKETCHBOOK 15 – A BIT OF THIS, THAT, AND ANOTHER THING
We’ve been busy. For people who gave up being busy some years past, this is a novel position in which to find ourselves. I keep thinking we’re too old to be embarking on so many projects, but the world throws… 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.
MIDWEEK MADNESS!
CMMC December Color Your Favorite Color Orange is a great color. It’s one of those colors that looks good on me, whether it’s closer to rust-colored or flames. We had one year of orange Cardinals, but they have returned to red…. Read More ›
UP IN THE AIR JUNIOR BIRD MEN!
Cardinals are my hardest to photograph birds. They sit out there on a feeder until I pick up the camera and then, he vanishes. He doesn’t even fly away, at least not that I can see. He seems to just… Read More ›
ANOTHER NEARLY COVID SUMMER
Worcester county, where we live, is thinly populated and rather rural. Small town, not much in the way of big public gatherings now or ever. Yet our COVID population shot up from almost zero to 258% of the previous number… Read More ›
I’D IMAGINED THIS SO MANY TIMES, BUT I NEVER EXPECTED …
I’d imagined this moment so many times, but I never expected that a bird so small would steal the seed right out of my mouth! That’s right. Here I am, a full-size scarlet Cardinal and he’s a tiny Chipping Sparrow…. Read More ›
CUTE PHOTOS DU JOUR
I put these in a challenge, but there are none at the moment where these seem to belong, so I’ll just have to post them. Taken on different days, these are really cute pictures \of a red squirrel plus a… Read More ›
A CARDINAL AND HIS FRIEND, THE CHIPPER SPARROW
I started putting out some seeds. Not a lot and just in the flat feeders. Slowly but surely, the birds are coming back — and I haven’t seen even the feather of a Brown-headed Cowbird. Today I was visited by… Read More ›
THE FEEDERS ARE INSIDE
I thought that simply moving the feeders down to the deck would discourage the flying squirrels from eating all of it every night. I figured that since they are gliders, not real flyers like birds, they wouldn’t make it all… Read More ›
MY LAST PHOTO FOR JANUARY 2021
Last on the Card January 2021 As usual, I left the card in the transferring widget. It was yesterday which was the day before the last day of the month, but I had a feeling those would be the last pictures… Read More ›
SATURDAY’S BIRD
Saturday’s bird is an odd-looking Cardinal I took some shots in the morning and decided to wait until the afternoon for the rest of the pictures because of the sun’s morning glare. Naturally, by the time I realized I should… Read More ›
I WOULD NEVER LET THESE LOVELY CREATURES ANYWHERE NEAR MY UPHOLSTERY
Don’t sit on the upholstery More birds. Today was the day I figured out why my camera was taking pictures in RAW which I never intended to do. I found the setting! Yay! I also did a little bit of swapping… Read More ›
BIRD WEEKLY – BIRDS WHOSE NAME STARTS WITH A “C”
BIRDS WHOSE NAME STARTS WITH A “C” This morning I woke up to the sound of squealing birds. I went to the window and I could not see anything, but I could hear birds squealing — loudly enough to be… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 