There has been a wild surge of bird activity lately. I don’t know if it’s because of the lack of rain or just the time of year, but many birds have come and hung about. Today was catbird day. Of… Read More ›
Woodpeckers
AT HOME WITH THE RED-BELLIED WOODPECKERS
They are as married as woodpeckers can be. These are our Red-Bellied Woodpeckers. They don’t have a red belly except in the most distant way, but there’s already a red-headed woodpecker, so they became red-bellied. They have a nest in… Read More ›
OUR GARDEN’S NEW LOOK
It used to be when I looked out my back door, mostly I saw crabgrass. In early spring, for a while, we have dandelions and violets, but mostly it was crabgrass all summer and snow all winter — with leaves… Read More ›
HOUSE FINCHES AND A WOODPECKER
In the past month, the number of birds we are supporting has tripled. It might be even more than that. There are an incredible number of birds and I have had to make decisions about how much food I can… Read More ›
A DOWNY AND A HAIRY WOODPECKER WALK INTO A BAR TOGETHER
NO! That never happens. The two birds hate each other. And yet today, it happened. I did the best photography I could given that the lens was very long and it was hard to get the entire picture of both… 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 ›
MORE THAN ONE BIRD IN A PHOTO
Bird Weekly Photo Challenge – More than One Bird Species I feel very disadvantaged with the feeders down. Finally, I put up a tray of just black sunflower seeds. There are plenty of bugs and other seeds and blackberries in the… 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 ›
FEATHERED FAVORITES FROM THE SNOWY DAYS OF DECEMBER
It’s funny how we all develop favorite birds. Owen loves the Tufted Titmouses — or as some say, Titmice. Take your pick. Owen likes their little pointy crest — and they have such cute faces. They are friendly birds. I’m… Read More ›
WE SPENT A YEAR LOCKED INDOORS AND LEARNED ABOUT BIRDS
When I first put out a feeder for the birds, I was merely trying to help keep the birds alive through a very cold, snowy winter. I had no idea that I was starting not only a pastime for me… Read More ›
MY FAVORITE GARDEN BIRDS IN 2020 (WITH 4 MONTHS TO GO)
I don’t have anything raging through my mind, so I thought this might be a good time to show off my favorite bird pictures for 2020. There isn’t a lot of good stuff going on. Most of us haven’t gone… Read More ›
BIRDY, SQUIRRELLY, SNOWY, SQUARE, AND SPIKY — MARCH DAY 8 — Marilyn Armstrong
Birdy, Squirrelly, Snowy, Square, and Spiky – 8 The world? It is full of birds, squirrels, and snow. The photographs? All square and spiky. The month is March. Remarkably, it will be officially Spring in a few weeks. Hard to… Read More ›
ORIGINAL ANGRY BIRDS: SQUARE AND SPIKY MARCH DAY 7 – Marilyn Armstrong
Original Angry Birds -7- March Spiky Squares! Whoever created angry birds must have had his eye on woodpeckers. I was watching them today. There were probably a dozen birds, many of them Goldfinches and the rest Juncos or Nuthatches and… Read More ›
POINTY BEAKED BIRDS: SQUARE AND SPIKY MARCH DAY 6 – Marilyn Armstrong
Birds with pointy beaks -6- March Spiky Squares! Our world is still buried in snow but somehow, Garry got out on the deck and shoveled his way to the feeder. Which was good because one of our squirrels had just… Read More ›
AUDUBON SOCIETY: BIRD BULLIES – DOWNY & HAIRY WOODPECKERS – REBLOG
So, how come the Downy Woodpeckers looks so much like a Hairy Woodpecker it’s really hard to tell them apart? The answer is more interesting than you might expect. I found this Audubon article and added some of my own… Read More ›
MORE SNOWY BIRDS – Marilyn Armstrong
The red finches (House Finch) are back. I’ve heard them called both Red Finches and House Finches and be interested to know if both are accurate or red is just one of many colors for the House Finch. Regardless, they… Read More ›
MORE ABOUT THE WOODPECKERS – Marilyn Armstrong
The birds haven’t been very active today. It’s cold, so they fly in, grab a bite, and fly back to wherever they make their home. My son came over to refill their feeders because they ate a lot yesterday. The… Read More ›
WOODPECKERS: NAME THAT BIRD! – Marilyn Armstrong
I am not particularly great at identifying birds, especially since from watching them, I’m come to realize that books and websites notwithstanding they don’t necessarily look exactly like the picture on the computer or the book. The black and white… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 