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Showing posts with label birds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label birds. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Nature's Bird Gardens

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In 1980  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service  published a landmark study (conducted by Aelred D. Geis ) of bird food preferences. Bla...
Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Carolina Chickadee

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A rare moment when this busy bird was sitting still... “A bird sitting on a tree is never afraid of the branch breaking,  because ...
Tuesday, May 6, 2014

The Summer Tanager

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Last spring and into the summer months we had a odd looking bird visit the oranges I had put out for the migrating Orioles. It took me a whi...
Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Tufted Titmouse

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“Gray day. Everything is gray. I watch. But nothing moves today.” ~ Dr. Suess  ...Dr. Seuss must not have had these friendly (gray) ba...
Sunday, February 2, 2014

The European Starling

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According to the Cornell website , all the European Starlings in North America descended from 100 birds set loose in New York's Centra...
Friday, January 24, 2014

Purple Finch vs House Finch

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Here are two similar finches that are frequent visitors to my bird-feeders... The Purple Finch is a native to North America and is describe...
Sunday, January 19, 2014

Red-tailed Hawk

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Last year was the first time that I saw Bald Eagles less than a mile from my property. This winter I've enjoyed stalking them again.....
Saturday, January 11, 2014

A bottle of red...

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... and a couple of Carolina Chickadees! ♥ Want to make this feeder? Here's the link:  DIY Glass Bottle Bird-Feeders If you...
Sunday, January 5, 2014

Woodpeckers: Hairy vs Downy

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Here are two lookalikes that I have trouble telling apart until they're side-by-side. The Hairy Woodpecker is the larger of the twins wi...
Tuesday, December 31, 2013

DIY Giant Sugar Pinecone Suet Feeder

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I've made winter bird-feeders by covering the pinecones from the White Pines of my property with suet for years. It makes a cheap - na...
Monday, November 25, 2013

Northern Mockingbird

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Northern Mockingbird ~ A constantly singing songbird... A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a...
Friday, November 15, 2013

The Dickcissel

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Male Dickcissel Since I've started taking notice of the birds surrounding my property - not just the ones that visit my bird-feeders...
Tuesday, September 10, 2013

DIY Fruit and Hummingbird Feeders

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Earlier this year I conducted a class for the Master Gardener chapter that I'm a member of on making bird-feeders utilizing natural sour...
Monday, August 26, 2013

DIY Summer Wreath Bird-Feeder

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Earlier this year I conducted a class for the Master Gardener chapter that I'm a member of on making bird-feeders utilizing natural sour...
Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Bluebirds 2013

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This is the second year I've had Bluebirds nest in one of my older green-roof birdhouses! We loved watching the couple work together to ...