I've been away from blogging about birds for a couple of weeks. I have still been maintaining the feeders. We've been working on a wildflower garden and a toad garden. We have a lot of exciting things happening in the yard gardening and landscaping wise. But mostly I've stalled … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2021
Using GoPro Hero 9 Black as a Feeder Cam
About a month ago, I picked up a new GoPro Hero 9. I wanted to try it out as a feeder cam and see how it compared to BirdPhotoBooth 2.0. I thought I'd do a quick synopsis of the good and the bad and a comparison between the two. I should mention that I'm brand new to the GoPro … [Read more...]
Feature Friday – Black Capped Chickadee
We live on the edge of a decent sized woodlot with lots of woodpeckers and nuthatches and titmice and of course, the tiny chickadee. They are very fun birds to watch and learn from. They are year round residents and come to our feeders basically everyday. Chickadees are a … [Read more...]
Ruby Throated Hummingbird Video
We shot this video on our hummingbird nectar feeder. We've had several coming repeatedly now every day. It's the most we've had around, exciting! I'm so glad we got the nectar out for the early migrators. We captured this video on 2X speed with GoPro Hero 9 Black. I've been … [Read more...]
Wings Up!
Sometimes the Bird Photo Booth takes pretty derpy pictures of the birds with their wings all aflutter. I just love them, so here' s a collection of my most recent favorites! … [Read more...]
Feature Friday – Mourning Dove
Mourning Doves - Hunted by Some, Revered by Some and Overlooked by Many. They are sort of ubiquitous and so are sometimes also overlooked for other flashier or migrating birds at the feeder. Mine typically feed on the ground, but occasionally come onto our large platform. … [Read more...]
