Well, it’s been a sad time around here without little Dukus. Tilda is still adapting. We were able to dog sit for a friend and it was so good for her to have her little buddy Doug over. It really helped her get out of a funk.
Other than that, we’ve mostly just been hanging close to home and close to each other here. Been enjoying having the Birdfy cameras out, makes birdwatching happen whenever.
Here’s 4 minutes and 30 seconds of birdwatching. Scroll down to read a bit about what you are seeing here.
The video opens with Baltimore Orioles at the jelly feeder. You’ll see both the male and the female. They’ve been coming daily, though they are getting ready to be raising their young.
Next up is one of my feeder faves – the Common Grackle. This guy really hung around for a while. He looks so funny looking over his nose at you.
Then we see male and female cardinals. They get interrupted by a female cowbird who the male cardinal scares away.
Next is the male rose-breasted grosbeak. He loves to chill & chow. You can see that he’s still coming into his full summer colors. Next to him is who I believe to be song sparrow. He’s got something strange happening near his mouth, but seems to be in decent shape otherwise.
Then a trio of finches who are pretty lively and a little irritated with one another.
Lastly is a house finch and a finch fledgling. I just love seeing their little “antennae” feathers as they start to get all of their adult feathers.
