We captured this video of a downy woodpecker feeding its young. Pretty fun to see! … [Read more...]
Hummingbird Update
We added a new hummingbird feeder this year. We now have 3 places for nectar. One hummingbird feeder in the backyard on a pole that also has the oriole feeder and a finch feeder. In the front yard we have a pole only a couple of feet from my office window with just a butterfly … [Read more...]
Northern Flicker Visits
We do not see the Northern Flickers every day and they never actually land on a feeder. We do have a lot of sand and a lot of ants and we typically see them where there are ant mounds. However, this one came only a few feet from the house and was finding insects in the grass. We … [Read more...]
Feeder Action
It's always fun when summer is here and we start to see mating behaviors, nest building, feeding of hatchlings and seeing the fledglings begin to come to the yard. Here's some pictures of the finches that are still flocking together around here and also a few stills of … [Read more...]
Eastern Towhee & Brown Thrasher
I'm super excited that we've continued to see a pair of each of these around all spring. I'm hoping their nests will be successful. Here's a couple of pictures I was able to take through the window this week. What birds do you see in the spring and hope they stick around? … [Read more...]
Spring Firsts
On May 8th we spotted our first Ruby Throated Hummingbirds of the season and were able to capture one on video. We've had a few oriole scouts around since the end of April but here's our first video of the oriole, also from May 8th. Here's some more firsts! … [Read more...]
