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Feature Friday – Black Capped Chickadee

May 14, 2021 Elizabeth

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...]

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Ruby Throated Hummingbird Video

May 12, 2021 Elizabeth

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...]

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Wings Up!

May 11, 2021 Elizabeth

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...]

Bird Photo Booth, BirdWatching Bird Photos, blue jay, chickadee, Mourning Dove, Red Winged Blackbird, Woodpecker

Feature Friday – Mourning Dove

May 7, 2021 Elizabeth

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...]

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First Hummingbird of the season!

May 6, 2021 Elizabeth

Spotted the first ruby throated hummingbird of the season today! We had 2 of them visit at the same time and at least one stuck around pretty much all day. He was here until 7:54pm coming to the nectar feeder. He was landing in the apple tree and coming back. I had hung a … [Read more...]

BirdWatching Bird Photos, FOY, Hummingbird

Robin Nesting Again

May 4, 2021 Elizabeth

2 Eggs in a Robin Nest

Last year we had a mama robin try to nest in this place behind our garage on an unused shelter for a dog run. She was unfortunately not successful last year. Not sure what happened, but she sat the nest for a while and then left and had no hatchlings. This is a spot we … [Read more...]

BirdWatching, Dogs, Landscaping, Spring Duke, Nest, Robin

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