This is our first year seeing a Gray Catbird around. Now that we are more familiar with them, we know we've heard them before, but we never saw one prior to this year. It's been fun to have them around. They like the fruit and jelly we put out for the orioles and they also like … [Read more...]
Sparrow Identification? – Need Help!
I shot these on a landing zone near my oriole feeder on 7/6/2022. I believe that I see 2 different sparrows here in these clips. Can anyone help me confirm the identification? Shot with GoPro Hero 9 Black. I am really not great at differentiating the sparrows, but am trying to … [Read more...]
Tiny Toads Have Emerged!
Went outside to water the flowers tonight and feed the birds and found that we had been overrun by tiny toads! Saw over a dozen hopping about in the walkways and flower beds just in the areas I water. They were all about the same size, just about the size of the fingernail on my … [Read more...]
Common Grackle On the Cedar Platform Feeder
I used a new clamp I got for my GoPro Hero 9 to record some feeder action. This Grackle just makes me laugh. I think there's some molting going on but it makes the funniest faces! … [Read more...]
Downy Woodpecker Feeding young
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...]
