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Feature Friday – Rose Breasted Grosbeak

June 11, 2021 Elizabeth

male rose breasted grosbeak on bird bath

I've been a bit remiss about these Friday Features. We are still dealing with Tilda's illness and we've been working on lots of outdoor landscaping projects in our free time. I want to get back at it though! So, without further ado, here's our featured species for this week, … [Read more...]

BirdWatching Bird Bath, Bird Photos, Feature Friday, Rose Breasted Grosbeak

Tilda Update – Health Issues

May 29, 2021 Elizabeth

Lazy Lethargic Tilda

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...]

Barn Hunt, Blogging, Dogs Dogs, Parathyroid, Team Tilda, Tilda

Using GoPro Hero 9 Black as a Feeder Cam

May 15, 2021 Elizabeth

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...]

Bird Photo Booth, BirdWatching Bird Photo Booth, GoPro

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...]

Bird Photo Booth, BirdWatching Bird Photos, chickadee, Feature Friday

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...]

Bird Photo Booth, BirdWatching Hummingbird

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

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