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Sparrow Identification? – Need Help!

July 6, 2022 Elizabeth

Sparrows for Identification

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...]

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Tiny Toads Have Emerged!

July 5, 2022 Elizabeth

Tiny Toad

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...]

Toads

Common Grackle On the Cedar Platform Feeder

July 4, 2022 Elizabeth

Common Grackle

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...]

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Downy Woodpecker Feeding young

June 28, 2022 Elizabeth

Downy Woodpecker feeding its young

We captured this video of a downy woodpecker feeding its young. Pretty fun to see! … [Read more...]

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Hummingbird Update

June 16, 2022 Elizabeth

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...]

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Northern Flicker Visits

June 13, 2022 Elizabeth

Northern Flicker

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...]

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