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Accipiters, which are a genus in the family of hawks, are very specialized in their work. They are hunters of the forests and the woods. I always find myself wanting to showcase a bird like this in a darker scene. It’s not meant to make them look sinister, but it’s just a common tone of … Read more
This has been an active year for Sharp-shinned Hawk activity in the backyard. At least two of them have been regular visitors. This young one though takes the cake…so to speak. I have never experienced anything like it. It had apparently had a very good breakfast of something and seemed so fat and happy it … Read more
“Let’s be wildflowers; let our souls be scattered by the wind. Let us grow, wild and free, tall and brave, in the places that we dream, in the places where our longings are filled. Let us grow between the cracks of brokenness, and we will make everything beautiful.” G.C.
We are lucky here, to have a diverse population of woodpeckers in the backyard. This includes the ever-elusive (photographically) Pileated Woodpeckers, Flickers, and Sapsuckers. The old reliables are the Hairy, Downy, Red-Bellied (pictured), and Redheaded Woodpeckers. I can’t imagine a better place to spend some time for someone that loves birds.
It makes me wonder if one day, God said to himself, “you know I love my Woodpeckers…all are beautiful, but let’s try to spruce them up a bit…make them a little richer in color, a tad more glamorous. And thus the Flicker was made. Well, that’s how I figure it anyway. This Female Yellow-Shafted Flicker … Read more
Unmistakable. That’s the sound of a Mourning Dove’s wings. Have one take off or land near you and you’ll know what I mean.