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
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.
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.
Someone once asked me what my favorite bird was. I replied, “what time of year are we talking about”? Because it really does depend on the season. In the winter, I could say the eagles, or the owls, both of which are beautiful and impressive. But day to day, during the mostly colorless days in … Read more
I’m not sure that the Cardinals really love the snow…I mean not like us kids used to love snow because it might cancel school and we could play outside all day. Suffice it to say though, the cardinal isn’t against a few flurries. In fact, I think they may feel safer when the light is … Read more
