Archive for September, 2008
Bluebird: “My house is falling!”
The bluebirds are still here! Yesterday morning we had a male and female come to our seed plate for a quick meal of sunflower chips, but they were probably wondering, “Hey, where are the mealworms?” The only picture I could manage was this tilted shot of the male on our nestbox. They usually come when [...]
Hawk versus mourning dove and finding a tiger swallowtail butterfly!
It’s an eclectic mix of pictures today on Dave’s Bird Watching Blog…I don’t usually start with house finches, but I really liked the contrast of pink and green in this picture on the left. We’re seeing a fair amount of finches right now at our plate. Occasionally, we even see one of these guys below. Now, I [...]
Eastern bluebirds return…part two!
Okay, I’ve got some time now, so let’s get started with those beloved bluebirds! By the way, I’ve got a ton of pictures for you today, and four of them are from you all, which is great! Well, Thursday morning we were sitting at the breakfast table with the usual birds outside, when all of a [...]
Eastern bluebirds return!!!
Look who showed up to our seed plate yesterday morning…and three of them!!! I don’t have any time today, but I wanted to at least give you a preview pic, and then I’ll show you more hopefully on Monday. We think they’re the three baby bluebirds from the last brood we had in late June. [...]
Hummingbirds and butterflies…
Greetings, folks! We spent the weekend up at Lake Gaston, NC visiting my parents and saw some wonderful wildlife! Only two of the pictures today are birds, but I really liked the others and figured you would, too. We know the spider is a yellow garden spider (vincas in the background), but I haven’t done my homework yet on [...]
Case closed…Cooper’s Hawk!
Okay, so we think the mystery is solved! Tina sent in this second photo that shows the same hawk up in a tree a few minutes later. At Tina’s request, I (rather poorly) blurred out the hawk’s victim. She had been out taking pictures of hummingbirds when it suddenly swooped down and made a quick kill [...]
What kind of hawk is this? Cooper’s, Broad-winged, or Sharp-shinned?
Tina from Pennsylvania sent in this picture, and all I can say is WOW! What a great picture! It’s obviously a hawk, but we’re both stumped on what kind of hawk it is. I’ve looked through my guide book and checked all over the internet, but I go back and forth. Right now I’m slightly leaning toward [...]
More hummingbird pictures and some molting cardinals…
Well, Tropical Storm Hanna has finally blown through eastern NC, and we have once again returned to beautiful Carolina blue skies and great outdoor weather! And speaking of blue, we saw a bluebird in our tree at breakfast this morning! Didn’t get a picture, but it was very pale…either a female or a maturing juvenile. [...]
Ant guard or bird drinking fountain?
Hi again! Sorry for the delay in posting this week…hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend. We were inside painting a lot, so I haven’t spent too much time out on the deck recently. I did catch this mourning dove at our seed plate today. My wife nicknamed it “Hoover” because it sucks up seed like [...]
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