Archive for November, 2008
Sapsuckers and homemade suet
I’ve been taking some short walk breaks at work during the afternoon, and on several of them late last week, I was thrilled to see my first yellow-bellied sapsucker! They are such cool birds! I love how they go around the tree in a circle and make these perfect horizontal rings of holes. Not great for the [...]
Cold Canada geese meet steaming hot bread
Okay, so Canada geese are not normally what I would consider attractive or even interesting birds. Usually they’re more in the category of loud, annoying, or just plain in the way. But, if you add a chilly fall scene and a lake that’s reflecting some nice fall colors, well, then you may have something! The only [...]
Tufted titmice and tornadoes
Saturday was a mix of sun and clouds here in Tar Heel country with a whole lot of wind. We even had some tornadoes touch down in the area, but none too close to our neighborhood. I was keeping an eye on the sky when I noticed this little Carolina wren (above left) sitting on our [...]
Falling leaves and a friendly mockingbird
Yesterday for lunch, I went to a local park and took a walk. Boy, was it nice to be outside…kind of cloudy, leaves falling in a gentle rain of autumn colors, birds quietly singing in an empty park…wow! As I was taking it all in, I happened upon this one mockingbird sitting on top of [...]
Autumn bluebirds enhance the leaf show
Fall has truly arrived here in central North Carolina, and the trees are beautiful! Scarlet, crimson, gold, burgundy…fiery reds, bright oranges and vibrant yellows…the leaves are spectacular right now! I’ve said it here before, but it bears repeating now, that creation indeed testifies to the Lord! It’s easy to worship the creation and miss the [...]
Defending against squirrels…part two
When we last left off, our heroes were under attack. Their outer defenses had already been breached, and an evil, vicious squirrel was boldly seeking his plunder. But would this vile intruder be content with the empty husks of sunflower seeds? Had he carefully plotted this sinister assault from the fall fescue only to obtain the mere scraps of chickadees? [...]
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