Carolina wren
Squirrel takes over blog…bluebirds banished
Squirrel: Hello loyal blog viewer. I am your humble host today…Dave and Mrs. Dave’s squirrel. We are not talking about bluebirds today. There has been way too much focus on those guys lately. They’ve been dive bombing me like crazy, and…hey, can I get a close up on me for this monologue?
Computer: I can zoom in [...]
Carolina wren nest (mystery eggs revealed)
Me: Okay, way back on April 16, I introduced you to these mystery eggs that were in a nest here at work.
You: Yes, we remember. You said you would show us the picture of the angry mama “tomorrow.”
Me: Um, yes, well, I did say that, didn’t I. Well… how bout, instead of waiting until tomorrow, [...]
Female bluebird posing in the snow
Here are some more of our wintry pics from the fun snow on Monday morning. Most of it’s melted by now…just a few lingering spots left in the shade. I’m always sad to see it go, but it sure was beautiful to see!
On Tuesday’s blog, the male bluebird got all the love, so today I’m [...]
Feeding a Carolina wren by hand!
Normally I’m not this quick with uploading pictures, but all six of these are from this morning. I finally got some pics of our Carolina wren eating out of my hand! Our six-year-old son got to feed him three times by hand yesterday, but the little bird was so fast, I never got him on [...]
Suet disappearing at night…possibly a possum perhaps?
Finally took some fresh pictures this weekend so I’d have something new to post. We made some fresh suet last weekend, but it’s already gone! The titmice and chickadees were all over it (no downy woodpeckers sadly), as were a few squirrels, but we seemed to have a nocturnal visitor a few nights that really just [...]
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 [...]
Watch out bluebirds! Look who’s watching…
Howdy folks! It’s a chilly fall day in Carolina, so we’re definitely not in Florida anymore! Crisp, autumn weather has arrived and with it, our first white-throated sparrow. I haven’t seen one of these guys in a long time, but we had one on the deck this morning. You can see how they get their [...]
Rainy day blue jay!
Hi! We’ve been dealing with the stormy remnants of Tropical Storm Faye here in central North Carolina, so I’ve got some wet bird pictures to share with you today. I love cloudy, rainy days for taking pictures outside…you get some really nice shots, and the green colors seem to come alive. Everything just “pops” a little [...]
Carolina wrens enjoying the deck!
Today I’m going to need to do mostly pictures and not much writing. Lots of Carolina wren pictures, a very plump goldfinch, a small yellow-gray bird I haven’t figured out yet, a juvenile towhee, and a rabbit in our yard this morning.
This weekend, we stained our deck and I finally replaced the broken red seed plate. My son was a great [...]
Fun birds and gorgeous weather!
Wow! What a beautiful morning to be out bird watching today…pleasant breeze blowing, Carolina blue skies above…absolutely glorious! I refilled and cleaned our hummingbird feeder last night, so there were some happy hummers this morning. Next project is replacing ye olde seed plate. You can see from the Carolina chickadee picture below that the red [...]
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