Northern cardinal
More Carolina snow tonight?
Central North Carolina may get a couple inches overnight…we’ll see. Once again, I present the excellent photography of Dave Bertram. Root hard for snow! Dave
More birds in the snow!
Here are four more gems from the camera of fellow local bird watcher Dave Bertram. This one above has quickly become one of my all-time favorites! Does anything say winter better than a male cardinal in the snow? Not in my book…
Of course I love the bluebird pictures he shared too! And yes, bluebirds do [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
Tanagers and orioles yet?
Welcome, and a very happy Friday to everyone! Allow me to pass on a quick update on our recent orange experiment…we are in stage one of attempting to attract scarlet tanagers and/or Baltimore orioles to our yard. You can see one of our orange halves below that we’ve placed around our backyard, and so far [...]
Attracting scarlet tanagers and Baltimore orioles with oranges?
Greetings from the Heiser backyard, where the goldfinches have mounted an attack on the chickadee and titmouse food supply! This morning we had a beautiful male American goldfinch camp out at the seed plate for several minutes, long enough for me to snap some fun pictures. I love their bright yellow color right up against the black wings [...]
Can you solve the mystery bird?
Okay, time to play a game…name that bird. Here’s a blurry picture (that will make it more fun) of a bird from this morning that I don’t recognize. Its back looks greenish-yellow, and it seems to have a gray head, but what is it? I honestly am not sure, so I’m opening it up to guesses [...]
Hummingbirds on the horizon…
Happy Monday morning to everyone! Hope y’all had a great weekend full of fun bird sightings. We were on the road again, but here are some pictures from Friday morning at our house. I really like the cardinal on the left here…sometimes cloudy days make for the best photography. You can also see the new birdhouse [...]
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