Tufted titmouse
Tufted Titmice and Gorgeous Fall Leaves!
Fall has definitely arrived here in the Carolinas! Cooler temps are here, and beauty abounds in pretty much every tree these days. It’s truly a spectacular time of year to be outside!
How awesome is it that at the same time each year all the leaves go into this incredible display of gold, crimson, and burgundy…must [...]
Really Basic Bird Photography 101…
Okay, from the department of “well that was obvious,” I present to you this week’s bird photography pearl of wisdom: (dramatic drum-roll and trumpet crescendo) open your windows! Yes kids, it’s true…taking pictures through a window can reduce the clarity and crispness of your pictures. Shocked, aren’t you?
Of course, even better and more obvious advice [...]
Carolina wrens and my musings on moths…
Haven’t had much time or energy for the birds this week, so today’s blog is mostly pictures. This Carolina wren shot from Saturday morning is my favorite. All the different shades of brown set against a dark green background make for a really nice contrast…not that I can take any credit for the composition, though. This was my [...]
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 [...]
Here’s our suet recipe!
Okay, after much delay, allow me to finally post this recipe for the suet we made a few weeks ago. All our regulars seem to enjoy it (titmice, chickadees, Carolina wrens) and it even attracted the downy woodpeckers we were hoping for…plus some squirrels we weren’t. Our bothersome mockingbird liked it, too. I need to [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
How to stop squirrels from eating your seed
Out in the grass, our enemy lurks…is anyone watching?
Titmouse: “What’s that noise?!”
Cautiously he comes…slowly…slowly now…
“Who’s down there?!”
Safe arrival on the deck, or so he thinks…but what happens next? To be continued…
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 [...]
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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