Tag: Bird

Picture of the Day for July 12, 2017

Since I have a lot of birdhouses out, it seems like I either scare a bluebird off her nest or I get chewed out by a tiny wren with a big voice if I walk too close to one. The adult wrens were busy taking insects into the birdhouse to feed the noisy little baby wrens. But after taking the picture, I came back into the house with a little green inchworm on my hand so they haven’t got all the bugs yet.

Wren Busy Feeding

Wren Busy Feeding

Watch as the house wren brings a variety of insects to feed its young and since the wrens build up their nest to be level with the opening, once in a while you can see the little heads poking up trying to get fed.

Picture of the Day for July 3, 2017

The other day, a baby grosbeak was screaming as it waited for its parents to bring some food to it, which they had to travel farther to get some as I forgot to fill the sunflower bird feeder. Today I was having trouble keeping the jelly and sugar water feeders filled for the orioles as they are now feeding their young too. This little oriole doesn’t look very cute yet, as it was just out of the nest, and hasn’t gotten rid of all its fuzzy feathers yet.

Baby Oriole Waiting for Food

Baby Oriole Waiting for Food

Picture of the Day for April 8, 2017

A northern flicker was on the side of the road this evening, and while they nest in trees, they spend a lot of time on the ground digging for ants and beetles with their slightly curved bill. The northern flickers in the eastern part of the United States will have yellow on the underside of the wings, whereas red is seen in the western part.

Flicker Hunting Bugs

Flicker Hunting Bugs