The critters (including chipmunks) and the birds have been enjoying the snow free lawn. They, like me, might be hoping the snow missing the area tomorrow.
Bird Enjoying No Snow
Picture of the Day for January 13, 2017
The chickadees were busy coming to the bird feeders on this cold day, but in addition to the sunflower seeds, they were lined up at the suet feeders too.
Chickadee in the Cold
Picture of the Day for January 11, 2017
As the snow began to fall, something larger swooped down near my head before flying up to a large pine tree. This juvenile bald eagle’s head wasn’t as white as the snow yet as some brown still shows on its head. Bald Eagles take about five and a half years to mature to the typical white head and tail and solidly dark chocolate brown body, legs and wing feathers of an adult. Immature Bald Eagles can spend the first four years of their lives exploring of vast territories and can fly hundreds of miles per day.
Juvenile Bald Eagle
Picture of the Day for December 23, 2016
The squirrels were out at the bird feeder when it was snowing today but some of the birds were hiding in the pine trees pondering whether to venture out to the feeder.
Dove Hiding
Picture of the Day for December 19, 2016
A string of little chickadee were busy coming to the bird feeder as I filled it this afternoon. I suppose they were happy that my presence was scaring off the larger birds like blue-jays allowing them to get some sunflower seeds.
Happy Chickadee
Picture of the Day for October 18, 2016
The fall warblers seem busy fluttering around after bugs and this one looks like it has a very bad hair (or feather) day like I do some mornings.
Bad Feather Day
Picture of the Day for October 4, 2016
The birds were enjoying the dry day as they were very busy chasing bugs and flies before autumn fades to winter.
Bird in Autumn Glow
Picture of the Day for August 2, 2016
With several nests of orioles, apparently most of the babies survived as there is a dozen or more young orioles lined up on the porch waiting, not always very patiently, for their turn at the feeders and I have trouble keeping them filled.
Young Oriole Eating
Picture of the Day for July 7, 2016
When seeing this Great Blue Heron from a distance, I thought it was stuck in a piece of driftwood until I realized it was his wings I was seeing. I had never spotting a heron sunning his wings before so it was an interesting pose to capture.
Birds assume one of several wing postures to sun – such as spread wing, droop wing and delta wing. I believe this pose is referred to as the delta wing sunning pose. Besides sunning, the wings may be held out to dry it feathers, lose heat, show off to rivals or to shades its eggs or babies.
Heron Catching Some Sun
Picture of the Day for June 8, 2016
When I approached my pond to take the picture of the Blueflag blooming, I scared up a bird that was near the flowers and although the bird floated like a duck, it wasn’t a duck as it doesn’t have webbed feet. Belonging to the rail family, the American Coot walks like a chicken but swims like a duck and is also called a mud hen. They have big feet with lobed toes and to take flight, the clumsy flier must patter across the water to get airborne which is probably why it didn’t fly off like the ducks do when I go near the pond.
American Coot
