Archive for January, 2009
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Submitted by The Birdcouple Blog
Some of BC’s readers are undoubtedly on top of this story already, but for those who haven’t yet heard: Brown Pelicans out on the Pacific coast have been suffering from a mystery ailment or ailments. As the Los Angeles Times reports, disoriented birds have been found in the middle of California [...]
Sitting and Landing Swans
Submitted by Craigs Birds Blog
I still find it hard to believe that the cold water and ice doesn’t bother the birds. They seemed quite content even though we were all freezing!
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Class Act
Submitted by BrdPics Blog
Folks- I’d like to announce that I’m leading an upcoming digital bird photography class this summer for the American Birding Association’s Institute for Field Ornithology (IFO.) The workshop will be 1-5 June, headquartered in Boulder, Colorado (with field session in surrounding sites.) Full information, requirements, and registration info can be found here: [...]
Two Male Pileated Woodpeckers – An Interesting Encounter
Submitted by Birding Notes Blog
Today began very dark, gray and cold, but by nine o’clock, the sun was almost breaking through a pale sky covered with high, thin, rumpled clouds. I had planned to spend a full morning working inside, but on my way up the driveway to the mailbox with some bills, heard a [...]
A Yellow-bellied Sapsucker’s Early Morning Call
Submitted by Birding Notes Blog
At this time of year I often try to convince myself that there’s really no need to get up so early. It’s cold out there, and so warm under the blankets and comforter, especially on a weekend morning with the sky growing light and slowly, lazily turning orange. Surely there’ll be [...]
We came, we saw, we birded
Submitted by The Birdcouple Blog
Some days are just treasures. Sunday was one. We started out early (well 9 a.m., which is actually kind of late for birders), doing a bird survey at the Organic Dairy Farm in nearby Gambrills. It’s a lovely property, one of the largest undeveloped tracts in northern Anne Arundel County. [...]
Macro Monday
Submitted by Craigs Birds Blog
I’ve been working more on my macro photography so I thought I would start doing a Macro Monday shot. Here’s the first one!
White Sea Shell:
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Winter Water
Submitted by BrdPics Blog
I’m looking out at about 5″ of fresh snow this morning in Boulder, and I know my bird bath at home is going to be busy today. There’s no doubt that a clean water source can bring in birds as well as (if not better than) feeders, and I find that when [...]
Flight Center cont….
Submitted by Bird TLC Blog
Flight Center cont….
It’s been cold. Last Wednesday it was -32f at the Flight Center. Doesn’t matter, the birds still need to be feed. When it’s cold like that, they have to be ready to eat. The salmon freezes up fast.
The best time is when all is said and done and [...]
Flight of the Swans
Submitted by Craigs Birds Blog
Here’s one more flight shot:
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A Pine Warbler’s Song – and Goldfinches at Last
Submitted by Birding Notes Blog
A Pine Warbler has been singing all around the house, on the edge of the woods, all day today. Its rich, loose, musical trill is a welcome contrast to the stark gray quiet of the bare-limbed trees, like a winter-blooming flower drifting from shadow to shadow.
And Goldfinches, finally! Our two finch [...]
Ice-skating Crows
Submitted by Birding Notes Blog
This morning – cold, clear and sunny – two American Crows came to one of our birdbaths as they often do around mid morning, and found the water frozen into a solid sheet. At first, they perched on the side of the birdbath and pecked at the hard surface, then drank [...]
Swans in Flight
Submitted by Craigs Birds Blog
There were a lot of opportunities to shoot pictures of the swans in flight, and I was somewhat successful. Swans make for good practice on shooting birds in flight mainly because they are big enough to make focusing on them easy and are slow enough that you can keep up with [...]
Swans in the Mist
Submitted by Craigs Birds Blog
Due to the cold, there was a bit of mist/steam coming off of the water which made for a very pretty seen, but it also made for a bit of trouble when taking shots. Sometimes the mist was thick enough where it somewhat obscured the birds. Either way it was still [...]
Sleepy Swans
Submitted by Craigs Birds Blog
Did I mention that it was about 0 degrees when we went and that there was a pretty good breeze which made it quite chilly to be holding my camera? My first battery didn’t last very long, so it was nice to have a second battery which was a gift from [...]
Ice, Iceland, Baby!
Submitted by BrdPics Blog
I was down in Pueblo, Colorado yesterday & the day before, getting my year’s birding off to a strong start. Pueblo Reservoir stays open all winter, and has a great forage base that attracts thousands and thousands of gulls and diving birds. Its size can be daunting, but I’d rather have lots [...]
Welcome to the Flight Center cont…….
Submitted by Bird TLC Blog
We have a pretty steady crew out at the Flight Center. Seldom are there openings, but every once in a while we need a back up or fill in here and there. So is the case for the Wednesday slot right now. Long time TLC volunteer Britt is going to [...]
EOY
Submitted by Bird TLC Blog
If no other calls come from U.S.F.&W. or ERA Aviation today, BE 08-82 will be the last eagle we’ll take in for 2008. He came from Cordova with a fracture at his left wrist that had already healed, but improperly. It’s non-repairable, so he’s a non-releasable bird. We’ll find a [...]
