Archive for July, 2009
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Submitted by BrdPics Blog
In my last post I reported on a visit to the nest of a remarkably powerful forest predator, the Northern Goshawk. I also commented on the difficulty I’d had photographing the species until this year, when I finally got a distant flyby shots in the spring and then visiting the super cooperative [...]
Birders Who Blog, Tweet and Chirp
Submitted by The Birdcouple Blog
Birdcouple is really enjoying the new Birders Who Blog, Tweet and Chirp site, a great forum (and sweet-looking site) for those of us who enjoy birding AND telling the world about it. We’re proud to be among the growing membership.
The two principal moderators of the forum (as of now) are [...]
Minus the jewelry
Submitted by Bird TLC Blog
Last month, BE 09-15 came to us wearing some fishing tackle in his tongue and wing from the Kenai NWR. He wasn’t a happy fisherman and was also getting pretty skinny. He got lots of fresh salmon to get his weight back up along with some antibiotics.
Sunday I took him out [...]
Where y’all been?
Submitted by The Birdcouple Blog
Well, we were in the Republic of Hokie Land getting oriented to the fact that our youngest brood was going to be attending college 5 1/2 hours away and then we were celebrating the fact that the little man chose a college (Virginia Tech, for those of you who [...]
Macro Monday
Submitted by Craigs Birds Blog
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Northern Flicker
Submitted by Birding Notes Blog
A walk around noon today was notable mainly for how very quiet birds were. When I first stepped out the door, I heard not a single bird, only the shrieking of cicadas. It was a pleasant day, sunny and warm, but not nearly as hot as usual for this time of [...]
Wood Thrush and Eastern Wood-Pewee
Submitted by Birding Notes Blog
This morning – a rare cool summer morning, with temperatures in the mid 60s and the air feeling fresh and clean – two Wood Thrushes sang in the same low area of woods around a creek from where I heard one sing a few days ago. A quiet Black-and-white Warbler crept [...]
Macro Monday
Submitted by Craigs Birds Blog
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The World of the Gos
Submitted by BrdPics Blog
I recently had the supremely rare opportunity of accompanying a bird bander and researcher to a Northern Goshawk nest site in Northern Colorado (sorry I can’t be any more specific than that.) Usually, Goshawks let you know when you get too close to their nests by screaming and strafing you, with about [...]
Giving Birth…
Submitted by The Birdcouple Blog
Ok, not me.
But, the LoveNest Garden did produce this little baby…
I’m particularly proud of this massive and healthy zucchini because we have not used any pesticides, insecticides, herbicides or any other -cides in the yard since we moved in 3 1/2 years ago.
The only addition to the yard [...]
Small Mountain Owls
Submitted by BrdPics Blog
Like owls? (Who doesn’t??) I just got a great new book that details some of my favorites- the wee owls of the mountains. Scott Rashid (bird artist/bander/researcher/rehabilitator) has written and illustrated a wonderful reference on small owls, with detailed chapters on 4 species that inhabit the Rockies (Northern Pygmy, Flammulated, Northern Saw-whet, [...]
Black-and-white Warbler at my Window
Submitted by Birding Notes Blog
Late this morning as I was coming down the stairs in our front hall, I saw a small black and white bird fluttering around a long, narrow, rectangular window over our front door. It was a female or juvenile Black-and-white Warbler, very slender and pretty, with sharp black and white striping [...]
Crows – Bathing and Anting
Submitted by Birding Notes Blog
This afternoon, in the hottest part of a hot, sunny, humid day, six American Crows gathered in the grass around a spot on the edge of our driveway. They sat low down on the grass, bellies to the ground, with wings spread. One or two stayed down like this for several [...]
The price of mice and rats is the same
Submitted by Bird TLC Blog
But the price of shipping has gone up and it has gone up a lot. Next year Northwest Air Cargo won’t be servicing Anchorage, so our supplier will have to find another shipper from Minnesota to Anchorage. I’m sure that shipping will go up even more. So the cost of [...]
Put your stamp on
Submitted by The Birdcouple Blog
Wow! Doesn’t that just say it all? These new Public Service Announcements (PSAs) are being released this week as part of a new effort to promote the Migraqtory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp, aka the Duck Stamp. This is a much-needed, if long overdue effort, to better get the word [...]
Macro Monday
Submitted by Craigs Birds Blog
Rating 3.00 out of 5
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Yellow-breasted Chat, Gray Catbird and Blue Grosbeak
Submitted by Birding Notes Blog
This morning – another in a string of pleasantly cool early mornings, with blue sky and rumpled white clouds – a Mockingbird was singing from its usual perch on a wire overlooking the old field. Most of the Mockingbirds in the neighborhood have fallen quiet now, but this one still sings [...]
Red-tailed Hawks
Submitted by Birding Notes Blog
A juvenile Red-tailed Hawk and one or two mature Red-tailed Hawks sit on top of utility poles overlooking the old field and Highway 441 almost every morning lately. They’ve been there regularly for about the last three weeks, usually sitting on separate poles or sometimes in nearby trees, the juvenile often [...]
Wood Thrush
Submitted by Birding Notes Blog
Early this morning a Wood Thrush was singing in the woods just around the corner, not far from a creek. I’ve rarely heard their song this summer, so the beautiful fluted notes drifting out of the dark green trees felt like a gift.
The morning was fresh and cool, with a blue [...]
This silly ol’ dance is perfect for two…
Submitted by The Birdcouple Blog
“If you live to be hundred, I want to live to be hundred minus one day, so I never have to live without you..” ~ Winnie the Pooh
Thanks for this life, Cute Husband!
Happy Anniversary!
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Killdeer at Sherburne NWR
Submitted by Craigs Birds Blog
Last week, my father and I took a drive up to Sherburne NWR and had a pretty successful day. At one point as we were driving around the auto tour we pulled off into a viewing area that had a small platform overlooking a pool. As we got out of the [...]
The Fourth of July – Scarlet Fireworks
Submitted by Birding Notes Blog
Early this morning a Scarlet Tanager sang from the top of an oak at the edge of the woods across the road. Its clear, pure red and black gleamed in the sunlight as it lifted its head and parted its beak and sang again and again – a small, fiery, solo [...]
Soggy Snowy
Submitted by Bird TLC Blog
The temps have been in the low 80’s for the past few days. That might not sound like hot to most of you, but to us it’s down right hot. Ghost has been taking it easy (chillin’) and staying mainly in the shade of his mew. Before I went into [...]
AT birdin’
Submitted by The Birdcouple Blog
Birdcouple is just back from our longest hike yet along the Appalachian Trail, 3 days and 2 nights starting just over the New York-New Jersey state line and heading south to High Point, N.J. On the Fourth of July, we walked through wonderful Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge (the only [...]
Macro Monday
Submitted by Craigs Birds Blog
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