We had a pair of Indigo Buntings here yesterday. Just so excited to see them. Ric got a shot of one of them.
Mid-Atlantic Bird Watching - Spring 2014, Cont'd
How about a plastic tablecloth? A cheap one ($1 at the $$ store) that
you can put on and remove as needed....
Here--they poop all over my patio bench and my swing set---as they are perches.
I have now moved the big feeder to hang under a tree. Not gonna re-fill it once it is empty.
I may throw some seed down on the lawn for the Doves.
G.
wow, very cool, Holly--what a beautiful bird!
Gita: I think leaving a tablecloth on all the time would cause the table to rust -- plus I'd have to put covers on the chairs as well, which are more of a problem than the table. DH just said we should electrify the chairs and table with a really low voltage - his thought was that that would get rid of unwanted guests as well. They would feel a little uncomfortable but wouldn't know why. He said.
ROFLOL
haha--sense of humor that guy. ;-)
Those Indigo Buntings are stunning!
Happy, what about putting the bird feeder on a pedestal of some sort?
CatMint, can't those feral cat lovers at least put bells on those cats? I love cats - like you, mine are indoors only - but I don't think they should visit bird feeders for their meals.
Muddy: The birdfeeders hang from tree limbs. The birds just like to sit on the backs of the chairs to smack their lips in gratitude or salivate in anticipation (and poop).
Friends from our church and I went to our garden plot for the first time this weekend and there was a bird 'guarding' our plot. Apparently, it had laid some eggs on the ground in our plot and was trying to protect them. We left the eggs undisturbed and hopefully it will come back and tend to them but she stayed in the area the whole time we were there. I was wondering what type of bird it was. When it spread its wings, there was a burnt orange color on the tips of them. There's a pic of the eggs too.
Is that a plover? It's cute!
Ooh! Is that a killdeer?
I just looked up Killdeer bird on Google and checked out the pics. That's it for sure. That orangish part I was speaking of was actually on the tail when it was open and the eggs look the same too. Thanks!
What interesting eggs. Hope the babies make it.
Ric put up the Gazebo Saturday so I can sit in the yard and enjoy the birds and get much better pictures. The hummer feeder is right beside the Gazebo.
Mockingbird, Cardinal, some little flicker type.
Yes, kildeer.
Nice spot to watch the birdies.
What great birding experiences! Well, except for happy's... I sympathize, as the robins just LOVE to perch on anything that gives them a nice view of the grass, like chair backs, and swings...they must get excited when the perch there too....so excited they let fly.
I've just felt so good listening to a couple kinds of birds here sing on these sunny mornings.
Every year I get bluebirds nesting in a "community type" birdhouse in the Hillside Shade Garden. I thought that they would only nest in a typical bluebird birdhouse, but I was mistaken. I'm pretty sure they are the only occupants in this "community type" one though. I just noticed that they are back. Love seeing them fly in an out.
Well, the robin made a third nest by the door, so we left it. Of course, now we get scolded every time we go out that door. Hehehe.
I just think of how people move to the country then complain when the farmer spreads manure. So now the robin moved to my territory and complains when I go into 'my' territory. Gotta love them.
It appears that Holly captured a rather large unusual bird at our feeder. LOL
haha!!
You all should see the huge hawk that hangs out near Catbird's place.
I don't think this girl will do much harm, other the amount she may eat.
Oh my! Sweet! :-)
Sally do you know what kind of hawk? We have a sharp shin that comes by on a regular basis.
I don't want to steal Catbird's thunder. We needed binoculars to get any more detail. just that it looks BIG, broad light colored breast is about what you can see, or me with my poor eyesight.
I got a new suet feeder. A cheapie from the grocery store but I'm getting more birds than with my other one. What are these birds?
Here's another one too:
The second set of pics looks like a mockingbird.
I'm getting the first, gray-colored one at my feeder, too.
1- tufted titmouse- pointy top on head and big eyes
1 mockingbird- white edges, flashes white when it takes off
from the color it looks like a peanut suet, bet they love it!
Yeah, they're going crazy on that suet. They like this feeder much better than my $18 feeder with the tail support for woodpeckers. This feeder was $2.50. I saw a female cardinal on it the other day so I'm glad they're interested too.
I'm not sure the #1 pic bird is a tufted titmouse. I looked it up on Google and it doesn't match. That black part on their head doesn't flip up and they are a charcoal grey all over with a darker tail and wings but their belly is grey. Definitely a mockingbird though for pic #2. Is it a certain type of mockingbird or is there only one kind of mockingbird?
I think there's only one mockingbird in this area.
If only birds stood still, they'd be so much easier than plants. Plants have so many species, cultivars etc...!!
I think there's only one mockingbird in this area.
If only birds stood still, they'd be so much easier than plants. Plants have so many species, cultivars etc...!!
Try catbird for 1
Grey Catbird looks about right. Someone on the bird id forum said the same thing. Sweet, thanks Sally! Where was Catbird on this one? LOL
I was going to say "catbird" as well. I see a lot of them here..
They are noisy and screech a lot.
Very protective of their nests....
Tufted Titmouse is the size of a sparrow.
G.
Here's another one. I saw this on the neighbor's tree this morning. I'm guessing it's a woodpecker of some sort.
pretty! nothing here but chickadees, sparrows, and the occasional cardinal... :-(
Red bellied woodpecker. If you get the right angle, there is a patch of reddish way under the belly. sort of a dumb name but there you have it. Wood peckers are all sort of the same but different, I guess it was tough to figure out how to name several birds that all have red on the head, and black and white backs.
Let me bore you all yet again and say how much I like being able to ID a few birds by their calls. With my bad vision I have a fighting chance of knowing what's up there, that way. I wish I knew more.
A cardinal made a nest in the red honeysuckle. Pretty cool!!!!
how nice Jan! Seems like you mostly just find robin nests. Not that I have anything against robins.
Wondering if "Robin" has any Robin's nests nearby???
I know--cheap joke.......G.