Good shots Dyanes....
Garden Photos of '09......#5
Very nice shots, Dyane! Haven't seen much in the way of migrants--have to head to Bantam Lake--CT's largest natural lake, & not too far from me---lots of unusual ducks show up about now.
I agree with everyone, nice pics Dyane!!
Haunting the bird feeder...I'm afraid that's what my feeder is, essentially a catered buffet for the hawks and probably the neighborhood cats. But I just can't bear to not put seed out.
There's little let up in the snow right now, but more on the way. The birds are ravenous!
Odd how they know when to eat and when to lay low.
we had another grackle invasion today.... amazing how many travel together... looked like the ground was moving
I tried to get a picture of them all.. but they got spooked away when I opened the window
They flock thru here in the fall and early spring,thats a sign we have grubs in the lawn when they flock and aireate the soil.
they were eating something out in the woods.... don't know what could be active out there.. the ground is pretty solid
maybe some late dropped berries,doubt there are insects this time of year.
We get them in the lawns in late april and early may when the ground is thawed.
They travel with Cowbirds and RedWing black birds.
we saw another bird with them.. will have to go look those two up
doesn't look like either of those... it had a yellow beak
Might be a Immature grackle.
There are also Boat Tailed grackles but the yellow beak I,m not sure of.
got a photo of them yesterday... at least the tree rats keep the grackles out of the feeder...
:)
Randy had to go save a grackle this morning.. he got his foot caught in the feeder... funny how they sit still when they know they are getting help
got this one a few mins ago
got a couple of lucky titmouse shots too
I just want to kiss em
Thank you Allison ^_^ for the pics, love them!
Aren't the Titmouse the cutest?
yes... so cuddly looking
those black birds w/ yellow beaks are Starlings.
Guess they are dufferent from Grackles I dont really know as they all hang out together.
love the birds I watch them everyday at my house so many come to visit its amazing
bought this house for the 2.5 acres of mostly woodland, so we would be able to watch nature at is best
that's what I thought.... thanks for confirming it ... been a bunch hanging together
Nice shots, Allison!
thank you Victor
nice pic's allison - better titmouse pic than i posted on the weather thread - the poor birds shoulders were covered in snow though
thanks... he looked cold that's for sure
Your bird shots are always nice, Allison. You mentioned a stuck grackle---we had a bird whose head got stuck in the feeder---he didn't make it---was pretty deteriorated by the time we found him---anyway---I retired that feeder for good. Two days ago we had a flock of 4 bluebirds on top of the nearby dam, & I saw a pileated WP flying over the impoundment area. Today the siskins that are left are hogging the feeder space.
that's terrible... I only saw one pileated here... he landed on my gutter of the house... I was out weeding and he scared the life out of me... what a racket it made
does it really matter???
love to see pictures of birds they are so pretty enjoy watching them every day
Nice shots, onewish. I love those the titmouse too!
Great shots of the TM Allison. I have never been able to get a good pic of them.
I agree. Makes me like this gray day. Patti
Who named them anyway??
duck, crow, blue bird were already taken
Who named the birds? Adam
"Where did it get such a funny name?
Titmouse means small little bird. Tit is an old English word meaning little. And mase meant any small bird, such as a chickadee. About 500 years ago, the word titmase morphed into titmouse. It probably happened because the small, active birds remind people of mice, and everyone knew the word mouse. " quoted from birdwatching.com
That is a great titmouse shot, they are adorable.