This has been an active year for Sharp-shinned Hawk activity in the backyard. At least two of them have been regular visitors. This young one though takes the cake…so to speak. I have never experienced anything like it. It had apparently had a very good breakfast of something and seemed so fat and happy it…
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Woodpeckers
We are lucky here, to have a diverse population of woodpeckers in the backyard. This includes the ever-elusive (photographically) Pileated Woodpeckers, Flickers, and Sapsuckers. The old reliables are the Hairy, Downy, Red-Bellied (pictured), and Redheaded Woodpeckers. I can’t imagine a better place to spend some time for someone that loves birds.
Golden Girl
It makes me wonder if one day, God said to himself, “you know I love my Woodpeckers…all are beautiful, but let’s try to spruce them up a bit…make them a little richer in color, a tad more glamorous. And thus the Flicker was made. Well, that’s how I figure it anyway. This Female Yellow-Shafted Flicker…
Whistling Wings
Unmistakable. That’s the sound of a Mourning Dove’s wings. Have one take off or land near you and you’ll know what I mean.
Focus
“It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.” Aristotle Onassis
Winter Bird
Someone once asked me what my favorite bird was. I replied, “what time of year are we talking about”? Because it really does depend on the season. In the winter, I could say the eagles, or the owls, both of which are beautiful and impressive. But day to day, during the mostly colorless days in…
Snow Days
I’m not sure that the Cardinals really love the snow…I mean not like us kids used to love snow because it might cancel school and we could play outside all day. Suffice it to say though, the cardinal isn’t against a few flurries. In fact, I think they may feel safer when the light is…
Magical Summer Nights
Given a choice, I’m more a fan of fall and winter than I am of summer. It’s mostly a temperature thing. Sometimes around these parts, the summers can get pretty hot and muggy. But there is a benefit to that kind of weather. The fireflies make their annual appearance…and it truly makes the nights magical.…
Resilience
If you look closely, you can see that the left eye of this eagle is not normal. Depending on how the light hits it, it ranges from black to pale blue. Most likely it’s not working well at all, and it leaves this bird with one good eye to hunt and fish with. Yet, it…