There's a pair of bald eagles at one of my fishing spots, I may have posted about them last year, they are still there and I see them almost every trip, normally in the same pine trees.
Birding!
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Also, caught this guy on the feeder, terrible pic since I had to zoom in from a distance so I didn't scare it off. Looks like a painted bunting maybe? Not an everyday sighting, they come to my area during breeding season.
Just learned that woodpeckers will eat seeds. So far I’ve seen the pictures red bellied doing it as well as either a hairy or downy.
Painted Bunting indeed! Gorgeous birds, wish I had them here.
Today was not only our first Hummingbird day of the year, but also the day the Baltimore Orioles landed. We will have good numbers for a week or two, then most will move on. Sometimes a pair breeds in the woods 100 yards from the house, but we still don't see them that much once natural food becomes abundant. But right now, a spoonful of jam in a custard cup is an irresistible attraction for them.
We're also knee-deep in Rose-breasted Grosbeaks right now. They're also pretty spectacular birds, but I can't get a decent shot to save me life. I gotta get me one of them fancy camera things...
And now, a day later...the birds are picking their food out of the snow. We had a brief but heavy snowfall just before dawn this morning, mostly melting almost as fast as it hit, but, still...it's mid-May for cryin' out loud!
The sun has started to peak out of the clouds now, and the snow is pretty much gone. I was concerned for the Hummingbird making it through the night as we also had a heavy frost; we've had two sightings this morning at the nectar feeder, unknown if it's the same bird but at least some of them (if there are indeed multiples already) made it through the night.
Considering some of the lovely warm weather the past couple weeks...this is a sad, sad picture...
The sun has started to peak out of the clouds now, and the snow is pretty much gone. I was concerned for the Hummingbird making it through the night as we also had a heavy frost; we've had two sightings this morning at the nectar feeder, unknown if it's the same bird but at least some of them (if there are indeed multiples already) made it through the night.
Considering some of the lovely warm weather the past couple weeks...this is a sad, sad picture...
