What an exciting day at the feeder! I didn’t have to work this morning, so I devoted extra time to the Great Backyard Bird Count—and it was definitely worth it. I saw 23 different species, including some I don’t see every day, such as the red-breasted sapsucker, white-crowned sparrow, and pine siskin. Most of the [...]
Archive for February, 2012
Birdfest
Posted in birds, Nature, tagged birds, bushtits, chickadees, jays, juncos, nature, sparrows, winter, woodpeckers on February 18, 2012 | 6 Comments »
Great Backyard Bird Count: February 17-20
Posted in birds, Nature, winter, tagged birds, chickadees, nature, robins, winter, woodpeckers on February 15, 2012 | 4 Comments »
It’s that time of year again, time for the Great Backyard Bird Count. I love this bird count, because I can do it from the comfort of my home, just counting the birds that come to my feeders. Of course, if the weather is nice, I will also venture outside in search of birds that [...]
Determined Squirrel
Posted in Nature, Perspectives, winter, tagged attitude, goals, juncos, nature, squirrels on February 4, 2012 | 2 Comments »
or If at First You Don’t Succeed The squirrel came bounding across the yard and hopped up into the dogwood tree. There two choices awaited it. Should it go for the suet feeder, close to the trunk and easy to hold onto? Or would it be sunflower seeds today? That would involve a little more [...]
