On nice days I like to go for a lunchtime walk. Today I was walking along the Chicago River and there was a goose sitting in one of the planters. Geese will nest in some pretty strange places so I suppose it could be a female sitting on some eggs. I don’t know enough about [...]
Posts Tagged ‘birds’
Chicago River Geese
Posted in Birds, Wildlife, tagged birds, chicago, Wildlife on April 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Music Composed By The Birds
Posted in Birds, Eclectic, Video, tagged birds, Eclectic, Video on March 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »
And now for something completely different … “Reading a newspaper, I saw a picture of birds on the electric wires. I cut out the photo and decided to make a song, using the exact location of the birds as notes (no Photoshop edit). I knew it wasn’t the most original idea in the universe. I [...]
Song Sparrow At The Feeder
Posted in Birds, tagged birds, Song Sparrow on March 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I spotted a song sparrow at the feeder this morning around dawn. It was exciting because I’ve never had a Song Sparrow at my feeders until today. It’s a common bird in Illinois but I’ve only see them in wooded areas. This little guy was still here at dusk. Probably a migrant stopping for a [...]
Finches On Electric Guitar
Posted in Birds, Eclectic, tagged birds, Eclectic, music on March 3, 2010 | 1 Comment »
40 zebra finches jamming on electric guitars and cymbals at the Barbican, in London. The little guy with the twig sounds pretty good!
All Your Birds Are Belong To Us!
Posted in Birds, Wildlife, tagged birds, hawk on February 13, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Cooper’s Hawk or Sharp-shinned Hawk? After this morning’s bird walk I headed for the feeders to take some photos. There are usually lots of birds waiting their turn in the nearby trees. It was sunny and clear with light winds and, other than being a little chilly, perfect for pictures; except there were hardly any [...]
Great Backyard Bird Count
Posted in Birds, Wildlife, tagged birds, Wildlife on February 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Be a citizen scientist and help the birds. This weekend is the 13th annual Great Backyard Bird Count, a four day event held February 12 through 15, 2010. The GBBC is a joint project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the National Audubon Society and Canadian partner Bird Studies Canada. Participation is easy and anyone [...]
Sharing A Meal
Posted in Birds, Squirrels, Wildlife, tagged BackyardBirds, birds, Squirrels on February 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Sometimes everyone gets along.
Peanut Butter Suet Dough
Posted in Birds, Recipes, tagged BackyardBirds, birds, Recipes on January 31, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The birds love homemade peanut butter suet dough. Today I had chickadees, woodpeckers and juncos nibbling away at it. Here’s a female red-bellied woodpecker and a chickadee enjoying a meal. Other birds that like this treat are bluebirds, titmice, nuthatches, jays, wrens, thrashers and towhees. The basic recipe is simple and only takes a few [...]
Christmas Bird Count
Posted in Birds, Photos, Wildlife, tagged birds, Photos on December 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Saturday I participated in the Audubon Christmas Bird Count at Cantigny Gardens, part of the counting circle for the Dupage Birding Club. The longest running Citizen Science survey in the world, Audubon’s annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC) will take place between December 14, 2009 and January 5, 2010. From Alaska to Antarctica, tens of thousands [...]
White-breasted Nuthatch
Posted in Birds, Wordless Wednesday, tagged birds, WordlessWednesday on December 9, 2009 | 3 Comments »
First time I’ve seen the Nuthatch at the bird bath. More Wordless Wednesday.
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