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 in [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Wildlife’
Great Backyard Bird Count
Posted in Birds, Wildlife, tagged birds, Wildlife on February 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Nocturnal Bunny
Posted in Bunny, Wildlife, tagged bunny, Wildlife on December 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For the past few weeks there has been a bunny in my yard all evening. Rabbits are primarily active at dusk and dawn. In the summer I would occasionally see them during the day, usually eating something in my garden, but never after dark.
This picture was taken about 9pm. I just looked outside and [...]
This Round Goes To The Squirrel
Posted in Squirrels, Wildlife, tagged Squirrels, Wildlife on December 18, 2009 | 3 Comments »
One of the smaller gray squirrels has been climbing up on the bird feeders and I could not figure out how he was doing it. He would only jump up there when I wasn’t looking.
I have squirrel baffles on both feeder poles and the nearest tree branches are too high for him to jump [...]
Happy Thanksgiving
Posted in Holiday, tagged Holiday, Wildlife on November 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
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Inquisitive Sparrows
Posted in Birds, Wildlife, tagged birds, house sparrow, Wildlife on September 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
These inquisitive house sparrows were fluttering around the new nestbox for about 5 minutes before they gave up. There were five or six of them at one point.
Not sure what they were doing. It’s not nesting season, and they probably would not fit through the hole anyway. It’s sized at 1 1/8 inches. I’m trying [...]
Curious Chipmunk
Posted in Garden, Wildlife, tagged chipmunk, Garden, Wildlife on September 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This little guy walked right onto the deck and stopped a few feet away from me.
I wouldn’t mind them in the garden if they weren’t so destructive. As soon as they see freshly tilled dirt they start to dig. Too bad if I just planted seeds there.
New Bird Feeder
Posted in Birds, Wildlife, tagged birds, Wildlife on September 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It took less than a week for the birds to find the new feeder.
This black-capped chickadee is enjoying a breakfast of sunflower seeds.
Bzzzzzzzzzzz
Posted in Environment, Wildlife, tagged Environment, insects, Wildlife on September 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Bumble Bees were out in force yesterday. There haven’t been as many this year. Maybe the sunny afternoon brought them to my yard. This one is happily sipping on a marigold flower.
Backyard Birds
Posted in Birds, Wildlife, tagged birds, Photos, Wildlife on August 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I was having breakfast out on the deck Saturday when I noticed a lot more birds than usual. I grabbed the camera and took some pictures. Here’s who stopped to visit. There was also a blue jay and a pair of cardinals, but they didn’t stay long enough for a photo.
This is probably a Downy [...]
House Wrens Leave the Nest
Posted in Birds, Wildlife, tagged birds, Wildlife, wrens on August 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Success! Three baby house wrens fledged the nestbox this morning. They were soooo cute. They came flying out of the box within about 10 minutes of each other. When I say “flying” I mean that loosely. With their stubby little tail feathers and short wings they are quite awkward and can only fly a short [...]
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