As mentioned in the previous post, it’s a little chilly right now. But I decided to try some digiscoping at Mr. Neil’s bird feeders. Number one, being right outside the house, I could dash in and have some pumpkin spice tea when the layers would begin to fail me (my layering system works great when [ Read More ]
A pair of thigh high wool socks? CheckTwo pairs of pants? CheckTwo shirts? CheckA Fleece? CheckWinter Coat? CheckSnow Boots? CheckHand Warmers? CheckEar Muffs? CheckGortex Gloves? CheckScarf? Check And, what did this get me? A pretty sweet blue jay photo! How do they do it outside with no layers??
The turkey posse had taken over the feeding station at Hyland Park the other day and I have all these photos of turkeys that I’d like to post and I’d like to talk about the concert I went to, so I’m going to combine them. BUT I would like to stress that the turkey is [ Read More ]
Calling all bird behavior experts! This video of a crow and kitten hanging out together–even the crow feeding the kitten showed up on Cute Overload. What is going on here? Confused crow? Are birds trying to reach a peace agreement to keep cats from killing them at feeders? Have crows become so smart that they [ Read More ]
This came in the comments section of one of the gift idea posts, but I want to make sure people have a chance to see this site: Birdorable! The site reads that Birdorables are the kind of cute and colorful birds you might find in your backyard or when you go birding…only they’ve been “cutified“. [ Read More ]
Boy, does that title sound like a euphemism or what? I have some photos that I took yesterday but this morning, there was a lovely soft snow coming down and I really felt the need to go to some bird feeders and take some photos. Also, I got exciting news from Harper Collins, Amy Sedaris [ Read More ]
“I need some essence of Gelfling.”
It was kind of a slow morning at The Raptor Center–that’s Odie, our education barred owl with a facial disc dusted with snow. He’s not the brightest bulb on the tree thanks to some brain damage, he’s kind of slow on the uptake, but he looks cute in the snow. It was snowing when I [ Read More ]
Well, it’s time for an update on that feisty Peregrine Falcon 568. I went down into the clinic and learned that she is now out of a recovery cage and moved into a flight room with three other peregrines–two females and one male. Alas, I could not get a photo of the room because Peregrine [ Read More ]
Sunday, when the snow had stopped, Non Birding Bill and I took a stroll (or trudge in snow boots would be a better description of what I do). It was in the teens and you could see the edges of the lake freezing up. This is a popular destination for gulls right before it freezes. [ Read More ]
