We had so many birds fly into the nets today (like the Nashville warbler above) at Carpenter Nature Center that I did not have a chance to document them all. I really felt more like a helper today as opposed to someone under foot. It was awesome, I was getting birds out nets–even uber challenging [ Read More ]
For the readers who don’t go to Disapproving Rabbits but would like to hear some of the sounds rabbits can make, check out this video of Cinnamon grunting. So much to blog and so little time! I got the word from Lorraine that the bees have landed. I was hoping that they would arrive tomorrow [ Read More ]
Gary Reuter has combined two of my passions: a bird house painted to look like a beehive! He used the wren house nest box plans from Woodworking for Wildlife and then just painted it to look like a hive. Speaking of nesting, if you have noticed any nesting in your yard, consider participating in NestWatch–a [ Read More ]
From The Telegraph: Starlings can tell if you are watching them, according to a study that has shown for the first time that starlings respond to a human’s gaze. Starlings will keep away from their food dish if a human is looking at it. However, if the person is just as close, but their eyes [ Read More ]
From the Telegraph: A species of shrew has been found in Ireland for the first time – after it was discovered it was featuring on an owl’s menu. Scientists were alerted by the size of a skull found in food remains passed by a Barn owl. They eventually managed to trap several of the greater [ Read More ]
I think this post needs to be book ended by butter butts (aka yellow-rumped warblers). In many ways spring is a cruel and at times non existent season in the northern US. Some might even goes far as to call spring a treacherous snake woman. After the magical Wednesday of seventy some odd degrees Thursday [ Read More ]
Wednesday was a glorious 70 degree day and just a fun morning of banding–I’m finally getting my footing with getting birds out of the net. We got in quite a few white-throated sparrows like the bird above. KARE 11 came back to film a few more shots for the bird segment they are working on. [ Read More ]
There has been a request for a cleansing bird after the last post (sorry I didn’t give the gross out warning with that one). I must admit, that looking out the window and seeing snow this fine April 26 that I myself am in need of a cleansing bird. So, how about a cleansing robin: [ Read More ]
I was sent this story about a California wildlife rehabber who found an injured hawk: A hawk was found dead along a California highway with the claw of a songbird protruding from its chest. It’s not clear, however, if the partially digested meal, one claw somehow managing to get back out from a terribly wrong [ Read More ]
Sometimes squirrels get trapped in the Potter Traps for songbirds at Carpenter. We have to get them out, so I usually use a stick to open the door to avoid being inadvertently clawed. Today’s squirrel was a little slow on the uptake:
