Whoa! What a Day for the Birds!

I am still having a hard time believing what just went down in my backyard. I took my book, my can of Coke, and my phone and sat in my chaise, and watched the birds. Boy, did they put on a show! I had a big flock of Bushtits, at least three Red-Breasted Nuthatches, three …

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Thanksgiving isn’t just for the Humans…Birds get some too

At least, in our backyard they do.  On Thursday, while waiting for our roast to cook, I sat at the kitchen table and watched our feathered friends in the yard.  We had both kinds of Chickadees (Black-capped and Chestnut-backed), Red-shafted Flickers, Juncos, Varied Thrushes, and Song Sparrows. The Flickers are very skittish, and fly away …

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