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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I heard a cacophony of birds in the back yard… But then, the Mob came by

Around 11:30 this morning, I was sitting out in my backyard, listening to the birdsong. It was one of those days that everybody was calling, in the yard across the south fence, and in the green space to the west, but nobody was in my yard. (I could hear them, but not see them) Then, …

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New Years Day at the suet feeder

In our backyard, we have two suet feeders.  One has an extension on the bottom for large birds like woodpeckers to rest their tails while feeding; the other is a standard cage feeder with no extension.  At both feeders, we get numerous different species, including flickers, a Bewick's wren, juncos, nuthatches, chickadees, and a Townsend's …

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