Category: Wild Birds

Look What I Stumbled Upon!

This afternoon I was offered a real treasure. While circling the property, I came upon Barn Swallow chicks all lined up on a fence wire. They were waiting for their parents to swoop in and feed them. I didn’t have the camera power to… Continue Reading “Look What I Stumbled Upon!”

Feed Me!

The Tree Swallow pair that has been busy raising their brood in the backyard box is coming to the point of seeing their chicks take flight. They have worked hard. Soaring to nab a mouthful of insects for their young, they race back to… Continue Reading “Feed Me!”

Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds

Not In Our Neighborhood!

I hear Blue Jays vocalizing around the property. But, they don’t come into the yard to visit our feeders. Our wild birds are truly wild, and while it’s common to see a Northern Cardinal at a feeder in a small, suburban yard, our Cardinals… Continue Reading “Not In Our Neighborhood!”

Sub-Letting a Nest Box

Last year and this, a lovely pair of Eastern Bluebirds used the white, birch-look box we have on our south fence. I posted quite a bit about them earlier this season – from their nest box selection behavior, building the nest, feeding their chicks,… Continue Reading “Sub-Letting a Nest Box”

Hummers – Tiny Jewels

Our Hummingbirds are plentiful this year. I would like to think it’s because we have provided a reliable food source for a couple of years, and the offspring of the birds that has been successful at rearing chicks are coming back! In the evening… Continue Reading “Hummers – Tiny Jewels”

Working Parents

This Tree Swallow pair is feeding their chicks that hatched last week. This is the pair in the backyard. We also have a pair doing the same in the front yard box. They are about three days different in hatch dates from this pair.… Continue Reading “Working Parents”

Purple Martin Babies!

Robert took this photo yesterday morning. I’m pretty sure these are little PM fledglings sitting on the ledge. So, dang cute…. in a weird sort of way.

The Tiniest Duel

I’m not sure if the bird recognized the wasp, or if the wasp acknowledged the hummer. But, these images make me feel as if the theme music from the Rocky movie is playing in the background! This female Ruby throated hummingbird approaches the nectar… Continue Reading “The Tiniest Duel”

Gourd World

Our Purple Martin colony has grown since last year, which was the first year we put up the red house. Here are some photos I took of the birds that are inhabiting the Gourd Tower that we offered the birds earlier this year. This… Continue Reading “Gourd World”