Tammie Rogers
Inspired by Dogs & Nature
Tag: Gray Catbird
They Love Fruit! We Have Fruit.
Brown Thrasher, Gray Catbirds, Eastern Bluebirds, Northern Mockingbirds and several other fruit-loving species are plentiful here at our farm-gone-wild. I am guessing it’s in part due to the number and variety of wild Mulberry trees we have all around the property. Mulberries berries don’t… Continue Reading “They Love Fruit! We Have Fruit.”
Two Wrens and a Catbird
There’s a little switch on the top, right of my camera. It toggles the operation from standard photography to video. Whether I choose to flip that switch can mean the difference between having to explain what I saw, and providing a visual movie of… Continue Reading “Two Wrens and a Catbird”
It’s a Bunny Year
I suppose it’s because the Cottontail Rabbit is a game meat that its population dynamics have been studied ad nauseam. The numbers of these cuties fluctuates quite cyclically. Having lived at this property now for twenty-four years, I’ve come to recognize “big bunny years”… Continue Reading “It’s a Bunny Year”
The Oft Elusive Gray Catbird
While to some this bird may seem drag, its coloring is absolutely outshined by its amazing vocalizations which are reminiscent of tropical jungle melodies. It’s in the same family as the Northern Mockingbird, and it can mimic other birds’ songs like its relative. It… Continue Reading “The Oft Elusive Gray Catbird”
In the Shadows
I was able to capture images of a couple of birds that are spending a lot of time in the underbrush at this time. The Brown Thrasher and Gray Catbirds are feeding their chicks lots of insects, as evidenced by what they have in… Continue Reading “In the Shadows”
Ten Days of Snapshots
I’m sharing some of my favorite images from the past ten days. Enjoy! Ruby-throated Hummingbird The number of hummers we have observed at our nectar feeders this year is down significantly from years past. I’m happy that I was able to get a decent… Continue Reading “Ten Days of Snapshots”
Apples & Oranges
Last year, the first bird that I saw when I was finally able to travel around our property in a golf cart was an incredibly lovely, yellow female Orchard Oriole. At the time, I didn’t know what it was, and needed some help identifying… Continue Reading “Apples & Oranges”
