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This is a collection of feathers from our yard, see if you can guess the birds!
Thank you all for your well wishes, so kind:) I haven't seen your lovely images but over time will try...
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Getting more and more difficult to find something to smile about in the era of lock-down and no visitors. This little fellow’s visits, however, bring a sense of joy as he flutters around looking for a tasty morsel.
Bewick’s Wrens are medium-sized wrens with a slender body and a strikingly long tail often held upright. They have slender, long bills that are slightly down-curved.
Bewick’s Wrens are subdued brown-and-gray wrens with a long, brow-like white stripe over the eye. The back and wings are plain brown; underparts gray-white; and the long tail is barred with black and tipped with white spots. Males and females look the same.
Bewick’s Wrens cock their long tails up over their backs, often flicking their tails from side to side or fanning them as they skulk through tangles of branches and leaves searching for insects. During breeding season, males sing vigorously from prominent perches.
Bewick’s Wrens favor dry bushy areas, chaparral, scrub, thickets in open country, and open woodlands near rivers and streams. They are at home in gardens, residential areas, and parks in cities and suburbs.
(Nikon, 500 mm +TC 1.4, 1/1000 @ f/6.3, ISO 1400)
I've had opossums passing through my yard for years, sort of off and on, more and less. This Spring I thnk I got youngsters too, not streetwise yet and who allowed me more than a glimpse. It was early on a rainy morning, and this one is between the Mexican Sage backdrop and fresh new wild California Poppy plants. Those were the days.
It was late afternoon in shade, I had to crank up the ISO for high shutter speed , but introduced noise. This image is heavily cropped as the lens was only 200mm.
I was relaxing and doing a crossword puzzle when my phone dinged. It was Don with this message "Cooper's Hawk is NOW on pigeon carcass" Wow! In our backyard!! This hawk was totally oblivious to us as both of us captured multiple shots of him eating his prey. At this moment he is still sitting in our yard next to the pigeon. I think he is so full he can't fly yet. He has been there 2 1/2 hours. What an experience.
This and other hawks patiently wait for birds to feed at out feeder and dive down grabbing what it can.
Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)
I find them such striking birds, and I know in a few weeks they will be gone. I estimate about 15 wintered on my property.
“A large sparrow with a thick, pointed bill, short neck, chunky body, and long, rounded tail…. Spotted Towhees hop over the ground beneath dense tangles of shrubs, scratching in leaf litter for food. They also climb into lower branches to search for insects and fruits, or to deliver their quick, buzzy song. Towhees can fly long distances, but more often make short, slow flights between patches of cover…. Look for Spotted Towhees in open, shrubby habitat with thick undergrowth. Spotted Towhees are also at home in backyards, forest edges, and overgrown fields….. Early in the breeding season, male Spotted Towhees spend their mornings singing their hearts out, trying to attract a mate. Male towhees have been recorded spending 70 percent to 90 percent of their mornings singing. Almost as soon as they attract a mate, their attention shifts to other things, and they spend only about 5 percent of their time singing.”
Status : Least Concern
Source : Cornell University Lab of Ornithology
Brown Acres – Jackson County – Oregon - USA
This Sharp Shinned Hawk scanned the yard and didn't mind that I was close by. In the end, he left empty handed. (This time!)
Bathtub blind shots.
We have had some snow lately. Here are shots of four common regulars taken while they were visiting my deck rail in search of seeds this week. They were all rewarded.
House Sparrow, House Finch, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Dark-eyed Junco.
Edmonton, Alberta.
My first attempt (actually the best of seven) at squirrel photography using a super telephoto lens (at 500mm on a monopod).
The backyard has been full of flowers, butterflies and hummingbirds. It's been a pleasure being lazy and watching the butterflies flit around!
This was my backyard not long after we removed the tree that was crowding the shed and planted a new on over on the side.. I ran this one thru Deep Dream Generator for fun... Happy Fence Friday, Everybody!!!
I heard a different bird call in the yard today and was so surprised to see a Love Bird mingling with the other birds around the feeders.
This young Anna's Hummingbird ordered her nectar to go! The Amistad Salvia flower got stuck on her beak. She had to shake her head to get the flower to fly off. She looked around to see if any other Hummingbirds had witnessed her embarassing moment. At this point, I started laughing as she was so darn cute! This image was taken last Summer in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
BACKyards Series
Often the facades are maintained and the care erases the soul and the history of the houses and their inhabitants.. maybe the truth lives in the back yards?
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What a surprise we had this morning when a Scarlet Tananger came into our backyard. Our backyard does not backup to a forest preserve so this was a rare and welcome visitor for us! First time we have ever seen this in the 28 years we have lived here! Apparently it wanted to try the grape jelly we had out for the Baltimore Orioles.....which have also been very plentiful this year too!
Naperville, IL
Dans les arrière-cours la vie aussi s'épanouit. Au-delà du grouillement de vie arthropodique des conteneurs à ordures, on peut y croiser des gens qui... Prennent leur temps, à l'abri des regards...
... A l'abri ? Oui. Presque. :-))
This guy came into the backyard yesterday. I went out to make sure the deer could find it's way back over the fence. Instead he started following me around. Had to finally make enough noise for him to leave. Then hung out in the green belt, munching away for about 20 minutes. Before he left, I told him to watch out for the local Cougar.
This guy came into the backyard yesterday. I went out to make sure the deer could find it's way back over the fence. Instead he started following me around. Had to finally make enough noise for him to leave. Then hung out in the green belt, munching away for about 20 minutes. Before he left, I told him to watch out for the local Cougar.