Monthly Archives: August 2013
Getting Out With Birds
As I slowly recover from knee surgery, my birding has consisted mainly of sitting for brief moments watching our feeders — and enjoying it even while knowing that migration is underway and that I likely have warblers moving through our … Continue reading
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Goldfinches – What’s Not to Love?
We are inundated with American Goldfinches. What a neat problem to have. These brilliant bursts of yellow and black sing from the treetops, bounce through the air with their unique flight, and mob the thistle seed feeder. They also sit … Continue reading
Posted in Backyard birds, Local Birding, Yard birds
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One-legged Polishing
My knee, injured on August 2nd, is bothersome but as I await surgery next week, I can do some polishing. I pretty much have finished the top half of the Airstream and now can work, sitting in a chair, on … Continue reading
Posted in medical, polishing, renovation, Southwest trip
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Late Summer Bird Gatherings
I took the dog and my bum knee out birding in the truck yesterday morning and we cruised some of our normal routes — Berlin Pond and the E. F. Knapp state airport. There were few birds on the pond … Continue reading
Posted in migration, Vermont Birding, Washington County
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Tips to Improve Your Birding Skills
Like anything, putting in the time will improve your birding skills. Bird in view or in your field guide? Watch a bird as long as you can; note the appearance and behavior. What is it doing? What size is it? … Continue reading
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Salineño – Get it on your birder bucket list
I fell in love with birding about four years ago and one of the reasons was a trip we made to Salineño, Texas. Driving there, we were stopped by a pleasant Border Patrol officer who was exiting the rutty dirt … Continue reading
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Why Are Hummers So Mean To Each Other?
As I try to heal from a torn meniscus or two from my birding mishap, I have had a lot of time to sit and quietly observe the many birds at our feeders. We have dozens of young Purple Finches … Continue reading
Posted in Backyard birds, Bird Behavior, Local Birding
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Polishing Project Comes to a Crash Landing
I can look out my bedroom window and see the brightly polished side of the Airstream and exactly where I stopped work on Thursday. I decided to take a break Friday and go birding and so I did. I injured … Continue reading
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Birding Should Not Be A Contact Sport
Friday morning, I took off with the dog early in the morning to see if I could add a Peregrine Falcon to my County Big Year list. I headed toward Marshfield Mountain, a spot where they nest and are often … Continue reading
Posted in Birding With Penny, County Big Year, Vermont Birding
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