Category Archives: Backyard birds
Dog Walk Birds
I seldom watch birds without our dog, Ginger, along on a leash. It adds a challenge of stabilizing dog and camera when photographing but we often log 15-20 miles a week together. With mud season in full bloom here, most … Continue reading
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March Backyard Birds – 1
Less than a week ago, we waded through a foot of new powder snow to get out to the river. Lots of melting and new arrivals on the river this week – and it’s a great time to anticipate warmer … Continue reading
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Backyard Birds 1
Living next to a river is great — we paddle on it, ski on it some winters, and have an ever-delightful array of wildlife to watch. On perhaps my last paddle of the year, I flushed these mallards just upstream … Continue reading
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Mid-May Outings – part 1
With migration in full swing and trees leafing out fast, it’s been a good time to get out with the dog and check things out. The other day we came across this guy who was waiting for the morning sun … Continue reading
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Florida Yard Birds – Part 2
One of the birds we enjoyed watching was this Spotted Sandpiper, who liked to admire his image in the antenna cover next door. Another we watched for some time was this Tri-colored Heron – hunting a short distance from our … Continue reading
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Backyard Surprise
Mid-day, Sally noted an unusual bird out back hassling with the Common Grackles, called me, and we decided that we had our first Brown Thrasher on our list of yard birds. After a brief visit, it came back later when … Continue reading
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Welcome Back
Two days ago, I saw my first group of Canada Geese circling low, looking for places to land, but they moved off to other spots. The river, which had opened up, froze last night but this morning, a small group … Continue reading
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Carolina Wren
One of our reliable backyard birds is a Carolina Wren (or two) which is an unusual winter visitor. Here’s the range map which with global warming, is likely changing. We’ll keep the seeds and suet coming and enjoy this bouncy … Continue reading
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Our Local Eagle
Several days ago I noted seeing a low-flying Bald Eagle just a few blocks away. This morning, Sally spotted it flying up river. A few hours later, returning from an outing, I saw it perched just across from the little … Continue reading
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Feeder Birds
On these cold wet Vermont days, it’s nice to have a coterie of birds coming to our backyard. Northern Cardinals, even wet ones, add a splash of color and the Chickadees and Goldfinches add their energy to otherwise drab days. … Continue reading
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