Tag Archives: Backyard birds
Bird Larders – storing up for winter
I’ve been watching birds cache food this week. The days are shorter, and the birds are preparing for the next season. The nuthatches prefer the hulled sunflower, and they’re choosing the heavier seeds as those are the ones higher in … Continue reading
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Tagged Backyard birds, bird feeding, Newburyport Birders
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Brown Creepers Make Me Smile
Walking in the woods yesterday afternoon, I heard a loud “see” call. I thought it might be a White-throated Sparrow or even a Dark-eyed Junco but as I searched, I saw a little brown bird climbing up a White Pine. … Continue reading
Stock up on Niger Seed, the Siskin Boys (& Girls) are in town
We take in our feeders at night to avoid bear and raccoon problems. Early yesterday morning, I hung up the bird feeder and thistle feeder and immediately had a dozen Pine Siskins flitting about, waiting for me to leave. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Backyard birds, bird feeding, Pine Siskins
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Quieter Woods
Things are pretty quiet these days in our woods as I walk the dog on our trails — aside for some deer watching us nearly every walk and numerous red squirrels and chipmunks, the activity has died off as birds … Continue reading
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Tagged American Goldfinch, Backyard birds, Common Yellowthroat, fall migration, Kenn Kaufman, Song Sparrow, White-Throated Sparrow
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Backyard Digiscoping
I’ve fiddled with digiscoping for the last year, reading a lot of forums, shooting a lot of poor shots — both with my point and shoot and with my SLR. Because of camera shake and problems with picking up images … Continue reading
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Tagged Backyard birds, Common Yellowthroat, digiscoping, Goldfinches, Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, Song Sparrow
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