Tag Archives: Winter birding
Some Winter Photos
I want to share some shots of winter birds and other items we’ve seen on our daily outings. I’ll start with a quiet and beautiful spot we found the other day. In the neighborhood, there’s a nice variety of birds … Continue reading
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Winter and the Golden-Crowned Kinglet
Winter and the Golden-Crowned Kinglet by Tom Kalinowski (from the Adirondack Almanack) It’s simple physics. In a cold environment, small objects lose heat at a faster rate than large objects. This is why most warm-blooded animals that reside in a … Continue reading
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Buffleheads Coming & Going
We are going through a patch of crappy weather with spitting rain and temperatures in the high 30’s or low 40’s. It’s good wood fire weather and not much fun fiddling with tripods, scopes, and cameras. But, hey, it’s Vermont … Continue reading
Winter Birding — Bring It On
As I noted last week, we are being bankrupted by the influx of Pine Siskins that mob our feeders, leaving their small poops all over everything, and making the Black-capped Chickadees wonder what hit them. Yesterday, I saw about 25 … Continue reading