Unlike many backyard birders, I don't often see multiple hummingbirds when I look out the kitchen window. This month has been different, and today was a really lucky day. Enjoy the happy hummers and a couple of misfits at the end of today's post.And now for today's surprises... That's it for today's backyard birding post. …
An abundance of pileated woodpeckers
For the past month, these Woody Woodpecker look-alikes have been regularly visiting the trees in our backyard. They're not nesting here, but every day, morning, noon, and night, they fly in, help themselves to the woodpecker blocks and suet cakes, and provide us with entertainment. Just look at this pair. I'm no woodpecker expert, but …
Backyard birds online again
Since early June I've been off the trail more than on it! Two months have passed in what has been a very busy summer, and I have chronicled very little of it. Shame on me! So to get started again, I am posting a few pictures from my backyard birding collection, starting with a few …
Breakfast time at the Backyard Buffet
It was a dreary morning, but the Baltimore oriole appears unfazed by the wet weather. His bright orange coat is still looking good and adds a little cheer to the backyard buffet when he landed on the dish that holds his grape jelly. On the other hand, the pileated woodpecker struggles to make his usual …
Woodpecker morning
A quick look out the kitchen window this morning reassured me that Mr. and Mrs. Bluebird are still around. Both were sitting on the new bluebird nesting box I wrote about in yesterday's blog post. They didn't stay long enough for a photo opp, but I was very happy to see them. Next the pileated …
He’s still here, and guess what…
...He's not alone! He brought a friend. Yesterday morning I heard the distinctive call the pileated woodpecker makes when he swoops in for a landing at the backyard buffet. So of course I picked up my camera and headed for my post at the kitchen window (It actually makes a good bird shooting blind, although I do …
SEEN ALONG THE TRAIL 