Archive for 'Birding at home'

bird in profile

bird in profile Originally uploaded by Peter Wallstrom A sweet little chickadee-dee-dee … one of my favorite birds… The caption reads: I took this one from the kitchen window at my grandmas house, you get pretty close and the birds can’t see you.

Bird in a Window

Bird in a Window Originally uploaded by sarijk Birds certainly do like windows, don’t they? Me too.

Bird in a window

Bird in a window Originally uploaded by Waterloo Fords Look at the birdy in the window…escaping, hiding, drying?

American Finch at the window

Bird at the window Originally uploaded by hsmoscout The American Finch is soooooooo sweet. I love it! They come in groups generally and they are so cute chattering about. I really adore these birds. This person caught one hanging outside their window, what a lovely little shot.

bird at the mosque window

bird at the mosque window Originally uploaded by alev.adil Apparently Muslims are forbidden to eat birds (and most animals) and they also will not hurt them, cage them, brand them or get them to fight one another… “There is no man who kills [even] a sparrow or anything smaller, without its deserving it, but Allah [...]

bakery bird

bakery bird Originally uploaded by see/saw The caption reads: the bird had wandered into the bakery that morning, picking ample crumbs off the floor. in a moment of panic it flew into the window instead of out the open door, knocking the coffee cup in the corner over. after a few futile moments, a worker [...]

Birdy hanging out by the window…

This was a lovely set of photos I found on flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mnmz2/3340319043/)…

Hope for the future…

When 5th grade Olivia Bouler heard about the oil spill in the place she vacations with her family, she sat down to write a letter with an offer to help the birds…   And so began “Save the Gulf” operation between Olivia, her drawings and the Audubon Society. As of today, June 11 2010, she has [...]

bird nest on building window

bird nest on building window Originally uploaded by Ramon Vera Is that wire thing to keep birds out or to keep them safe? Guess this pigeon made it work for him.

What I saw today from my bedroom’s veranda…

What I saw today from my bedroom’s veranda… Originally uploaded by bocavermelha-l.b. Caption reads: One White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis), with bright blue (almost turquoise) plumage and a long beak. It was a raining and overcast day so I decided to stay at home and observe my colorful neighbors. Ha! They were all perched on the [...]