Tag: feeder
Hummingbirds!
YAY! We got our first hummingbirds. It took awhile but they are now regular visitors to our wonderfully simple hummingbird feeder (from Birds-Out-Back). OH! They are so adorable…so teenie, tiny… soooo cute. Anna’s Hummingbirds, Calypte anna. I read something interesting about them in my little bird guide for Washington State Birds. “At the beginning of [...]
Posted: March 23rd, 2009 under Anna's Hummingbird, Bird Feeder, Bird Feeders, Birds-Out-Back, Calypte anna, Collective Noun(s), Group Name, Hummingbird.
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Rock Pigeon!
We got a new visitor today! =) A Rock Pigeon or Columba Livia.
He can come in many colors but it is a definitely a Rock Pigeon. Apparently, they are found all over the world and there are 12 subspecies.
Baby pigeons are called squabs.
Rock Pigeons have a unique white cere, a soft, fleshy swelling [...]
Posted: February 23rd, 2009 under Backyard Feeder, Bird Cam, Bird Feeder, Birds, Columba Livia, Pigeon, Rock Pigeon, birdie, birdy.
Tags: Backyard, Bird Feeder, Columba Livia, feeder, Pigeon, Porch, Rock Pigeon
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More Weekend Birdies…
The Chestnut-Backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens) likes the feeder, too.
Posted: February 8th, 2009 under Bird Cam, Bird Feeder, Birds, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Poecile rufescens, birdie, birdy.
Tags: Bird Feeder, bird feeding, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, feeder, Poecile rufescens
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New Birds Visit Our Feeder
We decided to try putting out peanuts without shells instead of the normal with shells. The crows came and were as happy as ever, even more raucous actually. They were cawing up a storm!! Maybe that was a thank you to us. =) Less work. They gobbled them and lingered a lot longer today than [...]
Posted: January 26th, 2009 under Bird Cam, Bird Feeder, Birds, Birds of Prey, Blackbird, Brewer's Blackbird, Feeding, Stellar Jay, birdie, birdy, crow.
Tags: American Crow, bird feeding, black oil sunflower seeds, Brewer's Bird, Brewer's Blackbird, brewers, Common Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos, crow, feeder, Feeding, Jay, new birds, peanuts, peanuts without shells, seeds, shelled peanuts, Stellar Jay, sunflower seeds
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