Birds of 2013: Week 34
Another group of bird shots from around our house. This time I’m focusing on birds collecting their own food.
Birds of 2013: Week 33
Another week without new birds to report. But that’s ok, it gives me a chance to showcase the birds I see in my everyday life around my home. A few years ago we added a small pond to our landscape. I’m so glad we did. It’s pretty & the birds love it. Here are the …
Birds of 2013: Week 32
Last week’s bird post was showcasing a nest of barn swallow babies. We also have a number of other juvenile birds hanging around.
Birds of 2013: Week 31
Every year barn swallows make nests in the eaves of our house or in Farmer John’s Man Shack. This year they built one of their nests in a perfect place for baby observing. They built it above our front porch. We are able to see the birds every time we walk outside & while inside …
Birds of 2013: Week 30
I have 18 different birds to go until reaching my goal of 100 for the year. There are 24 weeks left & I’m getting nervous that I’ll really be scrambling the last few weeks to make my goal. This summer has been busy, but not in a way that’s helping my bird numbers. Although my …
Birds of 2013: Week 29
The other day I took the kids to a park that we had never been to. We explored the park for about an hour, mostly walking around the pond. The walk was nice. My boys especially enjoyed it. But, I only saw a handful of birds & don’t get to add new ones to my …
Birds of 2013: Week 28
This week we had a great bird experience. We were driving home when I saw an owl in the road. Maybe it had caught lunch? I’m not sure why it was there, but as we got closer it flew into a tree on the side of the road. So, the kids & I watched it. …
Birds of 2013: Week 26
No new birds this week. The bird I’m posting about this week isn’t even a bird I saw this year. I saw it last year hanging out near my pond. It is a male Western Bluebird. The cool thing about this bird was that it was banded. My curiosity got the best of me & …
Birds of 2013: Week 25
Here are a few different species of birds we have flying around our house these days. Some are ones I’ve listed before, but I’m also able to add 6 new species to my list. Woo hoo! My favorite has to be the Western Tanager simply because I love its vibrant colors.
Birds of 2013: Week 24
The birds for this week are from a beach trip. We saw a ton of birds including many bald eagles, an osprey, cormorants & peregrine falcon babies.