I’ve seen at least four Red-shouldered Hawk nests under construction this week. Most will probably be false starts, abandoned for one reason or another. Some not well supported by the tree, some too public, some, well, who knows? Certainly the hawks do. This morning I saw two hawks building a nest in some pines, justContinue reading “Nesting is work!”
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Phoebe in Pink
Walking by the dock today, I heard some Brown-headed Nuthatches making their squeaky toy sounds. Then I heard another sound down by the water, almost like the Nuthatches, but a bit more pronounced. Then I heard it more distinctly: “fee-beee, fee-beeeee.” I’ve seen an Eastern Phoebe around the pond for the past few days. WhenContinue reading “Phoebe in Pink”
Appropriate day for couples
Here’s a pair of (quite literally) “love birds,” spotted just today. I saw one carrying nesting materials and tracked it as it flew to its nest. While it was working on the nest, a second, the female, alighted on the branch pictured here. The male joined it a few minutes later. The male is onContinue reading “Appropriate day for couples”
Sing a song of sixpence
An isolated shot of just one Red-wing Blackbird. There were others around. In fact, you will rarely see these blackbirds as singletons; there are always others around. Sometimes those others may include Grackles or Brown-headed Cowbirds. It’s always a party with Red-wing Blackbirds. You might see them flying in flocks of 10 to 100 individuals.Continue reading “Sing a song of sixpence”
Hooded Merganser
I must have hundreds of pictures of Hooded Mergansers at Seagroves pond, but I just can’t help myself. The males are so dramatically colored and the females have a quiet beauty all of their own. The one visual feature both sexes have in common are the secondary feathers on their wings. When their wings areContinue reading “Hooded Merganser”
Quick Post: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
I get the feeling that many people think “Yellow-bellied Sapsucker” is a made up name, used in comedy sketches and in the funny papers. There are actually four different sapsuckers in North America: Williamson’s, Red-breasted, Red-naped, and Yellow-bellied. The others are found in the mountain west. The Yellow-bellied variety visits us in the winter months.Continue reading “Quick Post: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker”
Quick Post: Eastern Towhee
The Eastern Towhee is a Robin that got dressed in the dark. I’m trying an experiment to make myself post more often. If I write short posts with one or two pictures, I’ll be more likely to jot something down and post it. This is a start. We’ll see what tomorrow brings.
Seagroves Walks 