Monday, June 30, 2008
Flowers in Bloom
Since I can't manage to get any of the birds to sit still long enough for me to get a halfway decent picture, I thought I'd post pics of some of the flowers I have blooming around my deck. I love sitting among some of God's finest creation & having such beautiful things to look at!
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Bird List - June 2008
This month has finally realized the hotter, more blistering temperatures usually known around the Atlanta area. The temperatures have averaged out in the 80's during the day & in the upper 60's at night. We've had hardly any rain so everything has been very dry. The birdbath I've owned for a year now is finally getting put to use. I guess the birds are "desperate" enough now to take baths in it!
All the baby birdies are starting to grow up as I've witnessed on an occasion or two a Red Bellied Woodpecker teaching it's offspring where the feeders are. We had a nest with baby Titmice in it, but they've finally "flown the coop" as it were.
Here's the June 2008 list of my backyard birds:
* Eastern Towhee - The male & his mate don't visit my feeders, but they do like to scratch around on the ground underneath the feeders. They nest in my holly bushes in the side yard.
* European Starling - These visit my feeders quite regularly, mostly for the peanuts.
* Downy Woodpecker - Both male & female frequent the peanut feeder (their favorite).
* Red Bellied Woodpecker - Male & Female visit occasionally, maybe once or twice a day. I don't see them as frequently at the feeders in the summer as I do in the winter. They seem to prefer the bugs in the trees. They too prefer the peanut feeder.
* Blue Jay - I see these guys every once in a while. They love the peanuts either from the peanut feeder or from my tray feeder.
* Carolina Wren - This little guy (or gal) isn't really too picky of an eater. They will come get peanuts or seed.
* Northern Cardinal - This is my favorite backyard bird. I love hearing their chirps & calls to each other. And it's been interesting to watch one of the males (I say "one" because we have many couples around the yard) feed his mate. She waits patiently at the top of my bird pole while he fishes through the bird seed to find the perfect sunflower seed for her. Then he promptly shells it & delivers it to her. They prefer the seed I keep in the tray feeder.
* Wood Thrush - I have seen one or two this month. Not sure if they are male & female. Since they are larger birds, they like the accessibility of the tray feeder.
* Mourning Dove - This is one of my least favorite birds. I have to admit that most of the time I end up shooing them off of my feeders simply because they spill perfectly good bird seed on the ground in search of the perfect piece of millet. When I don't catch them, they like to perch on the tray feeder. They do provide a bit of comic relief, however, as it takes them about 5 minutes to plot how they are going to get their fat bodies onto such a small tray!
* Brown Headed Nuthatch - These little guys are pretty quiet, but they love the peanuts! They visit frequently.
* Carolina Chickadee - My mother lovingly refers to these little guys as "computer guys". So their little chirps are enjoyed the whole day through. They visit frequently as well. And it's interesting to watch their interaction with each other. They will eat peanuts or the seed in my tray feeder.
* White Breasted Nuthatch - These guys like the peanuts.
* Tufted Titmouse - These will eat from the tube feeder, tray feeder, or peanut feeder. But peanuts seem to be their favorite.
* American Robin - These don't visit my feeders, but their calls are interesting & they are good entertainment.
* Ruby - Throated Hummingbird - After feeding the female for a month now, I have finally gotten some males to come around! These year their green backs seem to be especially dark.
* House Finch - The male & female both visit the tube feeder filled with seed as well as the tray feeder filled with seed.
* American Goldfinch - Not as many of these now as there were earlier this spring. Must have made their migration a little further north. They love visiting the finch feeder with the bright neon colors, which is filled with nyger seed.
All the baby birdies are starting to grow up as I've witnessed on an occasion or two a Red Bellied Woodpecker teaching it's offspring where the feeders are. We had a nest with baby Titmice in it, but they've finally "flown the coop" as it were.
Here's the June 2008 list of my backyard birds:
* Eastern Towhee - The male & his mate don't visit my feeders, but they do like to scratch around on the ground underneath the feeders. They nest in my holly bushes in the side yard.
* European Starling - These visit my feeders quite regularly, mostly for the peanuts.
* Downy Woodpecker - Both male & female frequent the peanut feeder (their favorite).
* Red Bellied Woodpecker - Male & Female visit occasionally, maybe once or twice a day. I don't see them as frequently at the feeders in the summer as I do in the winter. They seem to prefer the bugs in the trees. They too prefer the peanut feeder.
* Blue Jay - I see these guys every once in a while. They love the peanuts either from the peanut feeder or from my tray feeder.
* Carolina Wren - This little guy (or gal) isn't really too picky of an eater. They will come get peanuts or seed.
* Northern Cardinal - This is my favorite backyard bird. I love hearing their chirps & calls to each other. And it's been interesting to watch one of the males (I say "one" because we have many couples around the yard) feed his mate. She waits patiently at the top of my bird pole while he fishes through the bird seed to find the perfect sunflower seed for her. Then he promptly shells it & delivers it to her. They prefer the seed I keep in the tray feeder.
* Wood Thrush - I have seen one or two this month. Not sure if they are male & female. Since they are larger birds, they like the accessibility of the tray feeder.
* Mourning Dove - This is one of my least favorite birds. I have to admit that most of the time I end up shooing them off of my feeders simply because they spill perfectly good bird seed on the ground in search of the perfect piece of millet. When I don't catch them, they like to perch on the tray feeder. They do provide a bit of comic relief, however, as it takes them about 5 minutes to plot how they are going to get their fat bodies onto such a small tray!
* Brown Headed Nuthatch - These little guys are pretty quiet, but they love the peanuts! They visit frequently.
* Carolina Chickadee - My mother lovingly refers to these little guys as "computer guys". So their little chirps are enjoyed the whole day through. They visit frequently as well. And it's interesting to watch their interaction with each other. They will eat peanuts or the seed in my tray feeder.
* White Breasted Nuthatch - These guys like the peanuts.
* Tufted Titmouse - These will eat from the tube feeder, tray feeder, or peanut feeder. But peanuts seem to be their favorite.
* American Robin - These don't visit my feeders, but their calls are interesting & they are good entertainment.
* Ruby - Throated Hummingbird - After feeding the female for a month now, I have finally gotten some males to come around! These year their green backs seem to be especially dark.
* House Finch - The male & female both visit the tube feeder filled with seed as well as the tray feeder filled with seed.
* American Goldfinch - Not as many of these now as there were earlier this spring. Must have made their migration a little further north. They love visiting the finch feeder with the bright neon colors, which is filled with nyger seed.
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