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The new and improved teacup bird-feeders
I posted pictures of the teacup bird-feeders the other day. There was a wee technical challenge. The 1/4 inch threaded rod just didn’t have enough stability. It looked great, but any weight at all (like a bird landing on one for a bite of lunch)… Read More
Wildlife
The first 6 deer I saw on my recent road-trip were carcasses at the side of the I-75 on the lower Michigan penninsula (not to mention an assortment of dead raccoons, possum, skunks, porcupines and various unidentified animals). Later I would see a couple dozen… Read More
Hawk
I was just out with the dogs for a walk over by the water filtration plant. As we came down the hill and turned south a hawk swooped down from above the roof of the building and soared low across the pavement and the grass,… Read More
Blue Jay
The only thing left to do on the mosaic blue jay is screw in some hanging hardware, and where that goes depends on the angle at which it’s going to hang.
Bird is the Word
Sam Smith Grebe Chicks doing well
Check them out at Friends of Sam Smith Park.
Birds, birds, birds….
Tuffy P signed us up somewhere or another to receive emailed birding reports. I thought that might mean an email every few days but it turns out that birders are a very industrious lot and they take their hobby oh so seriously. Here are some… Read More
Cool Chicks
Check out the grebe chicks in Col. Sam Smith Park!
New Bird in Town
There’s a new bird in town. Look…there, behind the bear’s breeches. You mean that red one? Ya, ya, that’s the one. You got the field guide? No, I thought you brought it. I think it’s a Scarlet Tanager. Really? Ya, a Scarlet Tanager.
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