Tag: birds

Perched.

This Mourning Dove briefly perched on a log next to a Mayapple and two red trilliums just bast bloom, and in front of the bed of sweet woodruff.

A crowd.

Three Rose-breasted Grosbeaks contested space at a feeder this afternoon. I have never seen more than one at a time this year as well as past years.

Three male Rose-breasted Grosbeaks contest for space at a bird feeder.

Trying to protect birds.

I’ve had a problem with songbirds, especially American Goldfinches, flying into my living room windows – the fixed portion and the casement windows on each side of it. Thankfully I’ve never seen one killed.

I bought a kit with a roll of clear tape which has small dots embedded every 2”. You install a length of tape the length (or width) of your window, use the supplied mini squeegee to press it down, peel off the clear tape and the dots are left behind on the glass. Move over 2”, install another length, repeat until the entire window has dots spaced 2” apart. The dots are a visual cue that this is a solid that you can’t fly through.

This is a huge, huge problem, particularly during migration seasons, in cities with reflectorized windows on mid- and high-rise buildings. Fatal Light Awareness Program (FLAP Canada).

https://flap.org

Before. To a bird this casement window looks like open air.


 And after.

I do hope this helps.

No time.

I had no time to get out from under the hydro lines to capture this flight of Turkey Vultures soaring on the early evening wind before they departed the scene.

Gliding along.

Faye got this really good image of an adult Canada goose and two goslings gliding along.

Perched.

During the 2023 /Great Backyard Bird Count, I captured this House Finch and American Goldfinch perched on a feeder.

Feeding birds.

Feeding songbirds during a snowfall. American Goldfinch (left) and House Sparrow (right).

Finches at the feeder.

Blizzard.

I’m under a Blizzard Warning. Although the snow has stopped falling, it’s blowing and drifting. It’s -15C (5F) with a wind chill of -27C (-16F). A tough time for songbirds, so I’m liberally scattering seed as well as keeping the bird bath plugged in.

Attempted.

An American Goldfinch attempted to share a perch at the feeder with a House Finch. The House Finch didn’t budge, so the goldfinch had to leave and wait its turn.