Learning to See the Beauty of Nature in Our Gardens
There’s a war going on in Central Florida. I told you about the mockingbirds being mean to the bluebirds, but we have new players in the fight for territory. Meet the Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus), a beautiful if not noisy bird. The mockingbird babies were born this past week. I got to see 3 of [...]
Central Florida, Thursday, March 29, 2012: As in past years, I had a successful hatching of Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia Sialis) on Tuesday. There were five eggs but only four seem to have hatched, although sometimes the runt can take a day or two longer. Mom was still holding firm in sitting on the nest Wednesday [...]
On Valentine’s Day, I was finally treated to seeing dove babies. Mom and Dad must have been out for Valentine’s Day dinner as the nestlings were all alone, one staring out at me wide-eyed. I’ve had camera in hand for days in anticipation of seeing mom and dad feeding the bird babies once they were [...]
Aye and Begorrah, and a Happy St. Patrick’s Week to you! And a happy St. Pat’s Day it was! New life has emerged in my beautiful wildlife garden. Newborn Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia sialis) reared their heads yesterday (well, two were far enough along to pick up their heads when I took the first photos). I saw [...]
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