Category: Attracting Wildlife
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Air Traffic Uncontrolled
A song is like a picture of a bird in flight; the bird was moving before the picture was taken, and no doubt continued after. ~Pete Seeger The Evening Grosbeaks continue to delight us by devouring sunflower seeds every morning in a feeding frenzy of yellow, black and white. My high count was one day Read more…
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Finally
We usually get what we anticipate. ~Claude M. Bristol It has been a great year for those birds from up north (a so-called bird irruption). This occurs periodically when cone crops fail across vast stretches of Canadian boreal forests. Other factors can contribute, and different species may react differently, but those that migrate far from Read more…
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Mulberry Moments
Green gives and red receives. Nature is colour coded! ~Sonali Mohan Some of you may have known him, and, even if you didn’t, you may have one of his bluebird boxes in your yard. Jack Finch started a non-profit, Homes For Bluebirds, to help restore his beloved Eastern Bluebird to the skies of the southeast. Read more…
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Suet Sampler
I don’t feed the birds because they need me; I feed the birds because I need them. ~Kathi Hutton Sunday was a gray, chilly day here in the woods and the birds were quite active at the feeders. One group of birds, in particular, had my attention, the gorgeous Rose-breasted Grosbeaks. The Rose-breasted Grosbeaks have Read more…
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Birds in the Garden
Poor indeed is the garden in which birds find no homes. ~ Abram L. Urban This garden (NC Botanical Garden) is anything but poor if the birds are any indication. Bird activity seems to have increased dramatically the past few weeks. Many seem to be thinking of the coming nesting season…bluebirds singing from atop nest Read more…
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Humming Along
One minute poised in midair, apparently motionless before a flower while draining the nectar from its deep cup—though the humming of its wings tells that it is suspended there by no magic—the next instant it has flashed out of sight as if a fairy’s wand had made it suddenly invisible. ~Neltje Blanchan, 1923 It seems Read more…
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Stormy Night
It was a dark and stormy night, the rain fell in torrents… ~Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1830 And indeed it was…last night. We barely beat a fierce thunderstorm as we drove back from dinner with friends in Chapel Hill. The sky was flashing with rapid-fire lightning when we arrived at our gate. I must have done something Read more…
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Mini-frogs
The frog forgets that he was once a tadpole. ~Anonymous It’s been a busy couple of weeks and I must apologize as I have been a blog-slacker I’m afraid. Lots of chores, plus the hot and humid weather has kept me inside more than usual. It turns out, unlike me, there are some things that Read more…
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Suet Sightings
I think the most important quality in a birdwatcher is a willingness to stand quietly and see what comes. ~Lynn Thomson This past week must have been the peak of spring migration in our woods. Every time I looked out, I saw something of interest, either just passing through among the branches, or stopping by Read more…
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