Roads End Naturalist

Exploring the natural world as we wander at the end of the road

Tag: feeder birds

  • Snow Birds

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    Winter perches like a bird. Wings tucked in so the soul is heard. ~Angie Weiland-Crosby Another nice snowfall (it has been many years since I could utter that phrase around these parts). We probably got about 3 inches here and it was a nice fluffy snow (prepping us for our upcoming move to Montana no Read more…

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    Mike Dunn

  • 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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    Mike Dunn

  • Suet Sightings

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    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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    Mike Dunn

  • Changing of the Guard

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    Migrations speak to us, not just as observers of nature but as integral parts of it. The world moves and, deep inside, we long to move with it.   Mike Bergin Spring is truly here. I look out the door and see the rapid changes, the appearance of so many new things. But I can also Read more…

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    Mike Dunn