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Entries Tagged as 'Blue Jay'

Bird Blooper #2: Blue Jay takes a dive

January 27th, 2007 · Comments Off

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Lucky shot

January 21st, 2007 · Comments Off

Sometimes everything works out perfectly. Like this shot. Only once before have I seen a Blue Jay at my feeder. Couldn’t get a shot then, but yesterday I had the camera pointed out the window at my desk. I was waiting for Brown-headed Nuthatches. Josh called out from the living room, “Hey, do you see [...]

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Birds we love again: Blue Jay

November 22nd, 2006 · Comments Off

Let’s talk about those birds we take for granted. You know, the ones that are always around and that you barely even notice. They’re like the mid-pack drivers in NASCAR, the Dale Jarretts and (yes, I’m saying it) the Michael Waltrips of ornithology: They don’t get many accolades, but they do beef up your Project [...]

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17 birds at Guilford Courthouse Military Park

November 2nd, 2006 · Comments Off

Before I buckle down today for some serious picture-taking of all the new jewels for the store, I’ve got to show you a list of the birds I saw this morning in the park. For the first time ever, I’m getting excited about winter because there are just more and more birds showing up! Here’s [...]

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Tags: American Crows · American Goldfinch · American Robin · Blue Jay · Carolina Wren · Dark-eyed Junco · Downy Woodpecker · Eastern Bluebird · Eastern Towhee · Golden-crowned Kinglet · Hairy Woodpecker · House Finch · Northern Cardinal · Northern Mockingbird · Song Sparrow · White-breasted Nuthatch · White-throated Sparrow

At My Birdfeeder: Not!

September 23rd, 2006 · Comments Off

There are other birds in our wooded complex aside from the ones I’ve already shown you. These birds have thus far spurned my seedy advances. Weird thing is, these are the birds that in the past would swarm all over my feeders. So why, oh why, will they not dine now at Chez NutmegNine?
Here are [...]

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Tags: American Goldfinch · Blue Jay · Northern Mockingbird