The scene through the window screen at my desk: Ruby-throated hummingbirds recently started visiting this Jacob Kline (or Cline?) monarda (aka bee balm). It’s cool to see them only a couple feet away. I hear their buzzy wings as they descend on these bright red blooms—that’s how I know when to look up from my [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Northern Bobwhite Quail'
Monarda Attracting Hummingbird and Goldfinches
June 15th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Tags: American Goldfinch · Garden · Monarda (Bee Balm) · Northern Bobwhite Quail · Ruby-throated Hummingbird
New Yard Bird: Bobwhite Quail (Trust Me On This One)
April 22nd, 2008 · 4 Comments
See that black and white bit sort of just left of the middle? That’s a bobwhite quail cruising into the woods after poking around near our new creek. Seriously, that is the best and only shot I could get of this guy, who is pretty speedy and zigzaggy in the underbrush. There were at least [...]
