Greensboro Birds

At our birdbath, the brown thrasher is king. First thing in the morning till just before sundown, you’re sure to spot a thrasher jumping into this shallow metal pan and splashing vigorously. (There’s an alluring solar fountain just off-camera to the left.) Any bird that dares enter its domain is immediately rejected, like this female [...]

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The dry creek is getting more interesting. Or “junked up,” as Forrest says. We’ve built two simple bridges over it, with one more on our to-do list, and we’ve planted a ton of perennials, shrubs, knockout roses, our apple and fig trees, some other stuff, and a few annuals for good measure. The yarrow garden [...]

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Where are the migrants? I must sleep too late for the warblers, because surely they’re out there, but I’m just not seeing them. And I’ve had the hummingbird feeder up for a few weeks now, ever since people started reported them on the Carolinas Birding List, but no luck. David at Leave Me Alone, I’m [...]

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Second in a mercifully brief series of birds in disguise is this female northern cardinal making like a chicken. It appears she’s laid a clutch of sunflower seeds to make the act that much more convincing.

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I’ve started a photo gallery of birds from the past year or so, organized by type of bird. It’ll take a while before I get everything organized, but it’ll be fun to watch it grow. In each gallery, click on the thumbnails to see the full-size photos.
As much as I hate to mention this, please [...]

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