Greensboro Birds

Here in North Carolina, we’re enjoying a banner mast year, meaning there are loads and loads of acorns and pinecones. Someone on a Carolina gardening forum claims this is because the drought has convinced the trees that they’re dying, so the trees’ response is to literally—and liberally—spread their seed before they kick the bucket. Is [...]

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The local Red-bellied Woodpeckers must either be finished nesting or are in the midst of feeding hungry babies, because this male bird is back at my feeder after being absent for a good month. He’s dropping in every few minutes to fill up his beak—literally, he scoops up a bunch of seeds and nuts until [...]

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I was hard at work on the patio yesterday (seriously, I really was working, I swear) and heard a neighbor hammering something. “Hm, they’re really going for it. I wonder what they’re building,” I wondered after hearing this tapping for several minutes. It went on longer than it takes to, say, hang a picture or [...]

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Blooming tulip trees attract an amazing variety of birds, including this male Red-bellied Woodpecker eating nectar from the large blossoms. I was surprised to see him doing this, but it turns out that Red-bellies are rather opportunistic feeders. Unlike other woodpeckers that typically only excavate tree trunks for insects and grubs, the Red-belly employs several [...]

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My balcony feeder had a brief lull in activity this April, but suddenly it is action packed from dawn till dusk (and then some). It used to be only the Cardinals that would drop in at sundown, but now the Carolina Chickadees and Tufted Titmice are lingering past dark. The Red-belly Woodpecker is back, and [...]

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