Greensboro Birds

Haven’t talked about the red-breasted nuthatches in a while, but they’re still hanging tough at our feeders—especially today, apparently stocking up before tonight’s forecast storm.

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Josh has two days off after working seven straight. This is how he chooses to fill his downtime: taming the wild Red-breasted Nuthatch.

He might not like me saying this, but the RBNuts had Josh a little nervous with the way they were zooming in and right by our heads. I was sitting a few feet [...]

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This morning’s coffee heralded the return of the Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, as well as a fantastic visitation by a Black-throated Blue Warbler, and Josh attempting to get those ballsy Red-breasted Nuthatches to eat out of [...]

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I should be working, but instead I’m repotting Josh’s Joshua tree because it’s pitiful in its current state. Plus, the past few days have been long ones in front of the computer. I’m beat. Sitting by the shed, performing the repotting, I’m being intimidated by Red-breasted Nuthatches as they swoop in for sunflower seeds. Naturally [...]

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Welcome back, White-throated Sparrow! After summering in the far northern reaches of the United States and Canada, he’s arrived in the Piedmont with his familiar “OH Sam Peabody Peabody Peabody” refrain. This is the first one to make its way to our yard. I looked out the kitchen window and he was just staring at [...]

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