Greensboro Birds

Returning from my afternoon bird walk, I encountered this little scene playing out at my feeder. The Northern Mockingbird has decided that my feeder is his feeder—and only his. Whenever he lands on the railing he does that wings-out crouch thing to tell everyone else, “Mine! Back off!” Funny thing, though, these Greensboro birds see [...]

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All birds are worth watching, no matter how many times you’ve seen them.

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The shrubbery around the complex has been bursting with music these past few days. Song Sparrows are gearing up for spring, and they aren’t letting us forget it! BirdNote has a nice homage to this often-overlooked bird. And here’s the Song Sparrow that frequents our feeder and helps tidy up whatever gets dropped on the [...]

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Walked around the complex this morning, and there was a LOT of birding action! We’re in the midst of a polar blast, with temps hovering in the high 20s/low 30s. The sun is nice and bright, though, so it could be worse. Here’s a handful of the many birds I spotted.
This Song Sparrow was singing [...]

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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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