Greensboro Birds

As of yesterday, the female Canada Goose was still incubating her eggs. Her mate was somehow injured a couple of weeks ago and didn’t look like he was going to make it, so she’s been fending for herself. Normally the male will sit on the eggs while the female forages for food. It’s unclear if [...]

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You know it’s spring when the local Canada geese are sitting on their nests. This one has set up residence right outside one of the buildings by the big pond. If you see her, give her some space. Besides, her mate is always nearby and will use his own methods to help you steer clear [...]

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This double-crested cormorant has totally put dibs on that corner of the swim platform. It’s been sitting in that same spot it seems for weeks now, beak in the air all snooty-like, feet gripping the edges, watching the Canada geese fly back and forth. I can’t help but feel it’s judging the other birds, like [...]

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Josh, Happy, and I walked part of the Lake Brandt Greenway before Sunday’s Bristol race. It runs 2.6 miles from the parking area of Guilford Courthouse NMP along the old Atlantic-Yadkin rail corridor. You can reach Bur-Mil Park and other trails from the greenway, which winds through rolling woodlands.
There were lots of turtles lounging in [...]

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Needing to escape some loud maintenance being done on our building this morning (the young Happy, you might recall, is terrified of loud things), Happy and I spent a couple early-for-us hours walking the Lake Brandt shoreline at Bur-Mil Park.
A male Eastern Bluebird guarded this nestbox by the fishing pond. And worked on being adorable.
This [...]

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

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If you’ve strolled around the ponds at all, or even just walked to the fitness center or pool, you’ve surely encountered the most familiar and widespread goose in North America: the Canada Goose. Although North Carolina is technically in the CG’s winter breeding territory, many have become nonmigratory, preferring to settle in comfy, food-laden urban [...]

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