Greensboro Birds

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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I buy these giant bags of freezedried mealworms every few months. Originally I bought them to lure in the many bluebirds that live in our hood, but so far the only real takers are the Carolina wrens. (The bluebirds seem content to eat sunflower chips instead; maybe that’ll change come summer.) I fill up the [...]

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Not much happening today. It’s cold as heck, I’m waiting on some text, and I don’t feel like tackling such mundane things as laundry. Which means it’s time for random shots from the feeder! I replaced the hanging suet log after the last one was finally knocked to the ground and dragged off by a [...]

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What is up with this wind? For real, it’s gusting into the high 30 mph range and beyond, making the trees next to the house sway in a seriously scary way. Will this be the day I finally get that skylight in my office—the hard way? I’m not a fan of the wind. My brain [...]

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Carolina wrens on our property are enjoying the bounty of freeze-dried mealworms that I put into the wire-mesh feeders. This one is calling out after stuffing its beak with a half dozen or so. A speedy and economical online source for mealworms, both freeze-dried and live, is Exotic Nutrition Pet Company. They cater mostly to [...]

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As a birdwatcher, I have a very bad habit. I sleep late. Everyone knows all the good birding happens early in the morning, when the birds are calling to each other, updating everyone on the latest news and generally checking in. Consequently, by the time Happy and I get to the park all the birds [...]

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I’ve taken approximately 1,000 photographs with the new camera since getting it a few weeks ago. Many of them are what I call Bird Bloopers. Usually they involve the bird’s backside. Why keep them to myself when you can laugh with me? This inaugural BB is a Carolina chickadee that took off when I clicked [...]

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It’s snowing in Greensboro this morning, and the feeder is busy! Check out the video on the blog. 

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