Greensboro Birds

Birds, Bugs & Blooms in North Carolina’s Piedmont Triad

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Entries Tagged as 'Irises'

You Would Think I Never Work

April 21st, 2009 · 3 Comments

The day began with me wrenching my back to get a shot of this yellow-rumped warbler in bright breeding plumage. We don’t usually see ‘em this fancy down here, so I was fooled at first into thinking it was some other, more exotic warbler.

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Tags: Chickens · GBirds Pets & People · Garden · Irises · Salvia · Wood Thrush · Yellow-rumped Warblers

We’re Back: House Wrens, Swallowtails, Irises, Hummingbird Moths

April 25th, 2008 · 3 Comments

House wrens are dueling outside the window this morning. I can hear their trilly, buzzy song from all sides of the house. I can also hear the first wood thrush of the year working out its double syrinx in the woods right now. Last night, the woods on either side of the house were noisy [...]

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Tags: Happy · House Wren · Hummingbird Moth · Irises · Salvia · Spicebush Swallowtail