Greensboro Birds

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

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Entries Tagged as 'Common Buckeye'

For the Record: Hummingbirds Have Feet

September 6th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Spending time on the Adirondack bench this a.m., right after Hanna’s rain ended, watching ruby-throated hummingbirds at the feeder while nursing a two-day weather headache. (Is it just me or do lots of people get queasy migraines when the barometric pressure drops?) Tito’s flopped next to me having a head-pat, being a good little man [...]

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Tags: Butterflies & Moths · Common Buckeye · GBirds Pets & People · Happy · Ruby-throated Hummingbird · Tito

What happened last week while my webhost was failing me

October 6th, 2007 · 2 Comments

This is the very active Eastern Phoebe in our yard. It spends a lot of time on this branch, then swoops down into the grass or near the brush pile to nab a bug, then returns to this branch.

This is the Gray Squirrel that quickly learned to climb my feeder pole. The next morning, the [...]

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Tags: Bird art · Common Buckeye · Common Grackle · Eastern Phoebe · Gray Squirrel · Happy

Bugged

July 25th, 2007 · 2 Comments

We’re a little distracted this week, and, well, bugged. The farm is no longer in the cards, and there are petty annoyances that need to be sorted out. Needless to say, it’s getting in the way of my birding. So, in the spirit of the week, I present a greatest-hits collection of bugs.

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Tags: American Bumblebee · Common Buckeye · Spicebush Swallowtail · Widow Skimmer