Greensboro Birds

The scene today at the big pond:

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Our friend Mary, who sent in this photo, has a perfect view of the swans and cygnets right from her apartment. It isn’t unusual for the big male Mute Swan to walk up to her window and give her cat the ol’ feathery eyeball. Of the two male swans in the compound, the one at [...]

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Clearly we are all-day suckers for these cute fluffy swans. I mean, look at them—adorable! Our friend George is not immune to their cutitude, nor is he afraid of their gigantic, intimidating father, evidenced by the cool from-the-top photo of mom and babies. Of course, George is taller than the bird, whereas daddy swan is [...]

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Our pair of Mute Swans at the larger pond finally hatched those eggs! This pair has six little cygnets, and they are of course just as cute as the other group. See for yourself:

On the smaller pond (aka Pond 2), where once we had five chicks we now have four. Something must have nabbed one [...]

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Our local paper’s bird pics can’t even touch this much cuteness. I mean, come on, is this little Mute Swan baby not adorable? They hatched today by the small pond and are paddling about, eating whatever they can fit their beaks around. Don’t get too close, though, because the folks are tough when it comes [...]

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American Goldfinches and Northern Cardinals are frequent visitors to this beautiful tree. There’s a feeder just behind them that’s popular with the neighborhood Goldfinches.
Now that temperatures are back in the 70s and 80s, the Painted Turtles have emerged from hibernation and are basking on logs again. Our Mute Swans, which have begun nesting, can’t resist [...]

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

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Lincoln Green’s ponds are home to a couple mated pairs of Mute Swans. You’ve seen them and, if you’re anything like me, you’ve been intimidated by their mighty size and serious hiss. (Grunts, on the other hand, may be a positive signal.) Though indeed poetic-looking, the pose you see above, with the swan’s neck curved [...]

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