These Peanuts Are All Mine
On Wednesday it was a rainy day and we didn’t do anything outside. I had the tripod set up by the back door and the feeders had just been filled the night before. Even though we have birds all year … Continued
The Feeders are Busy
We spend many hours watching the feathered lens friends flit in and out of the garden. It seems a never ending job to keep the feeders full at this time of the year as more and more birds are returning or … Continued
Snapping Those Visitors
Capturing lens friends at the feeders and in the garden is becoming an obsession. The camera is always set up on the tripod either inside or outside just waiting for that next shot. Birds are creatures of habit, just like … Continued
Cheep Wren-t
The house wren has been around singing its lively song and creating nests around the garden.
Feed Me, Feed Me!
The robins are nesting once again over the light above the garage door. This has been a popular nesting spot for several years now. They will reuse a nest from the previous year after making sure it is up to … Continued
The Cowbirds
~ The brown headed cowbirds are a smaller blackbird. Their name comes from the fact they they will follow herds of cows eating the insects that swarm around the cows. They aren’t a bird that I love to see in … Continued
Chipping Sparrows
This cute little sparrow is a year round visitor to the garden. It is a smaller sparrow, about 13 cm. long, easily identified by the reddy brown cap and the black eye stripe. The wing markings are similar to those … Continued
Meet Jack and the Mrs.
I know you have all heard of Jack Sparrow. But did you know he lives at our house? In fact he’s lived here for years raising his families. Yes, I say families, as this Jack Sparrow is none other than … Continued
White Throated Sparrows
The white throated sparrow is another species of sparrows that can be overlooked. This little guy is not to be confused with the white crowned sparrow. The black and white head stripes are similar, except the white throated has little … Continued
The Common Redpoll
The common redpoll visits the feeders quite frequently. Redpolls belong to the finch family This little bird is about the same size as a goldfinch, around 12 or 13 cm. long. Sometimes they are commonly mistaken for house finches or … Continued
Cardinal in Flight
It is always a joy to watch the feeders just after they have been filled. It seems the birds are waiting in the distance for the noise as the food goes into the feeders. They appear shortly after the task … Continued
At the Peanut Feeder
The peanut mailbox was empty so the bluejays went to the round peanut feeder. I don’t see them at this feeder very often, yet the bird store said it was a bluejay magnet. It is frequently by the chickadees, nuthatches, … Continued
Chickadees
Black capped chickadees are year round visitors to our garden. It is delightful to hear the dee-dee-dee call(and others) through the open window or when sitting or working in the garden. The chickadee is the provincial bird of New … Continued
Steller Jays
We were fasciated to see many different varieties of birds on our trip to British Columbia in November 2011. The Steller Jay was a new sighting for us, as we don’t get them here in Ontario. Stellar jays are native … Continued
The Bluejays
The bluejays are year round visitors to our garden feeders. They mainly feeds on nuts and seeds, and it prefers peanuts in our garden. We have a couple of feeders set up just for the jays. One is the mailbox … Continued