http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/bird-watching-blog.html The Bird Watching Blog keeps you up-to-date with all additions and changes to the wild-bird-watching.com Web site. Subscribe now! en-us bird watching Sun, 13 May 2012 14:38:27 GMT Sun, 13 May 2012 14:38:27 GMT wild-bird-watching.com http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/Attracting_Hummingbirds.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/Attracting_Hummingbirds.html Best flowers and plants for attracting hummingbirds to Get Them To Nest in your garden. Sun, 13 May 2012 14:32:19 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/waiting-for-7-years.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/waiting-for-7-years.html After having my 8 Huge plastic Gourds up for season after season for 7 years, with lots of lookers and no takers I finally only left up 2 Gourds. Then Sat, 12 May 2012 03:37:27 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/my-close-encounter.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/my-close-encounter.html I have lived in Racine Wisconsin for almost four years now but have never had the pleasure of a close encounter with such an amazing beautiful creature Tue, 08 May 2012 12:59:43 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/wren-nesting-in-basket.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/wren-nesting-in-basket.html I had a small basket hanging on my front door filled with flowers. I started noticing a small bird flying in and out of the basket and after a week or Sun, 06 May 2012 22:58:35 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/doves-nesting-on-patio-worried-about-crows.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/doves-nesting-on-patio-worried-about-crows.html A few years ago, we had a family of doves and had so much fun watching the progression from building the nest to weening the babies. Our kids were still Thu, 03 May 2012 13:05:43 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/michigan-doves-in-hanging-plant.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/michigan-doves-in-hanging-plant.html This (2012) is the 7th year that a set of Mourning Doves have nested in my hanging plant on my front porch. Yesterday (4/29/12) my daughter came and told Tue, 01 May 2012 13:02:33 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/robin-karma.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/robin-karma.html I was having some overgrown tree shrubbery removed from my back yard. With the felling of the first tree, a Robin's nest was dislodged. The man cutting Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:14:26 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/gary-fay-id-needed.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/gary-fay-id-needed.html I need a bird ID. Western side of Florida,Town Brooksville Made a nest in April where Blue birds uselly make there nest. I have looked at many birds. I Sun, 29 Apr 2012 16:45:00 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/mourning-dove-in-amaryllis-pot.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/mourning-dove-in-amaryllis-pot.html I watched a dove carrying a twig in her beak land on one of the amaryllis potted plants, about 3 - 4 feet off the patio level. With some delight, I called Mon, 23 Apr 2012 02:06:22 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/Cardinals-Windows.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/Cardinals-Windows.html Why cardinals and robins are pecking and crashing into your windows and the steps you can take to make them stop Sun, 22 Apr 2012 21:06:19 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/doves-panasonic-air-conditioner.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/doves-panasonic-air-conditioner.html Mrs. Panasonic was the name we gave the mourning dove, for obvious reasons, that has been nesting above our air conditioner for the last four years. This Sun, 15 Apr 2012 14:47:01 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/stange-robin-nest-location.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/stange-robin-nest-location.html For the second year in a row, a robin has made a nest on my balcony which is totally safe and sheltered. Her eggs have always survived. Although she Sat, 14 Apr 2012 21:05:39 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/our-doves-in-a-hanging-artifical-plant.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/our-doves-in-a-hanging-artifical-plant.html We have three hanging planters on our porch with artificial plants. Every year a dove makes a nest in the same planter always reusing the same nest. This Sat, 07 Apr 2012 23:20:25 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/my-doves-in-hanging-fake-plant.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/my-doves-in-hanging-fake-plant.html We have had doves living around the house for several years. The first year she built a nest on top of a window air conditioner... a strange but very unique Sat, 07 Apr 2012 03:58:55 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/they-are-back-for-third-year.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/they-are-back-for-third-year.html Our Purple Martins returned on March 27. We had a scout or two a couple of weeks ago and then nothing for several days. Now there are at least four birds Sun, 01 Apr 2012 03:33:05 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/doves-in-a-trellisbbasket.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/doves-in-a-trellisbbasket.html We live in a fully attached brick house in the southern part of Brooklyn. We are a block away from a salt creek and a few minutes from Jamaica Bay. We Mon, 26 Mar 2012 23:51:41 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/livebirdcam.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/livebirdcam.html We're on House Finch watch. Our live bird cam is pointed on the artificial Barn Swallow nest the the House Finches hijacked last year and it looks like it's happening again. Join us while we live stream the House Finch nesting season! Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:47:41 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/Cardinals-Windows.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/Cardinals-Windows.html Get Ready To See Birds Crashing into your windows. Find out why they do it and a few tips on how to get them to stop! Thu, 08 Mar 2012 02:47:01 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/three-bluebird-houses-and-more-planned-for-our-five-acres.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/three-bluebird-houses-and-more-planned-for-our-five-acres.html There are now three family's of Eastern Bluebirds on our location here in norther Georgia, near Lake Lanier. They have been here for at least ten years. Wed, 29 Feb 2012 03:11:31 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/wren-in-husband-boot.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/wren-in-husband-boot.html This is the first time we have encountered this pretty little bird. We were shocked to find this bird flying around in our garage and finally saw her Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:23:05 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/my-little-squirt.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/my-little-squirt.html Isn't it funny how life goes, just when you think things in your life are just hum drum, and you take your life for granted. And especially the spirit Wed, 14 Dec 2011 03:10:03 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/Bird-News.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/Bird-News.html Keep up to date on Bird News, Read New Bird Articles Sun, 27 Nov 2011 20:23:55 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/beautiful-bird-id-please.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/beautiful-bird-id-please.html This bird has been coming regularly to my garden (Britanny, west of France) for a couple of weeks. I have never seen anything like it before and it looks Sun, 06 Nov 2011 01:48:41 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/king-parrot-eating-in-the-rain.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/king-parrot-eating-in-the-rain.html Caught this beautiful King Parrot last weekend during a very wet period. He was obviously hungry and wanting to eat! They are regular visitors to Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:16:52 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/doves-on-carport.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/doves-on-carport.html A few months ago, I hired a local pest control company to screen in the corner eaves of my house because honestly, birds were becoming a nuisance. (I just Thu, 27 Oct 2011 01:25:01 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/hummingbird-id.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/hummingbird-id.html The photos are of a hummingbird visiting bean blossoms in our garden in McAllen, TX recently. Hoping someone can identify for me. The white-tipped tail Sat, 08 Oct 2011 14:14:04 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/hawk-id.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/hawk-id.html This hawk was in my front yard. It was on the chase for a squirrel hiding in my flowers. Can anyone tell me what kind of hawk this is? Also if you Tue, 20 Sep 2011 01:52:01 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/its-just-a-rotten-egg.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/its-just-a-rotten-egg.html On Wednesday, August 31, 2011, my grand daughter, Annastasia, found an egg in the grass in her neighborhood. The next morning her mother dropped her off Mon, 19 Sep 2011 03:04:51 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/barn-birdhouse.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/barn-birdhouse.html This is my second birdhouse, I made this one out of barnwood that I'm sure is very old. But that's what I like about it. the more rustic, the better. Sat, 10 Sep 2011 03:54:00 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/brown-bird.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/brown-bird.html I found this bird in my backyard it looks lost. It won't fly far, and it keeps walking around. It's a brown bird with a black beak, white streek from the Thu, 08 Sep 2011 02:46:46 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/mourning-dove-in-my-hosta-garden.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/mourning-dove-in-my-hosta-garden.html I have been noticing this one mourning dove hanging around my house a lot recently. Then I found that it is staying in my Hosta garden right off my front Fri, 02 Sep 2011 21:18:43 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/out-in-the-country-birdhouse.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/out-in-the-country-birdhouse.html I had this desire to have a birdhouse in my yard, but I didn't want just an ordinary birdhouse. I didn't go out and buy one because sometimes you pay Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:17:26 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/dove-nesting-during-hurricane-irene.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/dove-nesting-during-hurricane-irene.html We have a nesting dove with one hatched egg and one soon to be hatched. She was in our railing box for 2 weeks, however, hurricane Irene was hitting tonight, Sun, 28 Aug 2011 00:19:36 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/hawk-or-falcon.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/hawk-or-falcon.html Didn't see it flying. Was about 20 feet from me as I walked out of my door. He sat there as I went back in to get a camera and took a number of photos, Fri, 26 Aug 2011 02:29:41 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/update-to-doves-nest-in-hanging-plant-on-deck.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/update-to-doves-nest-in-hanging-plant-on-deck.html Since the first picture of my Anticipated Guest, another egg was laid. I've been following the doves' story every day. Momma and Papa continue to allow Mon, 22 Aug 2011 03:12:25 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/help-i-cant-identify-this-bird.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/help-i-cant-identify-this-bird.html I live in the Kansas City, MO area and have a couple of bird feeders in my backyard. I frequently have mourning dove, house finches, house sparrows, Carolina Wed, 17 Aug 2011 02:01:24 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/help-id-a-bird.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/help-id-a-bird.html This bird was seen in Trumbull Co.,Ohio.(northeast)behind a Mc Donald's parking lot, right in town!!!!Seemed to be used to humans n lots of activity!! Tue, 16 Aug 2011 13:20:59 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/mourning-dove-nest-in-my-hanging-petunia.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/mourning-dove-nest-in-my-hanging-petunia.html Last month I had a Morning Dove decide to nest in my hanging petunia on my back deck. I didn’t want her there restricting my deck usage, so I removed Sat, 13 Aug 2011 02:17:49 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/our-new-adopted-family.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/our-new-adopted-family.html Several weeks ago, my family and I were in our backyard grilling some hamburgers, when a bird suddenly flew out from under the porch. We had no idea that Sat, 13 Aug 2011 02:15:25 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/mourning-dove-nesting-in-our-front-tree.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/mourning-dove-nesting-in-our-front-tree.html For the past few months, Mourning Doves have been cooing away, and fluttering around, and I being an animal lover, would respond in kind, by imitating Tue, 09 Aug 2011 02:47:55 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/ricardo-the-wounded-dove.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/ricardo-the-wounded-dove.html One morning I went out to refill my Goldfinch feeders. I glanced down and realized that I almost stepped on a scrawny, tan bird. I looked closely and Mon, 08 Aug 2011 12:54:44 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/mysterious-visitor-to-our-backyard-feeding-ground-in-california-central-valley.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/mysterious-visitor-to-our-backyard-feeding-ground-in-california-central-valley.html We currently have 4 feeders in our backyard. Each feeder with different types of seed to increase the varieties of birds who visit on a daily basis. We Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:26:19 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/doves-nest-in-hanging-plant-on-deck.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/doves-nest-in-hanging-plant-on-deck.html Imagine my surprise when I started to water my hanging plant and a dove flew out! When first hanging the pot, I'd dropped it from the second floor and Sun, 07 Aug 2011 02:35:20 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/baby-is-born-and-doing-well.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/baby-is-born-and-doing-well.html The Mourning Dove in my carport has had her baby. He/she's growing a little each day and pokes his head up for a photo op! Seems like he's left alone for Sat, 06 Aug 2011 03:01:59 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/mourning-doves-feel-at-home.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/mourning-doves-feel-at-home.html Mourning Birds Feel At Home Mama and Daddy Dark Eyes moved into a planter hanging over my balcony. I went to water my plants one evening and a bird startled Sat, 06 Aug 2011 03:01:15 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/mourning-dove-in-the-carport.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/mourning-dove-in-the-carport.html On 3 occasions, our local Mourning Doves have nested on the top of the concrete post just under the carport roof. This area is protected from prey and Sun, 31 Jul 2011 20:08:26 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/is-it-a-hawkwhat-kind.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/is-it-a-hawkwhat-kind.html I found this lil guy in a tree in my back yard. I'm sure he is a hawk but what kind -he just sits there screeching -I'm thinking he's a baby but I'm not Sun, 24 Jul 2011 22:05:10 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/our-resident-hummingbird.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/our-resident-hummingbird.html My husband Morgan and I live in an Industrial Park which is located in Hazard Kentucky. We are in an area where we have no trees in the area of our home. Thu, 21 Jul 2011 03:02:52 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/my-friend-christopher-robin.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/my-friend-christopher-robin.html I live in a ground-level condo, with a patio. We are not allowed to feed birds due to the rodent problem that it would cause, but I have had multiple Wed, 20 Jul 2011 13:21:32 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/dove-relocation.html http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/dove-relocation.html We had a storm that took out many trees in town. We were removing what was left of one of ours that was broken and hanging. While cutting the limb down Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:37:47 GMT