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Except for this year, I have lived here for 25 years and this year is Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:59:57 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/hitchcock-no-not-the-birdsrobins.html What a relief! It was just this afternoon, reading this Web site, that I learned that robins travel in large feeding flocks in winter months. That explains Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:08:09 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/little-bird.html Hi, I found a little bird without feathers under my lemon tree in Arizona, its eyes were not even open. Since I could not find the nest, I bought some Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:58:06 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/bluebirds-in-the-snow.html I decided to sprinkle some cereal on the ground to see what I could attract and since it had dried apples and nuts in it I saw a pair of bluebirds again Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:07:45 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/bart-simpson-of-birds.html Hi everyone. This is going to be short and sweet.....And sweet it is....I just couldn't resist sharing this with ya'll. As you know I take pictures everyday. Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:05:20 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/brick-bird-bungalow.html This fine bird house is not the first brick bird house I have painted, but it is one of the nicest brick jobs I have done on my bird houses. It is made Sun, 14 Feb 2010 20:32:56 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/doves-in-peg-basket.html One morning I came to the clothes line to hang clothes and found a Dove had made its nest in my beg basket hanging on the clothes line. The peg basket Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:53:32 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/cactus-wren-saying-happy-valentines-day.html Just look at the bottom inside of this Wrens tail feathers! The Cactus Wren can be one of the most annoying birds, to have around your house. They are Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:38:10 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/winter-nested-carolina-wren.html I have a hanging basket in my carport that has the coconut hair on the outer portion and some soil inside. In early November I noticed a small round hole Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:26:32 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/how-rude.html Here I am again with another picture and a little story to tell...I take pictures everyday, providing the weather is nice and sunny. The little sparrows Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:34:05 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/happy-valentines-day.html I really don't have much of a story but I wanted to share a picture that I took of 2 chickadees. Once I looked at the picture, it reminded me of a heart Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:35:53 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/asian-bulbul.html While living on Oahu for a couple years, one of my coworkers found a baby bird hopping around the parking lot at our job. There were lots of mynah, and Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:11:48 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/hes-not-ours.html It was late spring and I was under my deck planting a few more tomato plants. We have an 8 year old female mini schnauzer, named Indy, who loves to explore Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:07:28 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/the-parent-cardinal.html I have read a lot of articles about baby birds. Lots of baby birds in nest and lots of stories about parents feeding or not feeding baby birds. Ever Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:51:59 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/the-cardinal-father-part-2.html I live in the Texas hill country where the winters are mild and the springs are long. It is a good place to study birds. A friend of mine read my story, Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:41:36 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/acorn-woodpecker-nest-box.html I have begun building nest boxes for screech owls, American kestrels, Gila woodpeckers, and house finches. I asked my friend, Tiffany, a resident of Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:20:21 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/roosting-box.html After building this roosting box I installed it in my backyard last November. It stands about 6ft at the entry hole. There has been NO activity in this Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:15:43 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/wren-nesting-in-gourd.html I have had the Carolina wrens nesting in my backyard for several years. I hung a gourd on the fence near the garden last spring,the gourd was grown by Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:15:23 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/very-popular-handmade-feeder.html I live in Joshua Tree California. That is in the high desert above Palm Springs. Last spring I posted a few photos of the Morning Dove who nested on Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:37:41 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/blue-angels-in-baja.html This last Christmas, my husband and I drove to our vacation home in San Felipe, Baja Mexico to spend the New Year. One morning, as we always do, we Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:30:50 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/barred-owl-visitor.html About three weeks ago (Mid December) my husband and I were sitting on our deck about 8 o'clock at night, when I caught a what appeared to be a shadow Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:31:40 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/parrots.html Parrots are a funny bunch − They often curse and swear − You really cannot take them out to lunch When your grandmamma is there. They Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:58:44 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/coopers-hawk.html This is the first year.. I have ever tried to put seed out for birds. I quickly learned that it might not be such a good idea. While I was Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:13:26 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/id-this-bird-for-me.html I live in Corpus Christi Texas and this bird has been hanging around for a week now....can anyone help me ID this Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:23:59 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/female-cardinal-and-front-door.html Today we heard a loud thump, something hitting the front door. As my husband Terry went to investigate, he discovered a little female cardinal had hit Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:05:21 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/northern-harrier-calling-mate.html This young female Northern Harrier has been visiting the red maple in our backyard over the last few weeks. Early in the morning, she can be heard Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:03:39 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/ibis.html In September I was at Fort Myers Beach. I spotted a lot of ocean birds, but the Ibis caught my attention, with their blue eyes, friendly blue eyes. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:16:49 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/cardinal-bathtime.html Well, here we are in December...Another beautiful winter day in December. The birds have been coming out, eating, drinking, getting their baths. Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:11 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/im-the-boss.html Every year I wait on the Robbins to come down for their winter visit. Each year I get hundreds of Robins making their winter home on our property. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:59:11 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/hummingbird-sticking-tongue-out.html Love the little hummingbirds...I was just snapping away since they are so fast, you have to be quick with the finger on the button, ready, set, snap. Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:36:46 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/thrasher-blue-jay.html Poor Thrasher was just trying to get a drink...Along comes a Blue Jay. The Blue Jay just started yelling and making noises trying to make the Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:04:09 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/leave-me-alone.html One day while taking pictures, these 2 Blue Jays came down to get a drink. One of the Blue Jays had an acorn in his mouth. He was trying to get a Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:03:10 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/hawk-id-trouble.html I have seen this hawk several times near my feeders in the past two weeks. One afternoon around 2:30 he flew past me, within two feet. I could hear Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:38:21 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/still-hungry.html After putting up a birdhouse, I was glad to see the chickadee's decided to make it their home. After waiting and watching for a couple of weeks, I Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:25:08 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/blue-jay-bath-time.html Just another bird watching/picture taking day... I captured this Blue Jay taking a quick bath. It look as thought he was looking back at me wanting Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:24:05 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/bluebirds.html I take birds pictures all year long since I live in Florida and the weather is great. I can't wait for our winters since we get a lot of northern Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:11:45 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/bobsy.html Bobsy was given to me after falling out of a tree during a storm. Here in Australia, non-native birds are often put down if handed in or refused Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:43:28 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/thousands-of-blackbirds-roosting.html I was able to get video of thousands of Blackbirds coming to roost for the night at the local wetlands. For nearly a half hour they continued flying Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:43:45 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/my-baby-european-goldfinch.html About 4 months ago my husband who is a gardener came home with a tiny baby bird. He had cut down a tree that had a nest with 4 baby birds in it but Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:29:53 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/wild-mourning-dove-turned-pet.html In May of this year (2009), I was sitting in my garage with the door open and in flies a Mourning Dove. I sat on the top step to watch it for awhile. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:15:45 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/looking-for-a-name.html Rather than relaying a story, I am just trying to discover what type of bird this is. This is a photo of a bird perched on the narrow 3/4 rim that Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:15:06 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/baby-bird-found.html This morning we found a baby bird on the ground. It didn't seem to be harmed so my husband picked it up and brought it inside as we didn't know what Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:55:02 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/bluebirds-in-winter.html I found out quickly that if you put up more than one bluebird house you will get a show you did not expect. I thought it would look so cute to put 3 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:30:49 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/this-poem-is-for-the-birds.html Mad as a wet hen, a little bird told me, It's a fowl thing for poems that reference us to be as scarce as hen's teeth and it would be a feather in Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:44:43 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/sunning.html Though camouflaging with the floating log, Reptilian roundness cannot quite disguise, As morning rays break through the morning fog, Two traveling Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:08:57 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/wrens-in-hanging-plant.html We have a spider plant on our back deck hanging under the eave. It's going to get mighty chilly tonight in Cincinnati, so my husband just brought the Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:45:17 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/i-provided-42-liters-one-week.html I live in Cusihuiriachi, Mexico and I love Hummingbirds. I can not believe myself. I had to make 42 liters (11 gallons) of nectar in one week to keep Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:54:37 GMT http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/robin.html Robin Bolding about the freshly turned garden, Drilling at worm and centipede, Picking over hand raked soil, Unruffled in your clock hopping quest Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:58:42 GMT