Finches are the true vegetarians of the bird world. While many different bird species enjoy a good seed, most feed on insects when they are available in the summer and usually feed their young insects because of the high protein content. This is not so when it comes to the finches. They prefer seeds year round and I can see them reacting as [...]
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We do enjoy our quail at our bird feeders here in Portal, Arizona. We normally get good numbers of Gambel’s Quail and Scaled Quail in our yard. We are located in a transition zone between the grasslands enjoyed by the Scaled Quail and the shrubby foothills preferred by the Gambel’s Quail. Quail are what we [...] Portal, Arizona is a place that most dedicated bird watchers visit at least once, most several times and those who don’t mind the desert habitat (but it’s a dry heat) come more often. We quite often find people standing at our gate trying to see what is at our bird feeders. Normally we try to visit [...] During the past couple of weeks we have been conducting Breeding Bird Surveys on the Coronado National Forest here in southeastern Arizona. We conduct four of these surveys with one each in the Peloncillo Mountains and the Dragoon Mountains and two in the Chiricahua Mountains. These counts are part of a nationwide system of similar [...] “Listen, listen. I hear something.” I said poking Tom in the ribs. “I don’t hear anything,” Tom mumbled trying to hear what the announcer was saying about the foul in the soccer game he was watching. “Mute the TV, and listen!” I insisted. Tom muted the television and with a frown pretended to listen while most of his [...] I know this is supposed to be a blog about bird watching and bird feeders, but sometimes the beauty of the desert just has to be shown to the people who do not live in this type of region. If you follow my blogs and my twitters you know that about two weeks ago we had [...] Summer might be considered the most “prosperous” time of year for birds. Most raise their families during this time of year because of the abundance of insects and berries to feed the young and themselves and the leafy shelter of trees, shrubs and vines is much more luxuriant during the summer than any other time [...] We have been going to the Bisbee Farmer’s Market not only to sell bird feeders, but to purchase great produce and pastured meat for several years now. Our first trip for the year was last Saturday. We were welcomed back by the organizers and some old customers, however we had one customer who had been looking [...] |
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