When I started bird watching I was startled to see a magpie sitting on the back of a deer. I watched it land on the deer’s back, fly away and then land on the deer again four times. This behavior sent me back to the books (this was before the internet) to find out [...]
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These birds reminded me of watching a pair of Red-breasted Nuthatches … collecting resin globules from coniferous trees and plastering them around the entrance of their nest hole. [...] We had a Broad-tailed Hummingbird into our saucer hummingbird feeder this morning and the Cactus Wren and the Curve-billed Thrasher are fighting over the telephone [...] This week-end we saw our first signs of the spring bird migration…Over the week-end we had a Magnificent Hummingbird and a Blue-throated Hummingbird…We also had Mountain Bluebirds come into our Supper Dome bird feeder. [...] The importance (of nest boxes) can be emphasized when talking about the Mountain Bluebird. Most studies of the Mountain Bluebird involve birds in nest [...] For many years now the bluebird populations have been declining …but you can impact the population [...] For the past couple of weeks we have been entertained by a pair of Lucy’s Warblers while we sit with our coffee mugs and watch the birds coming in to our backyard bird habitat. These birds do not come in to the birdseed we put out for the birds. However, the sound of flowing water [...] 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 [...] Over the past weeks I have discussed the first two necessities of providing a good backyard habitat for birds; food and water. Today I will elaborate on the third and final component of a good habitat, shelter. Shelter can be provided to birds and other wildlife in three basic ways: birdhouses for nesting |
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