Thursday, March 28, 2013

Bird Watching...Yes, a First For Me!!

Those of you who know me well know that I do not have much interest in birds or nature.  To me, they all have looked the same in the past, they poop on my car, and all the chirps sound the same.  I am happy to announce that my old perspective on birds are changing. On Monday, after that last (hopefully) bit of snow, I heard lots of pretty chirping.  The chirps were all different.  So as I am folding laundry in the bathroom, I happen to look out the window and see some beautiful brightly colored birds perched on the branches.  I have Grandmom's old binoculars, her Birds of North America book, and my own camera.  Here are some of the birds I saw during my first hour long bird watching session...who would have thought?  
Please, anybody who has any other additional information or corrections, please feel free to comment and educate me!




This was the first little percher I found.  I looked it up in the book, and think it is an Eastern Blue Bird.  Obviously, I am no bird expert, but that's what picture, area, etc. matches.  

 He was right outside the window!  This is the one that hung around the most.




Here is my other little friends.  These were in pairs as they dug out the worms.  They didn't seem to mind me snapping their picture, but they moved quickly.  The reference book leads me to believe that these are Cardinals (not red robins...I guess those aren't really red?).  They are big puffer bellies with the black beaks and a pointy red mohawk.  They would sit on the branch then fly down to hop around on the ground.  They cycle kept repeating.




These next few are not yet identified.  They moved very fast, could hear the click of my camera, and came in at least 2-3 to a pack.  They climbed all over, under, and around the branches.  I remember seeing some bright colors on their bellies as they flew away.  They have a mostly white underbelly with white and black on their wings.  Any ideas on which kind these are?  Maybe chickadees? Warblers?  It's hard to get a good picture of them because they dart away so quickly.  











1 comment:

  1. You're right! Eastern Bluebird, and a male Cardinal. The females are the same shape and are olive/brownish. And the last bird...a Downy Woodpecker- I believe, but mom will know for sure!
    So fun!

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