Category Archives: Birding
Scarlet Tanager
Spotting a Scarlet Tanager in the upper story of an Eastern Forest transports me to the tropics. And it is a tropical forest dweller in our winter months. Our Northern Cardinal is almost as rosy and House Finches a bit … Continue reading
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Eastern Bluebird
These bluebirds are residents here all year. The first was abandoned but we now have eggs and chicks in two nest boxes. After cool weather, it is now warmer and insects have hatched for parent birds to stuff in the … Continue reading
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Almost all the Yellow-rumps have left for breeding grounds in the north. They are a pleasure to welcome back in the garden in early fall, quite unmistakable with their yellow rump and side. A large warbler and the only one … Continue reading
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White-throated Sparrow
These plump sparrows arrive in late fall and are still here, waiting for an impulse to fly to their breeding range in northern states and Canada. White-throated sparrows peck under the feeder for food spilled by Cardinals and others from … Continue reading
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Tundra Swans
Hereby begins a short series of our winter visitors. The Tundra Swan is smaller than the other two swans found in Virginia. The Mute Swan was introduced and breeds here, but the Trumpeter Swan like the Tundra is a winter … Continue reading
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Roger musing about Peace with Nature 