Category Archives: Inge Curtis birds
Hermit Thrush
I love the thrush family. Friends of gardeners, they are wonderful songsters too. Many family members have bold spots on their breasts to help identification, along with a rufous tail in the Hermit Thrush. Like last week’s kinglets, this bird … Continue reading
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
These tiny birds look like cute Christmas tree decorations. Inge photographed this male and female who probably arrived recently in Virginia as winter residents or transients. Ruby-crowned Kinglets breed in the north and west where they announce their territory with … Continue reading
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Cedar Waxwing
As I resume posts after an absence, I chose Inge’s picture of a Cedar Waxwing. Not an uncommon bird in Virginia and seen here any month of the year, but a sighting always draws a long look. They look cocksure … Continue reading
Tawny Frogmouth
I can’t resist posting this image, although Frogmouths are native to Australia. Inge took this picture of a captive bird exhibited at a Williamsburg Bird Club meeting. If you think birds are universally beautiful, consider this face. I’d say it’s … Continue reading
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Black-and-White Warbler
A perky little warbler of mixed woodlands that migrates through Tidewater Virginia. A few remain here to breed. It creeps along branches and up and down tree trunks looking for insects in the same manner as nuthatches and creepers. A … Continue reading
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Roger musing about Peace with Nature 