Drama At The Bird Feeder
Ounce for ounce, I'll bet on the Bluebird in a fight!
Smooth landing
A Mourning Dove was first to attempt to get the food.
"No mas, no mas!"
"To the victor belongs..."
Female Bluebird
Male Bluebird
Ounce for ounce, I'll bet on the Bluebird in a fight!
Smooth landing
A Mourning Dove was first to attempt to get the food.
A Blue Jay swooped in to
challenge the dove. Immediately, a female Bluebird came in as
they crashed into each other. Both intruders left.
A squirrel was next and he
didn't even see the male bluebird coming! He got pecked
repeatedly
on the head and body and even tried to use his tail to shield his body to no avail!
on the head and body and even tried to use his tail to shield his body to no avail!
The male bird attacks as the
squirrel uses its tail as a shield.
The female partner attacks!
The male attacks again!
The male glides in to join his partner. Some birds mate for years or even for life!
The female partner attacks!
The male attacks again!
The male glides in to join his partner. Some birds mate for years or even for life!
A Bluebird slams into the
squirrel! I honestly believe the squirrel rose up, not knowing
the bird was coming to peck him again.
"No mas, no mas!"
"To the victor belongs..."
Female Bluebird
Male Bluebird
Before you wonder how much
alcohol I put in the bird seed—I found out later that the Bluebirds
were
using part of the feeder as a nesting box! I've seen birds attack humans, dogs, cats, squirrels and
snakes that got too close to a nest. I think I'll leave Condor and Pterodactyl nests alone!
using part of the feeder as a nesting box! I've seen birds attack humans, dogs, cats, squirrels and
snakes that got too close to a nest. I think I'll leave Condor and Pterodactyl nests alone!
THE WREN NURSERY
RANDOM VISITORS
Thrasher Nest with baby that may be a Cowbird.
Tufted Titmouse
Chickadee and Tufted Titmouse
This young Chickadee was knocked out of the air by a Blue Jay.
A Rufous Sided Towee
Cardinal having a bad hair day
Male Cardinal
A fly over by White Pelicans
White Pelicans migrate so high you need a long lens to get them!
A female Downy Woodpecker!
A male Downy Woodpecker!
A Blackbird!
Mourning Dove
Ducks
Ducks in a row!
Flicker
House Finch—a non-native species that has become established here.
A Scissors Tailed Kite
Red Winged Blackbird
A White Egret, seen and photographed from my yard.
Love birds (Wrens)
A nest building Mockingbird!
Osprey?
Brown Thrasher
Red Bellied Woodpecker
Blue Jay
Another Blue Jay
Hawk
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I knew the Wren family was
getting ready for the little ones to fly away and I tried to keep
track. I got there
just as one of the parents got there with some food only to find the nest empty! The adult caught up with the
young one in my garage and delivered the last morsel of food. It looked for all the world like a kiss!
just as one of the parents got there with some food only to find the nest empty! The adult caught up with the
young one in my garage and delivered the last morsel of food. It looked for all the world like a kiss!
RANDOM VISITORS
Thrasher Nest with baby that may be a Cowbird.
Tufted Titmouse
Chickadee and Tufted Titmouse
This young Chickadee was knocked out of the air by a Blue Jay.
A Rufous Sided Towee
Cardinal having a bad hair day
Male Cardinal
A fly over by White Pelicans
White Pelicans migrate so high you need a long lens to get them!
A female Downy Woodpecker!
A male Downy Woodpecker!
A Brown Headed Cowbird—these
birds lay eggs in other bird's nests and leave to allow that parent to
hatch and feed their offspring. The young Cowbirds will sometimes kill the other birds in the nest.
hatch and feed their offspring. The young Cowbirds will sometimes kill the other birds in the nest.
A Blackbird!
Mourning Dove
Ducks
Ducks in a row!
Flicker
House Finch—a non-native species that has become established here.
A Scissors Tailed Kite
Red Winged Blackbird
A White Egret, seen and photographed from my yard.
Love birds (Wrens)
A nest building Mockingbird!
Osprey?
Brown Thrasher
Red Bellied Woodpecker
Blue Jay
Another Blue Jay
Hawk
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Backyard
Snakes Alive
Birds
Insects
Mammals
Reptiles
Amphibians
Plants
Additions