Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
Category: Birds
Happy New Year from the Cats and the Birds!
Today was fresh and green, just like the new year, and I was called into the garden. The cats joined me for a while, Tiger content to inspect and meander, Benji, escaping under the fence. I filled the wheelbarrow with winter debris, then looked… Continue Reading “Happy New Year from the Cats and the Birds!”
Stacking Wood and Hummingbird in Flight
A misty day in the Pacific Northwest and I offer to help my husband stack wood. The fragrance of the freshly split Douglas Fir is indescribable, as we load the wheelbarrow, taking turns delivering the contents to the woodshed. The path is lined with… Continue Reading “Stacking Wood and Hummingbird in Flight”
Close up on Hummingbirds – Anna’s for Now
Despite the miserable weather I hid in the shed this morning for a photoshoot with the hummingbirds. Is there any bird more beautiful than the Anna’s? Not today at least. This is one of the first birds I learned to identify. According to Wikipedia,… Continue Reading “Close up on Hummingbirds – Anna’s for Now”
Just Another Bird Bonanza!
Not today, the backyard is mostly cold and quiet this morning. I took these pictures earlier this month, of the hummingbirds sharing their feeding station with an assortment of other birds. Sugar water to the right and suet on the left. The hummers didn’t… Continue Reading “Just Another Bird Bonanza!”
What to do on a Rainy Saturday? Backyard Birding!
I woke to thunder and lightning and pounding rain which ruined plans to meet a friend for lunch (she’d have a long drive on the freeway and we thought it best to reschedule.) Regardless of the lousy weather, the birds were out in full… Continue Reading “What to do on a Rainy Saturday? Backyard Birding!”
Downy Woodpecker
This handsome bird dropped by my backyard this week for some suet and was kind enough to stay till I could grab my camera. (I’d just moved the suet to a new location which I hope will thwart the squirrels from eating it all… Continue Reading “Downy Woodpecker”
Sharing with the Squirrels
It’s that time of year when I put the feeders out for the birds in my backyard. I fill them with seed and suet, and both are welcomed by the chickadees, nuthatches and finches. You know who else gets their fill? These guys. Sorry… Continue Reading “Sharing with the Squirrels”
The Return of the Snow Geese
Yesterday we took a road trip to Bellingham and on the way passed through the Skagit Valley, where the snow geese have begun to return. They come from their breeding ground in the Arctic, as far away as Russia’s Wrangel Island, a flight of… Continue Reading “The Return of the Snow Geese”
Happy Monday with the Hummers
The weather has definitely turned here in the Pacific Northwest and I’ll be seeing my hummingbirds at the feeders more often. This morning I stood in the shed nearby and watched this handsome Anna’s stop by to feed. Isn’t he lovely? 🙂 Happy Monday!… Continue Reading “Happy Monday with the Hummers”
Blue Jays – the Teenager of Birds
I don’t know if I’ve posted about Blue Jays before, but I do love these funny birds! To me they are all teenagers, friendly and talkative if not screechy, hopping about in the trees above, voicing their opinions about everything and everyone on the… Continue Reading “Blue Jays – the Teenager of Birds”
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