Showing posts with label House Wren. Show all posts
Showing posts with label House Wren. Show all posts
Sunday, October 20, 2024
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Wednesday, December 27, 2023
Sunday, October 3, 2021
Sunday, January 19, 2020
Sunday, December 29, 2019
Sunday, December 8, 2019
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Pre- and Post-Storm Events
On May Day, We Recovered From the Blows of the Storm:
Male Warbling Vireo
Ditto
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Male Clay-colored Sparrow
Cliff Swallow
Forster's Tern
Female Yellow-headed Blackbird
On the Day of the Storm's Final Hoorah, April 30th, At Approximately 5 p.m., When Winds Were Between 18-24 MPH:
Clay-colored Sparrow
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
04-30 and 05-01-17
The more migrants that I have coming in, the more photo ops there are.
On 04-29, there were plenty of birds that had come down the day prior due to impending storm conditions, and there were a few that were dealing with wind and rain that showed themselves. On 04-30, when we were still dealing with higher winds and light rain throughout the day, and even higher winds in the afternoon, a few birds from the fallout showed themselves looking for food.
Even though you can't see a lot of it, the second to the last photo with the Clay-colored Sparrow in a bad cypress tree is being buffeted by the wind with the head feathers showing wind direction. The camera just happened to freeze the movement of the branch.
The last photo of the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, was also showing a bouncing birding the wind, again frame frozen. My photo of the Yellow Warbler, also in the same area, was covered by the branches due to wind gusts and by the time I photographed her, her view was not as I liked it. Most of the birds that were out were water birds, Mallards, Canada Geese, Franklin's Gulls, Spotted Sandpipers and Forster's Terns.
Most of the smaller birds were taking cover within the confines of branches and bushes. They were quieter, but could still be heard to some degree.
As you can see, I did reap the benefits of our latest storm, which was a little more powerful than today's rain.
On Sunday, the last day of the month, Boomer Lake managed to swell its banks in some spots and Spotted Sandpipers were on land along with Mallards. Land depressions also contained water, which was fitting for the few Blue-winged Teal who had taken refuge here.
Saturday, September 5, 2015
The Secret of the Wood
Juvenile Green Herons
"Faceoff"
Marsh Wren
Carolina Chickadee
Ditto
0719-1003 hrs./73-85 degrees F/partly cloudy/light and variable winds
Summer is coming to a close, and yet that smell of fall tries its best to permeate for good, but it
isn't quite there. The stars of the season rear their heads for a preview and you will see new things
this year that have remained secretive in the past years. This isn't always a good thing for seasons to
change so dramatically, and here's to hoping that the natural elements will right things after a
temporary seasonal adjustment.
In the meantime, walk with me, and see through my eyes, hear with my ears, and welcome to my world.
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