I've always had an interest in nature. This interest has pointed me to raising Monarch butterflies, planting some native plants in my yard and feeding the backyard birds to name a few of my activities. I have to share what happened today.
When I got up this morning, pre-dawn, I spied 4 Whitetail deer lying down in our backyard just resting. I'm glad they feel safe enough to do so in my yard.
Later, within 10 minutes of filling the feeder on my deck, many, many birds showed up. It is a mild but cloudy day that may have contributed to all of the activity. I began to notice that there were more than the usual customers arriving.
First, the 4 Eastern Bluebirds that came yesterday, showed up again. They are not frequent visitors to my yard, but have been seen the last few years, maybe once a year. Then I noticed a Mockingbird. I have seen them in other parts of my neighborhood but never at my feeders. Later, a Flicker came to the suet feeder. They are around but do not appear very often. A Pileated Woodpecker appeared at the edge of our woods. Lastly, the local Sharp Shinned Hawk flew in and scared everyone away. This all happened over the space of about an hour and a half. Some only made one appearance and others were back and forth all morning. A special day of bird watching for me. All I need now is for the local turkey flock to come by!
And, of course, the resident squirrels made their appearances. We have the Gray, Fox and Red Ground Squirrels. The chipmunks are not out and about yet.
Here is a list of the 19 different birds that I observed today.
Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Goldfinch, both male and female
House Finch, both male and female
Cardinal, both male and female
Blue Jay
Junco
Carolina Wren
Mourning Dove
Starling
Mockingbird
Eastern Bluebird
White Breasted Nuthatch
Red Belly Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker, both male and female
Pileated Woodpecker
Flicker
Sharp Shinned Hawk
Some photos from today
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