Nuthatches do the same thing, that is where they get the name Nuthatch from. They open the shell and basically hatch the seed hence the word nut...
I don't. usually post birds on feeders etc,as they are not nature shots. Feeding them though sees them hanging around. Today though I decided to...
The birds do like the water.
I'm afraid skating is out for me, but then, I never could skate. Good morning everyone, a great looking day here with just a little nip in the air.
Thank you for the kind wishes. It's good to be home, will post something shortly.
Hey everyone, finally home. I wish to thank you all for the kind wishes and thoughts. I did have a bit to do to get the Newsletter out. I...
Great to have so many butterflies around your garden.
Quite a few vultures down at the lagoon over the past few days. This juvenile was among them. [ATTACH]
Birds are returning for the winter, have had 14 species one day this week. The Downy is here the year round and is handy to get pictures of. The...
Having lots of bird pictures. I put them into stories. I have over 30 of them now. Please have a look at this latest effort. Raising Junior....
Great story behind the naming of this bird. Steller ( named the Steller sea lion) was looking for Lake Louise and asked a guy who had been there,...
Well done, a very popular choice.
We have the Semipalmated Plover over here that looks like the Killdeer. [ATTACH]
A Killdeer sets off on a short flight. [ATTACH]
Who's a handsome couple then? [ATTACH]
All the very best of wishes to you both on this great day from the two of us. [ATTACH]
I think Sjoerd is correct. This is my picture of a painted lady, the circles on the wings look the same. [ATTACH]
A great place to ID bugs is this link Bugguide. Then go to ID request I have 100's of pictures there. It is a University and has lots of experts.
Thank you for the posts, glad you had a few moments to spare.
Just love to walk along the sea and see the shore birds. This dowitcher was in the water and then came out a little. I really like the second...
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