As some of you (”you” referring to the one person out there reading this blog) may know, one of our female budgies recently laid some eggs. At first, we were excited about the prospect of baby budgies. The first egg cracked, probably from being used for budgie soccer. A second egg was laid, then a [...]

A brown-headed cowbird and his mate stopped by the feeders today. This is the first we’ve seen in our yard. We had a plethora of black-headed grosbeaks and their young at the feeders today too.

Who needs a gutter cleaning service when you have Steller’s Jays!? I heard an usual noise against the house today, so I looked out the 2nd story bedroom window to investigate. To my surprise, there was a Steller’s Jay, pulling moss and leaves out of the rain gutter and tossing it over the side to [...]

Wow! It was busy at the feeders today. In about 10 minutes, I saw several different species. A Northern Flicker came by for some suet, accompanied by several Chestnut-backed Chickadee after seed and peanuts. A Spotted Towhee stopped by for some seed, as did two Black-headed Grosbeaks and several Goldfinches. A Steller’s Jay made off [...]

Since childhood, I have been fascinated by birds. The different varieties of shapes, color, sizes, sounds, and behaviors never ceased to amaze me. The thrill of seeing a new species for the first time is something that never gets old in my book.
Fortunately, among our other shared interests, my husband is an avid birdwatcher [...]