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#Birds #BackyardBirds #FediPajareo #Flowers #Hummingbird #Iowa

#Birds #BackyardBirds #FediPajareo #Flowers #Hummingbird #Iowa

#Birds #BackyardBirds #FediPajareo #Iowa

For this #Wrensday: The amazing Levitating Wren!

#Birds #BackyardBirds #FediPajareo #Iowa

For this #Wrensday: The amazing Levitating Wren!

#Birds #BackyardBirds #FediPajareo #Iowa

The Chipping Sparrow guards the perimeter of the melon patch.

#Birds #BackyardBirds #FediPajareo #Iowa

The Chipping Sparrow guards the perimeter of the melon patch.

Backyard Redheads

#MondaysAreForTheBirds #birds #BirdPhotography #BackyardBirds

Backyard Redheads

#MondaysAreForTheBirds #birds #BirdPhotography #BackyardBirds

Mourning Dove on our window 🌳🪟🤍

#Nature #Birds #BackyardBirds

Mourning Dove on our window 🌳🪟🤍

#Nature #Birds #BackyardBirds

#Birds #BackyardBirds #Swallows #Iowa #FediPajareo #PurpleMartin

They grow up so fast! This photo is from July 5. I kept thinking I would try to get a somewhat better shot, but I never got one.

And now the Purple Martin families have moved on. They left a couple of days ago, and I really miss their noisy songs and calls.

#Birds #BackyardBirds #Swallows #Iowa #FediPajareo #PurpleMartin

They grow up so fast! This photo is from July 5. I kept thinking I would try to get a somewhat better shot, but I never got one.

And now the Purple Martin families have moved on. They left a couple of days ago, and I really miss their noisy songs and calls.

Ruby-throated #hummingbird visiting a pot of pink pentas in the backyard.

#MondaysAreForTheBirds #photography #birds #BirdPhotography #BackyardBirds

Ruby-throated #hummingbird visiting a pot of pink pentas in the backyard.

#MondaysAreForTheBirds #photography #birds #BirdPhotography #BackyardBirds

A finely feathered Monday kind of blues.

#birds #birding #BackyardBirds #blue #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature

A finely feathered Monday kind of blues.

#birds #birding #BackyardBirds #blue #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature

TJ Maxx’s Teacup Bird Feeder Adds a Sweet Touch of English Charm to the Garden https://www.allforgardening.com/1884007/tj-maxxs-teacup-bird-feeder-adds-a-sweet-touch-of-english-charm-to-the-garden/ #BackyardBirds #BirdFeeder #EnglishTeaParty #garden #OutdoorSpace #TjMaxx

TJ Maxx’s Teacup Bird Feeder Adds a Sweet Touch of English Charm to the Garden https://www.allforgardening.com/1884007/tj-maxxs-teacup-bird-feeder-adds-a-sweet-touch-of-english-charm-to-the-garden/ #BackyardBirds #BirdFeeder #EnglishTeaParty #garden #OutdoorSpace #TjMaxx

#Birds #BackyardBirds #Iowa

For #Wrensday... This is not the sharpest photo, but I like that is shows the wings. To me, a wren in flight seems to have short, stubby wings, and it has to beat the air furiously to get anywhere. But here the the wings seem long and graceful.

#Birds #BackyardBirds #Iowa

For #Wrensday... This is not the sharpest photo, but I like that is shows the wings. To me, a wren in flight seems to have short, stubby wings, and it has to beat the air furiously to get anywhere. But here the the wings seem long and graceful.

#Birds #BackyardBirds #FediPajareo #Sparrow #Herbs

Chipping Sparrow on dill: Up, up, and more up.

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Chipping Sparrow on dill: Up, up, and more up.

Ruby-throated #hummingbird caught mid-scratch.

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Ruby-throated #hummingbird caught mid-scratch.

#MondaysAreForTheBirds #photography #birds #BirdPhotography #BackyardBirds

#Birds #BackyardBirds #FediPajareo #Iowa

The tractor shed is valuable bird habitat, with nesting pairs of House Wrens, Barn Swallows, and Eastern Phoebes.

This morning, I went there -- camera in hand -- and discovered that the baby phoebes are at the "fly, crash, rest, fly, crash, rest" stage of development.

#Birds #BackyardBirds #FediPajareo #Iowa

The tractor shed is valuable bird habitat, with nesting pairs of House Wrens, Barn Swallows, and Eastern Phoebes.

This morning, I went there -- camera in hand -- and discovered that the baby phoebes are at the "fly, crash, rest, fly, crash, rest" stage of development.

The Bewick's was catching its elevenses! (CW for bird-on-small-insect violence in photos)

#BirdPhotography #Oregon #BackyardBirds

The Bewick's was catching its elevenses! (CW for bird-on-small-insect violence in photos)

#BirdPhotography #Oregon #BackyardBirds

#Birds #BackyardBirds #FediPajareo #Iowa

Ms. Cardinal has a new look for midsummer (molting time).

#Birds #BackyardBirds #FediPajareo #Iowa

Ms. Cardinal has a new look for midsummer (molting time).

This juvenile bluebird has discovered the dry cat food bowl I leave out. His sibling was just out of frame, watching with great interest. They're so cute when they're still learning how to Bird.

#Bluebirds #BackyardBirds #Birds

This juvenile bluebird has discovered the dry cat food bowl I leave out. His sibling was just out of frame, watching with great interest. They're so cute when they're still learning how to Bird.

#Bluebirds #BackyardBirds #Birds

#Birds #BackyardBirds #Iowa

Time to spring into #Wrensday!

#Birds #BackyardBirds #Iowa

Time to spring into #Wrensday!

#Birds #BackyardBirds #FediPajareo #Iowa

Gray Catbird. I like the way the bird's rusty orange rump matches the orange snow fence (part of my Garden Defense System™️).

#Birds #BackyardBirds #FediPajareo #Iowa

Gray Catbird. I like the way the bird's rusty orange rump matches the orange snow fence (part of my Garden Defense System™️).

#Birds #BackyardBirds #Gardening
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The last few days, I’ve been serenaded by birds as I’ve worked in the garden. Actually, it’s been more like scolded or warned.

The sounds have been coming both from the top of the tree in the background (a short whistled “PIUU”) and from the dense thicket below (“Tchik”). The birds remained out of sight, but I suspected Brown Thrashers.
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#Birds #BackyardBirds #Gardening
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The last few days, I’ve been serenaded by birds as I’ve worked in the garden. Actually, it’s been more like scolded or warned.

The sounds have been coming both from the top of the tree in the background (a short whistled “PIUU”) and from the dense thicket below (“Tchik”). The birds remained out of sight, but I suspected Brown Thrashers.
(Continued…)

#Birds #BackyardBirds #FediPajareo #Iowa

Happy #Wrensday! A House Wren among the beautiful, glossy green leaves (and short, cruel thorns) of an Osage Orange tree.

#Birds #BackyardBirds #FediPajareo #Iowa

Happy #Wrensday! A House Wren among the beautiful, glossy green leaves (and short, cruel thorns) of an Osage Orange tree.

No birding today: dangerously hot for an old crone. But! I have a special treat for you today:

#WomenGetShitDone, Part Deux

Nobody, but NOBODY, had studied Great Horned Owl-speak before Karla Bloem. Her owls had names, and you can hear 15 different vocalizations, each with its own meaning and context, and each credited to an owl by name.

Cool fact for the day: The software comes pre-installed and your owlet will begin hooting *in the egg.*

Great Horned Owl Vocalizations - International Owl Center - International Owl Center
https://www.internationalowlcenter.org/ghovocalizations.html

#owls #BackyardBirds

No birding today: dangerously hot for an old crone. But! I have a special treat for you today:

#WomenGetShitDone, Part Deux

Nobody, but NOBODY, had studied Great Horned Owl-speak before Karla Bloem. Her owls had names, and you can hear 15 different vocalizations, each with its own meaning and context, and each credited to an owl by name.

Cool fact for the day: The software comes pre-installed and your owlet will begin hooting *in the egg.*

Great Horned Owl Vocalizations - International Owl Center - International Owl Center
https://www.internationalowlcenter.org/ghovocalizations.html

#owls #BackyardBirds

#Birds #BackyardBirds #FediPajareo #Iowa

A slightly punk gray catbird

#Birds #BackyardBirds #FediPajareo #Iowa

A slightly punk gray catbird

#Brds #BackyardBirds #Iowa #Fotomontag #PhotoMonday

A noble robin

#Brds #BackyardBirds #Iowa #Fotomontag #PhotoMonday

A noble robin

My parking spot has been taken by the local youth gang #BackyardBirds #bird #NaturePhotography

My parking spot has been taken by the local youth gang #BackyardBirds #bird #NaturePhotography

#Birds #BackyardBirds #FediPajareo #Woodpecker #Iowa

Important Update regarding the Northern Flicker Family in my yard.

I've still been seeing and hearing the flickers in the 10 days since the youngster left the nesting cavity.

This morning I saw 4 (four!) flickers together in a group, and I now believe there were indeed 2 babies (even though I never saw more than one at a time).

I was lucky to get this photo from the front porch.

#Birds #BackyardBirds #FediPajareo #Woodpecker #Iowa

Important Update regarding the Northern Flicker Family in my yard.

I've still been seeing and hearing the flickers in the 10 days since the youngster left the nesting cavity.

This morning I saw 4 (four!) flickers together in a group, and I now believe there were indeed 2 babies (even though I never saw more than one at a time).

I was lucky to get this photo from the front porch.