07_26_2011 Baby bird season and other stuff - Mostly terrible photos. :)
We woke up this morning to a gorgeous sunrise. Happily Dave took this photo (with the point and shoot!) so I actually had a chance to see it. I took the rest of the photos in the blog so you'll understand the abrupt change in quality. :)
The backyard has been a blast because all the adult birds are bringing their youngsters to show them the ways of the world. Some of those lessons include 'how to eat from a bird feeder,' 'how to land on a bird feeder,' (clearly young birds initially believe they are to land ON any other bird there), and they are getting schooled in the harsh reality of weaning.
The most noticeable of birds getting weaning lessons are the Flickers. For the past week, we've had this family of dad, daughter and son coming by several times a day.
Dad keeps showing them how to get food from the suet feeder (advanced bird feeding it seems), but the babies still insist on being fed. And dad is feeding them. But then he turns a bit nasty on the youngsters. I'm looking forward to seeing the little ones finally get some suet on their own so they don't have to take the verbal and bill beat-down dad is starting to dish out.
Today seems like it was "Bathe a bird day". Lots of bathing and better yet, lots of little ones learning how to bath. One bird hops in the bath, and many youngsters sit and watch. Then they step forward to try it themselves with mixed success. Pretty cute.
It's been hot - really hot - here lately (and before you whine it's always hot where you are recall that we don't have an a/c. 100 degrees with no a/c is not that pleasant even for a lizard like me).
Good times. And a great view for doing work!The heat is slowing down all of the animals. I like the way the squirrels have been lounging. One in the photos watched a young Grackle get the hang of bathing.
We woke up this morning to a gorgeous sunrise. Happily Dave took this photo (with the point and shoot!) so I actually had a chance to see it. I took the rest of the photos in the blog so you'll understand the abrupt change in quality. :)
The backyard has been a blast because all the adult birds are bringing their youngsters to show them the ways of the world. Some of those lessons include 'how to eat from a bird feeder,' 'how to land on a bird feeder,' (clearly young birds initially believe they are to land ON any other bird there), and they are getting schooled in the harsh reality of weaning.
The most noticeable of birds getting weaning lessons are the Flickers. For the past week, we've had this family of dad, daughter and son coming by several times a day. 
Dad keeps showing them how to get food from the suet feeder (advanced bird feeding it seems), but the babies still insist on being fed. And dad is feeding them. But then he turns a bit nasty on the youngsters. I'm looking forward to seeing the little ones finally get some suet on their own so they don't have to take the verbal and bill beat-down dad is starting to dish out.
Today seems like it was "Bathe a bird day". Lots of bathing and better yet, lots of little ones learning how to bath. One bird hops in the bath, and many youngsters sit and watch. Then they step forward to try it themselves with mixed success. Pretty cute.
It's been hot - really hot - here lately (and before you whine it's always hot where you are recall that we don't have an a/c. 100 degrees with no a/c is not that pleasant even for a lizard like me).
Good times. And a great view for doing work!The heat is slowing down all of the animals. I like the way the squirrels have been lounging. One in the photos watched a young Grackle get the hang of bathing. 
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