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Posts Tagged ‘birds’
Happy Valentines Day to everyone
Posted in General, tagged Arkansas, Avian, birds, Boston Mountain on February 14, 2015| 2 Comments »
Back in May again; 2 hours at the Mulberry Tree
Posted in Shrubs and Trees, Wild Birds, tagged 2 hours, Arkansas, at least 20 species, birds, Black Locust, bluebirds, Boston Mountains, dead wood, indigo bunting, May 2014, mulberry tree, orioles, oven bird, parthenon, Red Mulberry, Red Mulberry; wild, tanagers, warblers, wild birds, winter birds on August 27, 2014| Leave a Comment »
The tree I am speaking of is OLD and large Red Mulberry and has a good bunch of squaw-wood (dead wood) at the bottom. Next to it, is a young Black Locust and a very large dead Elm. When the mulberries ripen in May. Some years earlier than others. I was astounded how may species of birds come to eat the fruit on this tree.
I spent an entire morning in May in a camp shirt and dark green hat on, about 40-50 feet from this Mulberry Tree with a hand-held Canon 50D with a Canon EF400L f/5.6 Lens snapping photos left and right on this amazing tree’s visitors.
Here are a few:
WOW !! a banded American Goldfinch on thistle
Posted in Mountain Scenery, Wild Birds, Wildflowers, tagged american goldfinch, Arkansas, banded, birds, female, nesting is late, NW, nw arkansas, parthenon, seed crop on June 20, 2013| Leave a Comment »
It is very unusual to see a banded bird here in NW Arkansas (for me anyway). Here is an American Goldfinch with a double band on its leg. She is feasting on the huge thistle crop this year. Goldfinches are late nesters here in Arkansas; they wait for the seed crop to come in – so they are just now starting nesting, as the other birds are winding down their nesting activity:
A few wild bird portraits from 1/23/13
Posted in Wild Birds, tagged Arkansas, birds, feeder, murray, nature, northern flicker, outdoors, red breasted nuthatch, valley, weather, yesterday afternoon on January 24, 2013| 1 Comment »
These photos were taken yesterday afternoon in the beautiful 66F weather. These birds; a Northern Flicker and a Red-breasted Nuthatch were taken while on a peanut feeder and then the feeder was cropped out:
