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Posted in General, tagged Arkansas, Avian, birds, Boston Mountain on February 14, 2015| 2 Comments »
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:
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:
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: