Posted in Wild Birds, tagged Arkansas, Boston Mountains, fall migration, hummingbird feeders, juvenile bird, nectar, orioles, parthenon, red raspberries, yellow on September 9, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Today I had 2 adult male orioles on the Hummingbird Feeders and a female and one juvenile interested in the Red Raspberries. Â These pictures are of the female and juvenile bird waiting to swoop down onto the raspberries. I always forget how beautiful and graceful they are; taken with a Canon 70D and a EF400L f/5.6 at 5.6;
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 Shrubs and Trees, Weather, Wild Birds, tagged Arkansas, Baltimore oriole, grass and bark, Mountains, mulberries, northern oriole, orioles, parthenon, storms, weaving nests on May 19, 2013| 2 Comments »
Yesterday, I noticed a pair of Northern Orioles (Baltimore) working together to weave a nest. They were so “deep” into their work that they didn’t notice me only 30′ away. They have been eating mulberries by the hundreds every day; the supply is plentiful on one tree in particular. The female mostly weaves while the male watches.
We are expecting lots of rain and strong storms (possibly severe) over the next 3 days with a slow moving front. There is plenty of moisture in place here; its been so hazy I can’t see the mountains:
Life and Wildlife along the Little Buffalo River 