There are three different areas of the property where I put my hummingbird feeders out. The old feeders I used in these areas were getting cracked and leaking, so I bought three new ones. The first feeder I bought is called the Droll Yankees Easy View Hummingbird Feeder. This is a tough plastic feeder that […]
Birds
This category contains all my blog posts about birds and birding. In my posts, I discuss how to attract birds to your yard, the many different species of backyard birds, bird photography, and more.
Bird Photography with a Canon Rebel T6i Camera & 55-250mm Lens
While taking bird photographs, I felt like I wasn’t achieving the kind of images I wanted to capture. I recently upgraded from a Canon 18-135mm lens to a Canon 55-250 lens. I got by with the other lens, but I want to take my photography to the next level. I also upgraded to a Canon […]
For All of You Bird Lovers
Hairy woodpeckers (Leuconotopicus villosus) have a much longer bill than the downy woodpecker, which has a thorn-like bill. Hairy woodpeckers are black and white. The black wings are checkered with white and the head has two white stripes and a large white patch runs down the center of the black back. Males have a patch […]
Winter Birds
The following photographs are of just a few of the birds that I have visiting my backyard every year during the winter. I also provided some information about each bird. The black-capped chickadee Poecile atricapillus is a small, nonmigratory, North American songbird. They are the state bird of Maine and Massachusetts in the United States […]
Backyard Birds During the Early Spring
A male white-throated sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis. A blue jay Cyanocitta cristata in the snow. A female yellow-bellied sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius in a birch tree (Betula). A black-capped chickadee Poecile atricapillus on the trunk of a birch tree. A singing white-throated sparrow. A visiting dark-eyed junco Junco hyemalis. A white-throated sparrow perching in an apple tree Malus domestica. A […]
Summer Birds
A yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) perching on a birch tree (Betula). A summer chipping sparrow (Spizella passerina). A close-up of a ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris). An eastern phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) during the summer. A female common yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas). An eastern phoebe fledgling in the grass (Poaceae).
Birds in Maine
A male rose-breasted grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus perching on the branch of a birch tree Betula. A female ruby-throated hummingbird Archilochus colubrisn feeding from a bee balm flower Monarda. The blue jay Cyanocitta cristata is a passerine bird belonging to the family, Corvidae. A white-throated sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis perching in an apple tree Malus. A female […]
Early Spring Birds in Maine
A juvenile American robin Turdus migratorius in the yard. A male yellow-bellied sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius clinging to a tree in the backyard. A female red-winged blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus perching on a fence during the early summer in Maine. A male rose-breasted grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus perching on a fence in New England. A chipping sparrow Spizella […]
Winter Avian Visitors
The following photographs are of just a few of the frequent avian visitors that come to the feeders on a daily basis. I provide these little guys with a variety of foods to keep them going through our harsh Maine winters. A mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) sitting on a wooden post in the falling snow. […]
June Eastern Phoebes in Western Maine
The eastern phoebe Sayornis phoebe is one of the earliest migrating birds to return in the spring. These particular eastern phoebes come back every year and build their nests inside the garage or in the back of the house. An eastern phoebe perching on a cut piece of wood in the early spring. An eastern […]
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