Showing posts with label bird bloggers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bird bloggers. Show all posts

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Birding Merritt Island NWR

Howdee all,

While at the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival

I skipped one of the classes I signed up for to spend the day birding with the gals.

Linda, Melanie and DonnaimageWe went to Merritt Island NWR

We started out on the Refuge drivemerrit island with gals_016Stopping on our way for a photo opt with a Great Egretmerrit island with gals_022merrit island with gals_023We drove to the beach…merrit island with gals_030And took a stroll…merrit island with gals_031Fisherman lined the beach…merrit island with gals_032Little Sanderlings chasing food…merrit island with gals_037Jelly fish..looked like beached UFOs merrit island with gals_050A Grackle hanging out at the beach…merrit island with gals_057merrit island with gals_058We then took Gater creek road to see what we could seemerrit island with gals_060We spied a Wood stork in the grass..merrit island with gals_066So, we stopped to get close up photos..merrit island with gals_065Roseate Spoonbills..merrit island with gals_074merrit island with gals_093A beautiful warm day in Florida…merrit island with gals_098Tropical paradise…merrit island with gals_103We spent at least a half hour watching this Osprey…

who didn’t seem to know how to adjust itself to eat the fish…merrit island with gals_112It finally flew away with its catch…merrit island with gals_137Our last stop for the day was the park behind the college where the festival took place…It was close to sunset….see the Vultures in the trees?merrit island with gals_142

Turkey and Black Vulturesmerrit island with gals_158A Great Egret takes on a Golden hue as the sun starts to set..merrit island with gals_146merrit island with gals_145White Ibis feeding in the evening light…merrit island with gals_163A sweet ending to a LOVELY day with friends merrit island with gals_167

Jeff and I are in Lake Worth now...Have a few birding outings lined up and lots of time will be spent with family here…

Hope you all stay toasty warm…Its 80 here today..and HOT! Almost a bit to hot for me..but I cant complain.. Sending you all a big package of warm…I hope it reaches you soon!

Friday, December 3, 2010

Rockin' robin, tweet tweet tweet

Howdee all,

A little Rockin Robin video for your viewing pleasure…

The Holly trees are full of American Robins and Cedar Waxwings..my outdoor chair table are all covered with berry poop. Thank goodness we covered the top of Homey with a tarp this year…smart thinking!

The Robins love the water I put out for them..

Enjoy!

 

If you haven't seen it yet….

My latest post at Birdingblogs.com is out..

Featured Bird Blogger of the Week 

Come on over and say Hello..

Birdingblogs features some great writers…and then me… I will introduce you to a Wonderful Bird Blogger each week.

Kenn Kaufman, Dale Forbes,Tom McKinney, Rich Hoyer, Martin Garner,
Gunnar Engblom, Rebecca Nason, Gyorgy Szimuly ,Susan Myers

Happy Birding!

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Bird lovers…Did you see this?

Howdee all,

Just a reminder that my post is up at Birdingblogs.com

Featured Bird Blogger of the Week

I think some of you know this blogger..

 MarbledGodwit-4405

Coming up…

I will feature a different blogger every Friday.  I wont always feature those blogs that are strictly birds. I may feature a blogger who blogs are about other things and I will feature Bird posts from that blog…I need at least six birdie posts for each blogger I highlight.

If you have a favorite post or a favorite Blogger..(must be bird related)

Let me know…I will most certainly consider it.

In the meantime..go over and see the Featured blogger, say hello and I will see you in cyberspace..or maybe if our paths meet…on the Birding Trail.

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Two Bird bloggers and a Rainy Day

Howdee all,

What happens when you get two bird bloggers together on a rainy day?

First we drink Birds and Beans coffee..I brewed Scarlet Tanager for me and Chestnut sided Warbler for Kathie.

If you are at all concerned about Birds and Habitat..please drink Bird Friendly coffee.

dawn coffee

Kathie needed some help with her Windows Live Writer issues so we worked on that.

If you don’t use Windows Live Writer for blogging I suggest you try it. Free download on the link above.

We shared Ideas and information.

Check out Kathie's new blog..Kathies Birds

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We looked out the windows of Homey at the birds coming to the feeders.

Kathie was happy I pointed out the song of the White-throated sparrow, Kathie just moved back to the area from Arizona and birding here is new to her.Kathies visit_005This Grackle couple below……make me happy and sad at the same time..

They are the only Grackles here at my feeder, seems like most of the Grackles around have gone south…or somewhere else.  These two hang out together..the one in the front has a broken wing and does allot of hopping about. '

I wonder the relationship between the two…Mother taking care of a young. Young hanging out with Mother that has a broken wing, or are they a couple?

Whatever they are..I wonder if there is anything I can do to help the injured bird…Should I capture it and see if it can be helped, should I just let it alone and let nature take its course?

What are your thoughts? Kathies visit_049It was a good thing it was a rainy day…Kathie and I got allot of work done inside..If it was sunny I am sure we would have wanted to be out birding.

As it was, when we had enough of the computers..

We took an evening walk.Kathies visit_006Through the neighborhood.Kathies visit_007As the sun was setting…Kathies visit_008Kathie gets a few photos..Kathies visit_009While my baby point and shoot gets dark, blurs in the evening light.

Kathies visit_010It was a beautiful ending..Kathies visit_011To a lovely day..Kathies visit_012Kathies visit_013

Shared by Two Bird Bloggers…Kathies visit_015

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