Brown-headed Nuthatch

Howdee all,

This Brown-headed nuthatch has been hanging around the Bark Butter…

See the Bark butter lower right corner..For some reason ..it let me get very close…I was only about three feet away..Which is the only reason my tiny point and shoot was able to take such detailed photos of it.So…why did it let me get so closeI have noticed this happening with other birds around the Bark ButterNancy @ The Zen Birdfeeder blog and co-owner of a Wild Birds Unlimited Store says that her clients say that Bark Butter is Crack for birds..I am starting to think she is right…..See the bits of Bark Butter on the bill….This silly Bird just stayed in one spot for over five minutes…I didn’t want to disturb it too much..so I left it to its Crack Bark Butter…

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Birds love Bark Butter and Zick Dough

Howdee all,

 

Whether you buy Bark Butter from your local Wild Birds Unlimited Store…or make your own…it doesn’t quite matter..because

Birds Love Bark Butter and Zick Dough!

You don’t need a suet feeder..just press the butter into the tree

Here are a few of our recent visitors to my Home made Zick Dough

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Chipping SparrowPine Warbler

Downy WoodpeckerWhite-breasted nuthatch

Check out Zen Birdfeeders Post about Bark Butter…detailed instructions on how she suggests using Bark Butter.

 

My Visitors to Zick Dough and Bark Butter

Carolina Chickadee

Tufted Titmouse

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Chipping Sparrow

American Goldfinch

White-breasted Nuthatch

Brown-headed Nuthatch

Pine Warbler

Pine Siskin

Carolina Wren

Brown Creeper

American Crow

Blue Jay

and probably a few more I am forgetting..

 Happy Birding!

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Featured Bird Blogger of the Week

 

Ballie and the Sapsucker

Howdee all,

Ballie and my first bird of the year!

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

We have reflective windows..so we have many birds hanging out and pecking at the windows..

This silly bird hung on the window for quite some time..

Ballie tried giving it a jabl

Check out the video and see.

 

Ballie and the Sapsucker

 

Jeff and I are going to the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife festival in a few weeks…Anyone else going?

We are also planning some Birding Festivals in May The New River Birding festival and The Biggest Week in Birding..Let me know if you will be going…

I am also hoping to pick some Morel mushrooms then..it should be about prime time.

First Bird of the year…

Howdee all,

We left Connecticut on New Years Day… Waldo ready to leave..We follow him out to the carAny guesses where?

Waldo does some of the driving..

We overnighted in Annapolis and left the next morning for the last leg of the trip to North Carolina

When we arrived Waldo spotted something different…

Craigy made a new gate..He always makes something for Sicksta with hearts for Christmas..this was her surprise this year…Sorry Sicksta..the new kitchen might be next year..hee hee

I unpacked all the millions of pounds of clothing and belongings I took…way to much..I have forgotten how to pack..and I bring everything..

Anyway…

Back to my first bird of the year..We were traveling on the first..and so..I really only had quick glances of birds..I wont count them..

This is the bird I will count..When I woke up the morning of the 2nd..this fella was tapping on our bedroom window…

I think he wanted more Bark Butter..and was glad we had returned…

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

A nice welcome…Happy New Year

…now excuse me…I need to put some bark butter on that tree…

A Busy few weeks…

Howdee all,

It was a very busy two weeks of travel and fun.

We are now back in North Carolina and I had a nice sleep in my own bed!  I missed my own bed and fleece sheets! We rarely leave our Homey on wheels behind…but, we didn’t want to subject it to the salt on the roads.

I am still putting away clothing and gifts…and getting settled in.

I really need to play catch up everywhere on the internet. Twitter tweets have been coming in but I had had no time to read many of them. Blogger friends posts have been updated and I have not had time to visit many…Facebook seems to be a little easier to keep up with…though, I am sure I have missed allot.

I have lots more to post here..I want to show you what Sicksta Dells husband made for her while we were away. I also want to show you my first real bird encounter of the year.

But…I need to stock the feeders, clean my doormat, vacuum, do dishes, make coffee,say hello to the pups next door,go outside and look around, work on my post for Birdingblogs..which  I find is taking up allot of my time hummmm…

I might need to give something up…what should it be? Any suggestions?

Anyway…I put together this little New Years Video from Our House to Yours…

See you in Cyberspace soon

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Meet Bella…

Howdee all,

Two weeks since we left our Home on Wheels in North Carolina and headed to Connecticut for a Family Christmas.  A very busy, fun filled two weeks…despite the sudden loss of my parents shining, smiling Star just a few days before Christmas.

We were happy that we were there for my parents to make a very difficult time a bit easier for them. My father is a person, who can not be without a dog….so…we searched and searched online until we found

Bella…

She is eight months old…house trained..and a very sweet Dobbie that hardly barks.

Her owners both worked..the wife was pregnant and they had no time for Bella…they were sad to loose her after eight months but felt it was best for Bella…she spent over eight hours a day in a crate..not to mention the evening.

She  will now have plenty of attention.

And some obedience training…she had the tendency to jump on peopleBella made herself at home and is very happy…

And so is Dad…

 

 

Bella

 

I hope you all had a Wonderful Holiday… I hope to get back into the swing of things soon. I need to read blogs to catch up on everyone…I am so behind with everything…..Hope to see my cyberfriends soon.

Happiest of New Years

Howdee all,

From my Family to Yours…

   Wishing you all

A Wonderful New Year filled with Love and Laughter

Here is my ecard to you all.

I love Care2cards…Butterfly credits are given when you send cards and support causes…the credits can be used to help other causes.

click on the link above to see the card I chose for all of you that read my blog..thank you

I made a thirty second video of our Christmas Road trip using a cool site called Animoto.. I saw my blogger friend Andrew had a video he made for his post Backyard Birds Rock!! and I thought it was cool so I gave it a try myself. Any video over thirty seconds requires a paid membership.

Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.

We are still in Ct. but will be leaving soon on our journey back to Homey and NC.

Have a great New Years Eve!