Sunday, March 25, 2018

A Copper's & Coal's Tail




Jan. 5th, 2018

Copper and Coal learn something new about the mysterious backyard and why myself and dad go out there all the time. While they have manage to sneak out, they know it's cold and wet (for right now) but the kitchen window plays wonderful bird TV!!

Copper's Tail . . . Meeting Petrie!




Earlier this week Copper happen to be in the kitchen looking at me then looking at our window, I knew I kept seeing something big fly towards the window. But I assume it was the crows doing their dances and whatsnot, but Copper was so curious that he jumped on the kitchen counter to the sink and saw a great big giant bird!!! 

Copper met Petrie! Our Pileated woodpecker Petrie loves to eat Suet closest to the house, it kind of provides some shelter from the winds. He just flew in to do his normal thing, but little did he know that he had an audience! Copper was so entertains by Petrie's large size. 

It was the most adorable thing to watch, while Copper was trying to figure out how to get closer to Petrie. So Petrie had visited! 

Coal's Tail . . . When Turkeys Fly


While it's no secrets that we get turkeys, both Copper and Coal have seen the big turkeys in our backyard. One day I had to help dad out with putting food out, while the Turkeys were here.  The Turkeys aren't a fan of two people being outside at the same time.

Coal was up on the kitchen counter, looking out the window to our backyard and saw the turkeys initially but he probably never expected to see them fly!

Coal's eyes were probably wide with curiosity as the turkeys flew!

Coal's tail is a little shorter than Copper only because I wasn't personally inside the house like I was when Petrie came flying in. But Coal loves to watch the birds on the porch and watch the pair go into the birdhouse we have attach to the porch in an upside down position. 

Saturday, March 24, 2018

Spring is here

These last few days have been filled with new returnees to Buddy's Backyard. First we heard a Robin and what we thought was a Red-winged blackbird but actually it was a Grackle.

The very next day we did hear a Red-Winged Blackbird! We also saw our group of Common Redpoll. The Goldfinches are gaining their color back, I took some picture of their color standing out pretty vibrant.




Today I saw our Red-breasted nuthatch, I didn't have the camera on me but I do have an older photo of the Red-breasted nuthatch. These Red breasted nuthatch are small and fast, they don't stay on the feeders long enough to get photos.












Stay tuned for more visitors as warmer weather comes, I look forward to seeing our orieloes, White-Throated Sparrows, hopefully our hummingbirds can appear at Buddy's Backyard.

I also hope this summer that I'll be able to go to some locations in my area to get photos of other birds and expand our horizon.

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Spring is near!!!

Today is the first sign of Spring is near!!!

While putting out the food, I notice someone flying around. It was hard to see with the sun but someone was very curious about the seeds and tiny peanuts.

It was a common redpoll, we had a visit from one a few years back in winter. But we haven't seen them since . . . UNTIL today. I'm sure half the birds I was seeing were possibility Common Redpoll. I'll review the photos over and share some!

Some of our goldfinches are gaining colors! So we're excited to see that.

Dad heard a Robin! that's where we know that Spring is near/here and he also heard a Red-winged Blackbird.

I'm hoping to catch some more photos tomorrow since I am off and for the next two days after, so who knows what I'll capture for the backyard.

Copper and Coal are starting to enjoy the porch more but are very curious about what it is that we do in the backyard and why we always go out the backdoor.
We will be looking to buy them a harness.

I can't wait to start doing the things that we did with buddy for Copper and Coal, plus I think it will help my dad get into a routine of doing something. The kids don't really relies on him (sometimes they do) but it's different with two younger kids.

With Buddy especially in his old years, he tends to rely on us a lot but that was Buddy way of quality time.

My other spring cleaning is to find Coal's favorite toy, it had disappear last week and it is still not found. I'm hoping to find it on my days off.