We have started to see some of the babies from grackles, orioles and robins. Everyone love baths, especially on hot days.
Buddy's Backyard is a photography blog on all things wildlife that visit his terrain. The photography is by Kat Nequette, she enjoys taking wildlife photos of all sorts of birds and wildlife critters that visit Buddy's backyard.
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
June Wrap Up
It's been the same usual crowd . . . the woodchuck has been our newest visitor. But he/she isn't that much of a new visitor, he/she been at our backyard before. We have given the woodchuck a name, Woody.
We have started to see some of the babies from grackles, orioles and robins. Everyone love baths, especially on hot days.
We have started to see some of the babies from grackles, orioles and robins. Everyone love baths, especially on hot days.
Monday, June 12, 2017
BIrd Spotlight
The female Red-winged Blackbird
TIP: After looking seeing it with our eyes, always look among the Starlings or even Grackles and Cowbirds. They tend to blend in with the other birds around.
TIP: Look at their chests, they resemble an sparrow or thrasher with that pattern
TIP: Look at their beaks, Long and black. Along with looking at their crown pattern there's a hint of a reddish/goldish brown color.
TIP: They do have a slight hint of red on their shoulders like the males.
We have not seen the blackbirds in the past couple weeks, this typically happens once the female starts to show and they are off to a nearby location.
Sunday, June 4, 2017
Into June
June has only just started!!!
In the past week, we been seeing some new faces!!!!!
For years we have always seen Turkeys, mainly female . . . UNTIL this happens
In the past week, we been seeing some new faces!!!!!
For years we have always seen Turkeys, mainly female . . . UNTIL this happens
YEP, you saw that! We have a male Turkey!!!!
Today we saw an old visitor from a few years ago . . . .
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May Wrap-Up
HELLO EVERYONE!!!!
Buddy's Backyard grew increasingly busy for the month of May, as you know many of our birds fly south for the winter then travel back to us for the late spring to early fall. We did attend the Back Bird Day event in our local area. We discovered other potential locations to go to when I the camerawomen have a day off work.
Our Baltimore Orioles returned on May 8th and then our Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks (both Male and Female) returned on May 9th. The catbirds have also returned around that same time. I had been away down in Lacrosse, WI which is another great location to scout birding. While on a boat cruise, I saw at least four bald eagle and one Sandhill crane in flight. On the waterfront, there were tons of mallard ducks and robins, starlings, grackles you name it. I even saw a muskrat!!!
Returning home, excited to see my new returnees and camera fully loaded,. So doing an complete bird count kind of makes it hard when half of the bird count are birds we regularly see.
So let's TALLY!!!!
Baltimore Orioles, Rose-Breasted Grosbeak, Canadian Goose Goslings (Two families!!), Catbirds, Brown Thrasher, Yellow-Rumpted Warbler, White-throated Sparrows, Cowbirds (female included), Red-Winged Blackbird (female included), Indigo Bunting (Sorry no pictures!!) Barn Swallows(Those guys are hard to get picture when they're gliding), Hairy woodpecker made an appearance as did Petrie our Pileated Woodpecker.
Buddy's Backyard grew increasingly busy for the month of May, as you know many of our birds fly south for the winter then travel back to us for the late spring to early fall. We did attend the Back Bird Day event in our local area. We discovered other potential locations to go to when I the camerawomen have a day off work.
Our Baltimore Orioles returned on May 8th and then our Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks (both Male and Female) returned on May 9th. The catbirds have also returned around that same time. I had been away down in Lacrosse, WI which is another great location to scout birding. While on a boat cruise, I saw at least four bald eagle and one Sandhill crane in flight. On the waterfront, there were tons of mallard ducks and robins, starlings, grackles you name it. I even saw a muskrat!!!
Returning home, excited to see my new returnees and camera fully loaded,. So doing an complete bird count kind of makes it hard when half of the bird count are birds we regularly see.
So let's TALLY!!!!
Baltimore Orioles, Rose-Breasted Grosbeak, Canadian Goose Goslings (Two families!!), Catbirds, Brown Thrasher, Yellow-Rumpted Warbler, White-throated Sparrows, Cowbirds (female included), Red-Winged Blackbird (female included), Indigo Bunting (Sorry no pictures!!) Barn Swallows(Those guys are hard to get picture when they're gliding), Hairy woodpecker made an appearance as did Petrie our Pileated Woodpecker.
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| Family Number One; at least five goslings |
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| Family Number Two, Five Gosling for sure! |
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| How cute are they?? |
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| The Brown Thrasher |
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| Female and Male Cowbird |
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| Yellow-Rumpted Warbler |
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| What my caption? |
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| White-Throated Sparrow |
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Spring is HERE!!!
Spring is here!!!
WE been hearing Robins but we have not been seeing them . . . until today. There were three total but unfortunately the third one took off before the picture could be snapped.
We also have the Grackles back, at least one blackbird and one red-winged blackbird in the near distance. We been putting out nesting materials and every morning the nesting material has been gone.
We are also keeping an eye on one of our cardinal pairs, last year the female had decided to build a nest in one of the large bushes we have at the front of the house, but many other birds were not happy about it. A lot of chatters (angry chatters), but sadly someone had gotten our cardinal eggs, most likely a squirrel because the nest wasn't too disturb.
We're thinking that it's the same pair because they are attempting to try that area again but we're going to try and direct them to an different area and hopefully they can build their nest there.
Buddy is getting into his routine walk again, now that we're getting nice weather and he's spending all of his days on the porch.
Also tonight we heard a small group of Herring Gulls fly across us, which is unusual for us to see them. We're also hearing Sandhill Cranes in the far distance, echoes off from the Pond. Maybe one of these days we'll see them in flight????
We have sandhill cranes in our local area but now they are flocking near our large Pond that is an habitat to many other birds.
So we're gearing up for SPRING!!!
WE been hearing Robins but we have not been seeing them . . . until today. There were three total but unfortunately the third one took off before the picture could be snapped.
We also have the Grackles back, at least one blackbird and one red-winged blackbird in the near distance. We been putting out nesting materials and every morning the nesting material has been gone.
We are also keeping an eye on one of our cardinal pairs, last year the female had decided to build a nest in one of the large bushes we have at the front of the house, but many other birds were not happy about it. A lot of chatters (angry chatters), but sadly someone had gotten our cardinal eggs, most likely a squirrel because the nest wasn't too disturb.
We're thinking that it's the same pair because they are attempting to try that area again but we're going to try and direct them to an different area and hopefully they can build their nest there.
Buddy is getting into his routine walk again, now that we're getting nice weather and he's spending all of his days on the porch.
Also tonight we heard a small group of Herring Gulls fly across us, which is unusual for us to see them. We're also hearing Sandhill Cranes in the far distance, echoes off from the Pond. Maybe one of these days we'll see them in flight????
We have sandhill cranes in our local area but now they are flocking near our large Pond that is an habitat to many other birds.
So we're gearing up for SPRING!!!
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