Friday, March 20, 2020

The same cast of characters

All fine on the dove nest
Strong healthy male robin worm hunting
You can really see the yellow belly of this sapsucker. There are a pair of them and they're adoring our trees.
Check out the space before drilling.  There are hawks around who would lunch on a woodpecker.
Big puddle out back, good for bathing and drinking.

Thursday, March 19, 2020

Quiet downstairs

Totally unprotected nest. Rainy morning. No umbrella.
New seeds in front garden. The cardinals "talk" to each other. Mrs. Cardinal clicks. Mr. Cardinal sings various phrases. I wonder if they recognize me and my huge lens.

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Rat tat tat

Yellow belly sapsucker in the back garden. It loves out trees, drill holes in ever tree. The new spots are the green ones.
Off to the west side of the garden. Rows and rows of old drill spots. Sometimes there are bugs under the bark
Resting for a moment.

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

70th street Cooper's

West 70th Street in front of the school, heading to West End when I sensed something above. Oh fun, a cooper's hawk being pestered by our resident silly squirrel, Brownie. Cooper's prefer birds for lunch, but if annoyed enough they will swipe a squirrel.
The wing span is about 31"
The squirrel survived to tease another day. Lots of pigeons feeding on ground in this space today so I know the hawk has relocated.