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A Bit of Autumn Blur
Yesterday afternoon I set my to-do list aside for awhile and opted instead to set myself outside for awhile! It was a beautiful autumn afternoon, and while most of my backyard leaves have already succumbed to their crunchy carpet fate, … Continue reading
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Tagged backyard birds, bird watching, birds, Bluebird, chickadee, hobbies, nature, nuthatch, photography, thrasher, warbler, writing
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Sunrise Special
Yesterday turned out to be a parenthetical day of sunshine sandwiched in between two days of torrential thunderstorms. I went out in the early hours to spread some Bark Butter on several branches, and then filled the three “troughs” with a bottom layer … Continue reading
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Tagged birds, hobbies, nature, photography, spring, thrasher, woodpeckers, writing
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Dirty for Dinner
The Brown Thrasher always arrives looking like he has been rooting around in the mud…probably because that is exactly what he has been doing! I guess in his mind, the etiquette of washing up for dinner simply doesn’t apply to dirty … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, bird watching, birds, hobbies, nature, outdoors, photography, thrasher, writing
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Random Recents
As I was uploading photos to my Flickr Photostream last night, I came across several pictures taken over the past week or so that simply didn’t make it to a post. It seemed a shame to stow them away unseen … Continue reading
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Tagged beauty, birds, blue jay, Bluebird, nature, nuthatch, photography, redheaded woodpecker, thrasher, writing
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Ruffled Feathers
I looked in the front yard this morning, and saw this Brown Thrasher perched on the bird feeder hook. He was busy snaring bugs for breakfast, so I got busy snapping his picture for this post! First he looked right; then he … Continue reading
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Tagged beauty, birds, inspiration, nature, nature photography, photography, thrasher, wildlife, writing
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The Breakfast Of Champions
Posted in Birds Without Words
Tagged backyard birds, beauty, birds, nature, photography, thrasher
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A Covetous Crew
I’m sure you’ve seen the scenario before. Child number one is happily playing with a toy, let’s say a plastic Tonka truck, with a dozen other toys scattered on the floor around him. Then, child number two enters the room, and … Continue reading
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Tagged beauty, bird photography, birds, nature, thrasher, towhee, white-throated sparrow, wildlife, writing
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