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Posted in grosbeak, sparrow, spotted towhee on Jul 3rd, 2010
Last weekend I visited the Red Butte Gardens. It’s only 3.5 miles from the house and has a variety of flowers. The views are not terribly lush, but that’s to be expected since the gardens are in the driest part of town.
The gardens, however, are full of birds and bunnies! Very hungry looking bunnies.
I got [...]
If you weren’t already convinced of the importance of cleaning your gutters, I have some news. If you let leaves build up, they will plug the gutters, water will stay in the gutters, AND BIRDS WILL BATHE IN YOUR GUTTERS
Posted in dark-eyed junco, sparrow on Feb 6th, 2010
Although I haven’t had a lot of luck birding in Utah this winter, there is a pretty consistent supply of backyard birds that enjoy my feeders. I have great hopes for the backyard. I want to start gardening so I can grow my own vegetables, but I’m also planning the garden based on how I [...]
Posted in sparrow on Jan 24th, 2010
Brigham City, UT is cold.
Posted in sparrow on Jan 14th, 2010
The first bird that I saw after moving to Utah is the House Sparrow.
Posted in sparrow on Dec 26th, 2009
When I first started birding, all sparrows looked alike. From some angles it’s very hard to tell.
Today was a beautiful day in Pescadero. It was a bit cold, but not compared to the rest of the country. The beaches were mostly empty, though, so I guess the everyone believes that winter is approaching.
Yesterday we headed down to Pescadero, CA to visit the Ano Nuevo State Reserve. We passed a marsh where the fog was doing really neat things over the water.
I really love living along the coast because of the frequent fog.
After the detour we reached the reserve. Ano Nueovo State Reserve is very popular. [...]
In reviewing the blog analytics, I’ve determined that a lot of people reach this website by researching the Internet for basic cockatiel information. So this is a post on how to give your bird a shower.
Bathing is very healthy for birds. They get dusty and showers are good for maintaining shiny feathers. Plus, once the [...]
I love capturing birds in motion. The most common, scrappy bird becomes a piece of art. Below is a pigeon flying after pieces of bread. This may be my favorite bird picture because his head and the pieces of bread are in focus, while the wings become out-of-focus at the edges.
This is [...]
