Tag: birds
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Corvids Are So Smart, Part II
My last post was about a Scrub Jay hiding peanuts in our back yard. This post again features peanuts, but another Corvid, this time, an American Crow. Again we start our story with a Crow picking up a peanut from a scattering of them left by a human neighbor. But the Crow evidently doesn’t like…
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Corvids Are So Smart
I was having lunch in the kitchen this noon, and happened to see a blue blur streak past the window. Naturally I grabbed my camera and went to watch. What I saw was a Woodhouse’s Scrub Jay with a peanut (thoughtfully provided by one of my neighbors) hopping around in my drought-ravaged backyard. Scrub Jays…
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Having a Goldfinch Summer
The Western United States has both American and Lesser Goldfinches. They are harder to tell apart than you would first suspect.
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Hawking Hummingbird
Hummingbirds are nectar-fueled insect-eaters. Now I have the photos to prove it.
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Happy Father’s Day
Goin’ out to all the dads who teach their kids what it means to be good adults. Good job!
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Along the Creek
The Front Range of Colorado — the area west of Denver — didn’t get hit with the cold and snow that the eastern part of the country did this week. But we did get ice bells. And birds.
