Posts Tagged: birding

Eastern bluebird perched on a stick Eastern bluebird perched on a stick

Our Bluebirds Have Returned!

On April 6, 2022 - Bluebird Cam, Uncategorized, Wildlife

Our bluebirds are back and they’ve selected a bird box for their nest. They’ve started building this week. Check back regularly for updates as we follow their progress.

I put a small video camera in the box to let us watch without disturbing the bluebirds. I’ll post updates regularly while their building the nest and raising their family.

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Checking In With The Loons, August 4, 2021

On August 4, 2021 - Loons, Wildlife Photography

Our loon family with two chicks was receiving visitors yesterday morning, August 3. The chicks are now 46 & 47 days old. They both appear to be doing well. They’re diving, and occasionally catching food, on their own. But, they’re always hungry and encouraging the parents to feed them. 

The loons will have to take a brief hiatus. I’ll be down at the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Fair for through August 15. I’ll resume the story as soon as possible after the Fair. 

The loons were foraging at the far end of the pond from the boat launch, I ran into some of the usual suspects along the way to see the loons. This is the most common view I get of common mergansers.
Hank Heron was out and about. 
The fishing wasn’t very good this morning. Hank caught just one small fish while I watched.
This osprey made seven or eight dives without catching anything before perching to watch for a meal. 
This was the largest fish I saw the parents hand off to the chicks. 
The parents were foraging fairly far away from the chicks. They were covering a good portion of their pond. 
An early morning stretch.
One of the loons took some time off from feeding the chicks to preen….
…and stretch.
The chicks are getting big. From a distance, it is hard to tell them from their parents. Their fluff is going and their feathers are growing in. 
The chicks were actively foraging in the shallow water. They both managed to catch food. There appeared to be several dragonfly nymphs, but most of what they caught was too small for me to ID. 
And one last shot of the chicks before I had to head out.
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The Usual Suspects, May 2020

On May 22, 2020 - Wildlife Photography

My feeders have been attracting all the usual suspects, plus a few that visit less frequently.

Cal Ripken stops in a few times early every season to raid the suet. Here, he’s checking out the new suet feeder to see if it is worthy.
Cyrano and Roxane stopped by to add a little panache to the yard. Roxane claimed the feeder, everyone else had to scrounge elsewhere.
I caught Harold spying on me. He said my number had come up.
Orin was hanging around.
Sometimes, Atticus just likes to be seen out and about.
Felix stopped by to say he was in a fix, and did I have a bag of tricks handy?
Coo Hand Luke did some hard time in the yard.
My name is Indigo Bunting. You filled my feeder. Prepare to dine.
My name is Indigo Bunting. You filled my feeder. Prepare to dine.
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