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Cool Blue Jay Flight Tricks

By BirdDude on Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 | 1 Comment

Can A Blue Jay Do Tricks? Last winter I was putting out food on a cold weekday morning. As usual, the Blue Jays had spotted me and were squawking for peanuts. I’ve always found it uncanny how there won’t be one in my backyard until I toss peanuts onto my aggregate patio and the sound [...]

Bird Watching Binoculars Make Great Cheap Christmas Gifts

By BirdDude on Thursday, November 13th, 2008 | No Comments

Bird Watching Binoculars Are Great Gifts There is no bigger thrill for a birding enthusiast than to see birds in their backyard or in the field up close. Having a good pair of bird watching binoculars handy is essential for quick identification of each species. Plus, it gives you an appreciation of their beauty not [...]

A Friend In Need

By BirdDude on Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 | 2 Comments

It was mid morning last Saturday. I was working on my computer upstairs and my wife was busy watering and pruning the plants in the front beds. I heard a sound I couldn’t quite identify and went back to work. In a few minutes, my wife called up to me that I needed to come [...]

Do You Have Any Resident Bluebirds?

By BirdDude on Friday, October 3rd, 2008 | 6 Comments

I have a pair of bluebirds who like to come and check in on me from time to time whose tale needs to be told. About four years ago, I had my first mating pair of Eastern Bluebirds come and make home in one of the two bluebird houses I have in my back yard. [...]

I Can’t Wait For My Winter Birds To Return

By BirdDude on Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 | 2 Comments

I enjoy feeding and watching birds all year long. Every year I see something I haven’t before and my catalog grows a little bigger. This past year I saw my first Blue Grosbeak during the change from winter to spring. Our yard backs up to woods so I’ve also had the chance to see birds [...]

Spending Some Time With A Cooper’s Hawk

By BirdDude on Thursday, August 21st, 2008 | 1 Comment

I had a very unusual experience yesterday. Because I feed birds in my backyard, we get an occasional visit from our friendly neighborhood Cooper’s Hawk. Our lot backs up to woods so sometimes he’s able to sneak into a tree unnoticed. Luckily for the other birds, we have a pretty well established Blue Jay alarm [...]