Tag Archives: bird watching

Picture a Day #236 – Turkey Tale

Posted on August 31, 2012 by joanienaz

It’s very quiet here at the cabin. I can hear the children at the nearby school when they are out for recess, but the rest of the time it is very still. So when something is nearby, I hear it … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #208 – A Hummingbird in the Corn

Posted on July 26, 2012 by joanienaz

I was taking a photo of the corn in my mini garden, and look what appeared! I caught this hummingbird on the fly with my wide-angle lens.

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Picture a Day #188-Trapped!

Posted on July 6, 2012 by joanienaz

While my husband was working in our garage, this hummingbird flew in through the front door. It became disoriented and kept flying at one of the windows on the side of the garage. I took this picture during one of … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #131 – When You’re a Bird

Posted on May 10, 2012 by joanienaz

It isn’t easy to feed a family these days, no matter what your species. If you live in a neighborhood with few snags (do you want a dead tree looming over your home?) and you are a cavity-nester, you make … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #130 – A Home for Woodpeckers

Posted on May 9, 2012 by joanienaz

There are a variety of large trees, including pine and oak, all around my daughter’s house in Trinity County, California. But this pair of Acorn Woodpeckers seemed intent on setting up housekeeping in a nearby telephone pole. They were quite  busy … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #129 – Spring Creatures

Posted on May 8, 2012 by joanienaz

Today I photographed a pair of orioles in my daughter Katie’s yard in Trinity County, California. I had the wrong lens on my camera, and when I returned to the oak tree where they were feeding, they decided to leave. Here is … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #103 – More Than Just an Empty Box

Posted on April 12, 2012 by joanienaz

I grew up in a hobby family. My father always had a vegetable garden, and he enjoyed landscaping the yard. My mother baked, grew and arranged flowers, and was a backyard birder. My sister sewed and baked. My four brothers built … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #65 – Red Bird

Posted on March 6, 2012 by joanienaz

I was so busy doing SPRING CLEANING before the next storm hit last night, and got so wrapped up in my other writing, that I forgot to post this! My first missed day of the “picture a day” series…I knew it was bound … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #64 – Ringed Turtle Dove

Posted on March 4, 2012 by joanienaz

Interesting article about this “dove of the bible” which originated in Africa. This photo was taken outside my house this am. There was a small flock in the neighborhood, but a red-shouldered hawk was apparently hunting them. Haven’t seen more than … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #58 – Mocking Bird

Posted on February 27, 2012 by joanienaz

This mockingbird has been playing hard to get for several weeks. It likes to perch on the heavily pruned mulberry in front of our living room window, that has not yet leafed out. It flies away when I open the front door. … Continue reading →

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