Among the regular robins and red-winged blackbirds and chickadees and sparrows and waxwings, I've had cardinals, which I hadn't noticed before, and a few other unknowns at the pond.
One I've just identified that has been a regular lately is the dark eyed junco. I had been thinking of them as "pine cones" after seeing one land in a tree and become indistinguishable from the real ones. They are fun little guys, very active and dumb. If I stand or sit still I become invisible to them and they come quite close.
The neighbor pointed out a dead hawk on the next block a few days ago. He said the crows and magpies had mobbed it and taken it down. Go team crow!
The nest material gathering has slowed down. Shouldn't be long now before they lay their eggs and soon after that there will be little black shitheads out exploring their world. I can't wait.
One I've just identified that has been a regular lately is the dark eyed junco. I had been thinking of them as "pine cones" after seeing one land in a tree and become indistinguishable from the real ones. They are fun little guys, very active and dumb. If I stand or sit still I become invisible to them and they come quite close.
The neighbor pointed out a dead hawk on the next block a few days ago. He said the crows and magpies had mobbed it and taken it down. Go team crow!
The nest material gathering has slowed down. Shouldn't be long now before they lay their eggs and soon after that there will be little black shitheads out exploring their world. I can't wait.