Hot and Humid
As soon as we officially started the Summer, the weather temperature began climbing into the 90ºs right on cue. Birds stay under shade as long as possible during the late morning and early afternoon, those are peak hours for the high heat. They raid the feeders early in the morning and late afternoon. Blackbirds are the ones that land in large groups and create havoc spilling deliberately all seeds to the ground.
Smaller birds show up to feed if we happen to get a summer shower, which are intense but short in duration. Also attract ground feeders birds like Starlings, BrownThrashers, Northern Mockingbirds that pick invertebrates from the wet ground.
Midas ( little goldfinch) hides while the blackbirds eat and when the heat is too harsh he flies to the pine trees by the creek where’s shady and a few degrees fresher and safer, he’s smart bird!
I was outdoors to do some lawn trim work and I lasted for one hour then I had to stop because the heat was unbearable. The humidity was above 80% most of the day!
Summers are hot in Georgia generally, and humid days are not rare.
Text and photographs © HJ Ruiz – Avian101
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Great shots as usual H.J. and thanks for sharing the various tit bits I learn from your posts on our little winged friends 🙂 Keep cool, that is some hot weather!
Thank you very much Neha! I appreciate your kindness! 🙂
I enjoyed your descriptive account of the current Georgia weather, and liked hearing what you and the birds all do: take cover and wait it out. Thanks HJ. 🙂
Yes, there’s not point on being outdoors when the sun is scorching you. The birds share the same opinion…I guess! Thank you Jet! 🙂
Sorry it read that it is so hot, horrible.
Thanks for Air Conditioners! Thank you Susan! 🙂
Beautiful set of photos, HJ… I hope you have a Wonderful weekend ahead,
Aquileana 😛
Thank you very much Aquileana! Have a great weekend too! 🙂
Great shots! So nice…thanks for sharing. 🙂 Bye. K.
Thank you very much Kamila! 🙂
I am really enjoying your blog and becoming familiar with birds that I have never seen. Great stuff 🙂
Thank you very much! 🙂
It’s as if the birds are right there under my nose. Beautiful photos. I’ve heard it is the humidity that really saps the strength, more than the heat. We just have to put up with the bigger birds taking over the seed and top up for the little ones after they’ve gone. ;D
Yep! That’s how it works! Thanks Christine! 🙂
It’s been very hot and humid here in the north, also. I really enjoyed the mockingbird photos in this series, H.J! Stay cool!
I’m trying to stay cool the most I can. Thanks Amy! 🙂
You’re singin’ my song, H.J. Great shots! 🙂
Thanks Lisa! Humidity is all over! 🙂