Darned Rain!
The darned rain has returned to make our lives miserable and wet!
It’s been a few days that we’re getting heavy downpours which make it almost impossible to shoot pictures for reasons of dark skies lots of water and very few birds. When it rains hard the seeds from the feeders are simply wasted and lost! Very few birds venture out of their sheltered nests looking for food for the obvious reasons I don’t blame them at all!
However, despite the heavy rain I was very surprised yesterday to see two species that really made my day! They’re a Cooper’s Hawk and a Ruby-throted Hummingbird.
Of course these birds do not look their best since they’re actually dripping wet. I hope you like the shots.
Text and photographs © H.J. Ruiz – Avian 101
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Just Shots!
When a photographer shoots photos of birds there’s always the chance that some shots will end up as unintended shots but later you will find that they have great visual impact or story.
I decided to pick just a few of those shots for today’s post. You might like them or you might not.
Text and photographs © H.J. Ruiz – Avian 101
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Song Sparrow
There’s a bird that you always count on to be in my backyard’s deck area, this bird is the Song Sparrow. Sometimes I see movement around the flower pots or planters and I think right away of being the chipmunk but then I realize that is a Song Sparrow instead. They love to hop around the deck, under the table or patio chairs. Only in rare occasions they fly up to the feeders. They are basically ground feeders.
I’ve never seen them in groups or flocks, at the most I would say three individuals here and there.
They usually stay away from other birds and I’ve never seen them at any time be part of a fight or threatening another species.
I’m posting some recent pictures for you. Enjoy them!
Text and photographs © H.J. Ruiz – Avian 101
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Brown-headed Nuthatch – Part Two
This post is the continuation of Part One about the Brown-headed Nuthatch, the reason I made it two parts was so I could bring you more pictures of these beautiful little birds. I’m positive that they have a nest concealed somewhere in the tree area and they are gathering seeds. Changing the subject, today’s weather is cool of a sudden, it’s 63 F right now but it was lower earlier and a bit breeze.
The cowbirds continue coming in large flocks but after they are done with the seeds the move on.
Next I have a bunch of photos for you, I hope that you like them!
Text and photographs © H.J. Ruiz – Avian 101
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