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Moving On

I think that the Carolina Chickadee families are moving on to their point of migration. The reason is that they haven’t been showing up at the feeders. I also went to see their main abode and found it empty and done for the season (See picture below). Inside the bird house I found a lot of debris, indication that has been used a great deal,maybe by more that one family. I’ve noticed the absence of several species of birds already. The number of Northern Cardinals and Mourning Doves is still high at the feeders. I see Chipping Sparrows once in a while and of course the Ruby-throated Hummingbirds that I think are about 5 in number. Gallery next:

: C. Chickadee entering the house

: Living the house to bring seeds

: He tries to decide what feeder to go to

: His choice was the roof feeder

: Look at thickness of nest over nest, lots of debris.

Text and photographs are © H.J. Ruiz – Avian 101

Tags: birds, Carolina Chickadee, nature, photography, photos of birds

Visit to an Island

This post is from last visit to Tybee Island, which is a great place for birds, the island offer a large amount of superb habitat for a variety of species.

The photos I’m posting today are of one of the popular species that are abundant near the beach, the Boat-tailed Grackles. They have adapted well to living near the beach, they are also fishing directly from the sea, beach combing and garbage raiding.

Text and photographs © H.J. Ruiz – Avian 101

Tags: birds, Boat-Tailed Grackle, nature, photography, photos of birds

Bird Humor # 12

“In a world of terror, wars, famine, discontent and genocide, laughter is a rare commodity”

BIRD HUMOR # 12

– THERE WE GO AGAIN WITH SCHOOL! –

Quotes and images are © H.J. Ruiz – Avian 101 – Please do not copy or download

Tags: Bird Humor, birds, photography, photos of birds

For Couples Only

This post is like a pictorial guestbook for some of the couples of bird species I had as visitors or residents in my backyard.

The amount of birds that frequent my feeders is large but from those I have picked some of them as couples.

I feel very satisfied that I’m able to see new generations of birds every year and also for being possible to photograph a great deal of their daily life. It’s not very long before the season will change and most birds will fly away to their migration habitats, but I’m happy that I’ve contributed to their wellbeing.

Click on first image to see enlargements gallery