Song Sparrows

Our weather was excellent yesterday, bright, sunny, great clouds and a sooting breeze was just perfect. I was surprised because the weatherman called for rain and dark… ? Go figure! 🙂

However, I didn’t see many birds at the feeders, I saw some cardinals flying here and there, perhaps a couple of m. doves and mostly was Song Sparrows.

They were not frequent visitors last season, Mostly they feed on the ground and in occasions they go to the feeders like yesterday.

I hope to see more birds today!

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I’m back!!!

Hello folks, I apologize for the long break I’ve taken from my blog. My life makes changes and turns that are definitely an unavoidable distraction.

But here I am! 🙂

My backyard is still showing a number of birds that most the times are just passing by, I have seen them but did not have my camera on hand for a shot.

One thing I see is that most species are in “full garb” all looking at their best in color, plumage and grace.

I should be getting a new camera soon and will try to get better shots of my backyard visitors!

N. Cardinal (F)

By the way I also have a message from my friend Jessica from Princeton University Press.

I just posted this on our blog, but I thought you might be interested in seeing our new birds & natural history catalog:http://press.princeton.edu/blog/2010/10/13/pgs-catalog-birds-natural-history/

 

This should give you a good idea of what books are forthcoming for the Spring. Some highlights are The Atlas of Birds by Mike Unwin, Hawks at a Distance by Jerry Liguori, and Avian Architecture by Peter Goodfellow, but there are other great books on the list. If you would like to put in early requests for any of these titles, drop me a line and I’ll make a note to send you a copy as they become available.

 

This week we are also conducting a bird book giveaway on our facebook page. Up for grabs this week is Hawks from Every Angle (also by Jerry Liguori). It is probably the best ID book for raptors in flight. You can learn more about the book and giveaway here: http://press.princeton.edu/blog/2010/10/11/this-weeks-book-giveaway-10/.

 

Also, I am assembling the review copy mailing for the second edition of Birds of the Middle East by Richard Porter & Simon Aspinall. If you would like a copy this month, let me know.

Thank you for reading,

Best,

Jessica Pellien

Assistant Publicity Director

ePublicity Media Manager

 

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News from Princeton University Press

I’m posting a message from our friend Jessica at Princeton University Press. She has interesting words for our friends at My Backyard Visitors…

“Hiya,

I’m writing with two bits of news. First, copies of our new field guide Parrots of the World by Joseph M. Forshaw with illustrations by Frank Knight have just landed on my desk. Would you like a review copy?

You may recall that we published a gorgeous oversized identification guide to Parrots of the World several years ago. The new book is a field guide version of that book – so same beautiful illustrations and authoritative text from Joe Forshaw, but with a more affordable price and an easy-to-use format and size. Auk called the ID Guide “an essential tool” while Roger Wilkinson said it was “a very valuable reference text” in the Newsletter of the World Parrot Trust. For a sneak peak at what a page spread looks like in the new Field Guide, click over to our blog: http://press.princeton..edu/blog/?p=6621. I am happy to send you a copy of the book if you are interested in writing a review. Just let me know.

Second bit of news is that on our blog this month, we’ve been featuring another field guide – The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs by Gregory S. Paul. For the last week or so, we’ve been posting a Daily Dinosaur. I know this isn’t birds proper, but perhaps you are familiar with Gregory’s work because he was one of the first dino experts to illustrate dinosaurs with feathers. You can view the dinos so far here: http://press.princeton.edu/blog/category/books/the-princeton-field-guide-to-dinosaurs/daily-dinosaur/

Thank you for reading,

Best,

Jessica Pellien

Assistant Publicity Director

ePublicity Media Manager

Princeton University Press
41 William St.
Princeton, NJ 08540″

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Migrating flocks

Migrations of birds are happening now, many flocks of birds are seen and heard at different times of the day.

This morning I had several groups of Common Grackles stopping by for some food in my backyard then shortly after flew away. I had time to shoot some pictures that I’m sharing with you.Common Grackles

One curious thing was that the majority of the Grackles were male. Do they travel in separate flocks?

Their plumage looked very shiny and complete, they all were mature birds and on mature size. They are handsome birds for sure.

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