Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Spring is in the air!!
Today is the first day of spring! Flowers are blooming and every morning I wake up to birds singing. Spring has got to be the most wonderful season of all.
Spring is the transition period between winter and summer. Spring and "springtime" inspire ideas of rebirth, renewal and regrowth.
This morning I heard Dove's cooing, Sparrow's singing and all I want to do and stay home sit in my hammock and watch the birds prepare for their spring dances of romance and mate finding.
Alas I am already at the office so no bird watching today unless one lands on the tree outside my window.
I hung my natural fiber bird nest on Saturday, so I am anxious to see if any bird finds it inviting and chooses to make it home. I was told that finches would like this type of nest. So, I will keep you posted!
This morning I heard Dove's cooing, Sparrow's singing and all I want to do and stay home sit in my hammock and watch the birds prepare for their spring dances of romance and mate finding.Alas I am already at the office so no bird watching today unless one lands on the tree outside my window.
I hung my natural fiber bird nest on Saturday, so I am anxious to see if any bird finds it inviting and chooses to make it home. I was told that finches would like this type of nest. So, I will keep you posted!
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Back to an old favorite
Somehow we find ourselves with winter behind us for the most part and no birding trips yet to report. So we picked a nice warm day in February and packed up our bird seed, binoculars, cameras and the Napster and off we go to Morton's in Sag Harbor.
We really enjoyed feeding the birds from our hand last time. So that was our mission. Try to attract some chickadees or perhaps a woodpecker to the seed in our hand. Much to our surprise we spotted two birds that we can add to our blog. En route to our destination, we spotted the familiar V-shaped wing formation of the Turkey Vulture.
Our next unexpected surprise was a turkey of another kind ---- Wild Turkeys!!! Lots of them!!! Seeing so many at one time was a rare treat indeed. We marveled at the beauty of their feathers but they definitely have a face only a mother could love. And boy were they meaty! Several hens and their broods may join up into bands of more than 30 birds. Winter groups have been seen to exceed 200.
We were happy to see that, even though the ground was not snow covered, the chickadees were still anxious to visit any food filled hand. And if there was only one hand extended, they would wait patiently for their turn.
As we continue on the path towards Little Peconic Bay, we find ourselves on a peaceful meandering trail with birds chirping, wind blowing and the air getting colder as we get closer to the water.
The path was beautiful but some in our group were whining about the stiff breeze coming off the bay. Someone whom shall remain anonymous came to the woods in the middle of February with only one glove.
So, as we turn back towards the car, we feed more chickadees and catch a cardinal posing just for us.
We really enjoyed feeding the birds from our hand last time. So that was our mission. Try to attract some chickadees or perhaps a woodpecker to the seed in our hand. Much to our surprise we spotted two birds that we can add to our blog. En route to our destination, we spotted the familiar V-shaped wing formation of the Turkey Vulture. 
Our next unexpected surprise was a turkey of another kind ---- Wild Turkeys!!! Lots of them!!! Seeing so many at one time was a rare treat indeed. We marveled at the beauty of their feathers but they definitely have a face only a mother could love. And boy were they meaty! Several hens and their broods may join up into bands of more than 30 birds. Winter groups have been seen to exceed 200.We were happy to see that, even though the ground was not snow covered, the chickadees were still anxious to visit any food filled hand. And if there was only one hand extended, they would wait patiently for their turn.
As we continue on the path towards Little Peconic Bay, we find ourselves on a peaceful meandering trail with birds chirping, wind blowing and the air getting colder as we get closer to the water. The path was beautiful but some in our group were whining about the stiff breeze coming off the bay. Someone whom shall remain anonymous came to the woods in the middle of February with only one glove.
So, as we turn back towards the car, we feed more chickadees and catch a cardinal posing just for us.
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