Sometimes when a hawk or owl is spotted the songbirds hush. Check out the Grassland Bird areas around Ft Edward. My new-found fav are the songs of the Carolina Wren!
The older I get the more I enjoy the birds. We have a large feeder with black sunflower seed which attracts the most colorful lovely birds-stunningly colorful male/female cardinals, bright yellow finches, mourning doves, black and white chickadees, bright Blue Jays and of course many squirrels and chipmunks. Yesterday morning there were three deer in the yard at sunrise. They all make me so happy and appreciative of our beautiful area.
Thank you for your Sunday morning awakening of our senses with the sights and sounds of our beloved Crandall Park. When I saw the Great Blue Heron strutting along the pond edges several weeks ago, it was the earliest “homecoming” I could recall, and I worried the impending snow storm might endanger it. But your video/pics prove this beautiful bird is still strutting and soaring!
Glad you are enjoying the birds Will. With over a foot of snow on the ground, we're a little behind in the spring department in the northern Adirondacks, but common and hooded mergansers have returned to the ponds and streams that have shed their ice and hungry juncos are swarming our feeders. It's a wonderful ritual to watch and hear the myriad birds return from far flung places like central and south America. Hope springs eternal.
My daughter has a pair of pilated woodpeckers that come to her feeder/suet blocks. Lots of birds here at my house - all different varieties of woodpeckers - lots of chickadees, nuthatches, a few doves & a pair of cardinals. Love watching them - the chickadees will follow my dog & I when we walk up back.
Recently I got hearing aids.The bird song world opened up. Such a clatter ! Wonderful and confusing. So thrilled to hear two calling back and forth. There's a whole new world out there if only we would bother to listen.
Those big birds can usually be found at the 5 combine trail. Park at HF Burgoyne pull off. Head straight down the past the 5 waterfalls to the bridge. Turn left and walk. Early AM is best..
We have a piliated woodpecker in residence. He has started waking us many mornings with his very audible drilling on a nearby tree. He, along with hairy and downy woodpeckers, enjoy snacks on the suet cakes . I am amazed that the suet cages actually hold him. Mother Nature certainly is providing us with plenty of entertainment.
What a pleasure to read about your encounters with birds today! (Coincidentally, the Audubon Society held its Spring Council meeting at the Queensbury Hotel this weekend, from April 5-7.) It's nice to know that people are out there watching and listening to the birds that give us so much pleasure. With so many challenges for birds (habitat loss, food source loss, window collisions), people need to learn more about how to protect them. Thanks for highlighting such a lovely springtime "concert"!
Birdsong certainly makes you stop and be more of a listener.. a good thing I think in this busy world. Merlin is wonderful.
Sometimes when a hawk or owl is spotted the songbirds hush. Check out the Grassland Bird areas around Ft Edward. My new-found fav are the songs of the Carolina Wren!
The older I get the more I enjoy the birds. We have a large feeder with black sunflower seed which attracts the most colorful lovely birds-stunningly colorful male/female cardinals, bright yellow finches, mourning doves, black and white chickadees, bright Blue Jays and of course many squirrels and chipmunks. Yesterday morning there were three deer in the yard at sunrise. They all make me so happy and appreciative of our beautiful area.
Thank you for your Sunday morning awakening of our senses with the sights and sounds of our beloved Crandall Park. When I saw the Great Blue Heron strutting along the pond edges several weeks ago, it was the earliest “homecoming” I could recall, and I worried the impending snow storm might endanger it. But your video/pics prove this beautiful bird is still strutting and soaring!
Like you, Merlin has opened my eyes and ears to a new world. Early morning coffee, slow walks and new places are more enjoyable than ever.
Glad you are enjoying the birds Will. With over a foot of snow on the ground, we're a little behind in the spring department in the northern Adirondacks, but common and hooded mergansers have returned to the ponds and streams that have shed their ice and hungry juncos are swarming our feeders. It's a wonderful ritual to watch and hear the myriad birds return from far flung places like central and south America. Hope springs eternal.
My daughter has a pair of pilated woodpeckers that come to her feeder/suet blocks. Lots of birds here at my house - all different varieties of woodpeckers - lots of chickadees, nuthatches, a few doves & a pair of cardinals. Love watching them - the chickadees will follow my dog & I when we walk up back.
Keep the bird photos coming Will- they give me lots of pleasure!!!! Zee90
Recently I got hearing aids.The bird song world opened up. Such a clatter ! Wonderful and confusing. So thrilled to hear two calling back and forth. There's a whole new world out there if only we would bother to listen.
Cardinals are especially good at calling back and forth to each other. Wouldn't you love to know what they are "saying"?
Nice! We've been getting visits from a yellow bellied sapsucker. Never seen one before. Adds to our collection of woodpeckers.
Those big birds can usually be found at the 5 combine trail. Park at HF Burgoyne pull off. Head straight down the past the 5 waterfalls to the bridge. Turn left and walk. Early AM is best..
Strangely enough, the first next email in my box was from the New Yorker and had this linked:
https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/your-slow-and-sad-descent-into-birdwatching
But ignore the humor writers. Keep birdwatching!
We have a piliated woodpecker in residence. He has started waking us many mornings with his very audible drilling on a nearby tree. He, along with hairy and downy woodpeckers, enjoy snacks on the suet cakes . I am amazed that the suet cages actually hold him. Mother Nature certainly is providing us with plenty of entertainment.
Just wait until you get a load of the rose breasted grosbeaks, Mr Doolittle!
What a pleasure to read about your encounters with birds today! (Coincidentally, the Audubon Society held its Spring Council meeting at the Queensbury Hotel this weekend, from April 5-7.) It's nice to know that people are out there watching and listening to the birds that give us so much pleasure. With so many challenges for birds (habitat loss, food source loss, window collisions), people need to learn more about how to protect them. Thanks for highlighting such a lovely springtime "concert"!
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