My theme this year is basically things that I’m interested in. This could be things that I’m currently involved in and would maybe like to increase my knowledge… or things that I’m not involved in but still fascinate me in some degree anyway.
Today it's birds. I like to watch them!
I snagged these photos off the "Birds of Michigan" wiki page because it's tough to get decent pics thru the windows/screens in my house.
Of course, there are many other kinds of birds in Michigan, but these are the ones I see most often on / under the feeder in my backyard. I'm very sad that I've never seen an owl! Other than the one at the nearby nature center and at the zoo, that is. There's a nature preserve a mile or two up the road from us that's been designated a Blue Heron Rookery - they're neat to watch. And a couple years ago, an eagle pair built their nest there, too. Weird that they're so close and I've never seen them flying around!
Blue Jay
Cedar Waxwing - these guys are the sole purpose we replanted a cherry tree in our yard after the old one died!
Some years I'll actually get a cherry or two before they clean them out.
Chicadee
Mourning Doves
I love watching these guys toodle around.
Woodpecker
Sparrow
Mallard ducks
we're not conveniently close to water, so I was really surprised to see these guys one day!
They're so pretty!
I'm always happy to see the first robins of the year!
Starling
Going in a different direction - on YouTube I like to watch @geckoemmy and @greenbirdbrigade who both talk about bird/parrot care and have large personal flocks that are very interesting & entertaining. You might have seen GBB on Facebook with her little blue bird who sings & dances to a "bacon pancakes" song. So fun!
I also have an app on my phone called BirdNET that you can record a birdcall and it tells you what is making that sound.
We had three sets of Mallard pairs fly north over out property last week. That was so cool! Great photos...we need to get our feeder set up again.
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