Monthly Archives: February 2010 I always hate seeing something like this. This is a bird that I’ve seen feeding on the bird feeders over the past week or so. From a distance, I could see there was something “unusual” about this bird, but I couldn’t tell exactly what it was. Today I managed to get a couple of pictures...  I had two new Backyard Birds appear this weekend. Unfortunately, I only managed to get a picture of one of them; the Red Winged Blackbird. These birds are quite noisy compared to some of the other Backyard Birds, but honestly I like the sound. After hearing nothing but mostly silence for the past month and...  The other day I was debating whether the new Backyard Birds I was seeing were Pine Warblers or American Goldfinches. I settled on the bird being a Pine Warbler. I finally figured out how to tell the difference between a Pine Warbler and an American Goldfinch. The beak on the Pine Warbler (above) is a...  I couldn’t stand it any longer. Although there is a chance of freezing weather this week, I just had to go buy some new plants. I’ve been tired of looking in the backyard and seeing nothing but brown. I previously had about 10 milkweed plants (which have been in pots that I take indoors when...  To be honest, I’m assuming these pictures are of a Pine Warbler. It could also be an American Goldfinch. I’ve gone back and forth in all my bird books and even checked out Greg Lavaty’s website (a real expert on birds), and I still can’t say for certain what kind of bird this is. If... |
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