Butterfly and Wildlife Gardening And Photography In Houston Texas
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Category Archives: Sparrows Tonight was an interesting night when it involves birds and butterflies, and insects. When I got home I noticed the backyard was rather quiet compared to normal. I realized the normal flock of Martins were not flying above. I then noticed several pesky Sparrows sitting on the Martin house. Those birds drive me nuts as… I apologize for not providing any pictures or updates as of late. I’ll try and take and post new pictures tomorrow. Despite the lack of pictures, I can give everyone a verbal update. The Purple Martin babies (the original 5) all seemed to have fledged now. There are probably 20 Martins flying around every night. …  As I was getting ready this morning I noticed a bunch of fluttering around one of the Bird Baths. When I looked out the Windows I noticed that there were 2 young Cardinals and a couple of Sparrows. They were all frolicking in the bird bath. I cracked open the backyard door and started to…  Here’s your typical House Sparrow, but he’s feeding on a pretty large nut. I didn’t realize they could eat nuts this big Part of the advantage of waking up early for taking pictures is that the light is much better than it is in the evening. I haven’t paid that close of attention before, but after these photos I must say that Doves really do have a beautiful flight (does that make sense?). I kinda messed up. …  A House Sparrow telling me to “Talk To The Hand” instead of taking his picture. He was actually on the roof eyeing the Martin house, probably to build yet another nest. I think I have mentioned before about how Sparrows will try and take over the nesting sites of Purple Martins. For whatever reason, there are now about 10 Sparrows (1 male and many females from what I can tell) flying around and attempting to build nests in my Purple Martin house. This drives me absolutely… |
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