I sent my camera and lens to Canon for repair so for the first time in years I don’t have a camera. I do have an old Sony Camcorder, so I’m using what I have, and what I captured is rather neat. I mentioned a few days ago that we have our first Eastern Bluebird…
Butterfly And Wildlife Gardening And Photography
Butterfly and Wildlife Gardening And Photography In Houston Texas
Category Archives: WildlifeIs it just me or do the Ruby Throated Hummingbirds seem to be a little late in arriving in the Houston, TX area this year? We saw our first Hummingbird yesterday (March 23rd). We can’t even say for sure it is a Ruby Throat, although Leecy said she did see the bright red throat. Whatever…  I didn’t think it would happen, but it actually did. We have our first Eastern Bluebird nest! Of course, of the 3 nesting boxes I have set up, 2 of them have cameras on them and the one the Bluebirds chose was the one without a camera. Oh well, at least it’s a nest:-). The…  This is part two of my vacation to Quintana, Texas. The following pictures weren’t actually taken at the Quintana Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, but instead were taken at either the San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge or the Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge. Both are very close to where I was staying in Quintana so that is why…  I just got back from vacation in Quintana, Texas. I went to take pictures of the Spring bird migration at the Quintana Neotropical Bird Sanctuary. I was fortunate enough to again meet up with Greg Lavaty, who is one of the premier bird photographers in Texas. The first day was rather overcast, and I wasn’t… As promised I took a few videos this morning that show my Purple Martin colony as well as their attempts to figure out what to do with this new gourd housing unit I bought them. After the Martins did a little bonding a few decided to explore the new gourd housing. They appeared to enjoy…  I’m so conditioned to the calls of the Eastern Bluebird that as soon as I hear them off in the distance, I run inside to get the meal worms. More often than not, within 5 minutes the male and female Bluebirds will appear. I’ve not really studied the behavior of Bluebirds, but I have started… Late this afternoon I decided to test out my new hidden birdcam on my disappearing bird stream. Shortly after I started recording, a Mourning Dove leisurely strolled back and forth in front of the birdcam and bird stream.  This might be one of the coolest bird pictures I have taken. I had just set up the new Bluebird House with the hidden BirdCam and I heard the distinctive call of the Eastern Bluebird. I ran inside to get some mealworms as I figured the Bluebirds would be coming to visit soon. Sure enough,…  I’m not sure what is wrong with me lately, but I seem to be on a birding binge. I purchased another BirdCam, a Bluebird House with a built in BirdCam, and I also have on order a new 12 room Gourd Purple Martin House/Rack. In this post I have some pictures of the Bluebird House… As of yesterday we had 9 Purple Martins flying around, but it was almost 8. While the Martins are flying around and chatting, I noticed some type of Hawk land in the tree behind my house. I remembered thinking this is not going to be good. No sooner had I said that when Purple Martin…  I’m still not done with the disappearing bird stream, but I should be real close this weekend. I had all of my mulch and soil delivered today. Now I just have to lug all that stuff to the backyard. I haven’t used my Wingscapes Bird Cam in quite a while and it apparently has some…  I try and put out some meal worms for the Eastern Bluebirds at least a couple times a week. Unfortunately, and frustratingly so, a Mockingbird watches me like a Hawk and either gulps down as many as possible, or chases the Bluebird off before it has a chance to feed. I’ll even run towards the…  Seeing Cedar Waxwings in the trees just beyond my backyard is not uncommon. Getting a picture of them is a whole different story. I got a little lucky today when there were 6 of them sitting in a tree. This is one of Leecy’s favorite bird besides the Indigo Bunting. I plan on buying a…  It was just a few days ago that I posted we saw 2 Purple Martins, which were the first ones we saw for 2012. Well, today there are now 6 of them, and a male and a female decided to roost in our Purple Martin house for the night! It was after dusk so I… |
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