A male Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker
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My Other Blogs
Male Cardinal
March 13, 2012 — DebbieI photographed this male Northern Cardinal on a limb,
and then he saw something of interest to him, and he shot himself toward the ground like an arrow.
I just happened to catch it in the photograph.
He was about a foot off the ground when I took this, and still managed to right himself before landing.
I thought that was neat.
A Towhee in the Brush
March 12, 2012 — DebbieA Towhee. It’s not too often that I spot a Towhee here, but when I do, they are usually at the edge of the wood line, digging around in the leaves near some brush.
Like this one:
Recently the taxonomy of the towhees has been up for debate. In the past, the Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) and the Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) were considered a single species, called the Rufous-sided Towhee. I won’t try to guess which this one is, as I admit being uncertain of the supposed differences between the two. But I am certain it is a Towhee. Feel free to debate which type of Towhee it is, among yourselves if you wish. 
My Sort of Day
March 4, 2012 — DebbieYep.
Just walking along, minding your own business, and somebody poops on you.
Female Yellow Rumped Warbler Back Again
February 25, 2012 — DebbieThat female Yellow Rumped Warbler is back again, and this time she decided to show off some of her colors.
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In this next shot, I think her body from the shoulder area up, looks very much like a bird of prey:
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Look at that bright yellow hiding under there!
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She finally sat still for that last photograph. It’s nice to have a new visitor.
Nuthatch Watching Me Watching It
February 25, 2012 — DebbieThis White Breasted Nuthatch was watching me, while I watched it.
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Female Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker
February 23, 2012 — DebbieThis Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker is checking her holes in our Maple tree for sap. If you look closely you can see some of her many rows of holes.
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Here she is checking one of them:
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Something I think is really interesting is how different these birds look when they stretch themselves out. You’ll notice in the photos above that she has a short almost fat, squatty look to her. But the photo below is the very same bird, taken about 30 seconds later, as she moved her way around the tree.
You can’t help but notice the big difference in how elongated she appears. I think that’s interesting how their appearance can change so much depending on what position they are in. They also are extremely well camouflaged, blending in perfectly with the local tree bark.
Turkey Vulture
February 22, 2012 — DebbieWhile I was outside briefly today, there was a turkey vulture enjoying circling up high in the blue sky.
I like turkey vultures. I see them often here. The photo quality isn’t great as it is heavily cropped, to zoom in. But if you look closely you can see it’s bald head.
Female Yellow-Rumped Warbler
February 14, 2012 — DebbieA female Yellow-Rumped Warbler came to visit my feeder and suet today.
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