This eastern phoebe spent most of the weekend trying to build a nest on a light fixture in the garage.
A phoebe for the garage
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Another warbler
Last weekend on a trip to the no-name pond resulted in our catching sight of a variety of smaller species like the warblers. We think this is a palm warbler even though the characteristic brown streaks on the belly are missing.
Warbler at the pond
Along the shore at the no-name pond, several warblers flew around the trees at the shoreline. Here is a male yellow-rumped warbler – we think.
Chickadee at the front door
Last week we were enjoying a busy group of chickadees over at the far bog. At one point we noticed several flying to and fro from a tree stump. We discovered their condo! In an earlier post this week you saw one of them taking wood shavings out of the nest.
Chickadee in the sun
Yes, they have yellow bellies
From my walk the other day, this male yellow-bellied sapsucker displays his name-sake feature. The yellow belly is not always easily visible.
Spring cleaning chickadee
A chickadee exits the nest with a mouthful of wood. He flies to a nearby branch and spits out the scrapings.
Yellow-bellied lumberjack
My favorite picture taking birds are the woodpeckers. This yellow-bellied sapsucker bangs away on a dead tree trunk with a rapid and loud bang-bang-bang! They should call him a “yellow-bellied jack hammer!”
I hear him from a quarter-mile away and, after tromping through the underbrush, I get within 20 yards of him. He doesn’t care. He keeps pounding away and I get to take as many images as I want.
Springtime downy
The downy woodpeckers are finally showing up around the far bog. In fact, the birds are slowly returning after our Maineiac spring of 2018. Last Wednesday was ice out on the big pond near our house. Tonight, the last snow will melt away from our back yard.
Could be a duck …. ?
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