tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194066715822423007.post483309310196113308..comments2023-12-22T12:05:09.831-05:00Comments on An Adirondack Naturalist in Central New York: BB in the BBEllen Rathbonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17684750034177425795noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194066715822423007.post-50423336112838656312012-09-18T09:53:42.273-04:002012-09-18T09:53:42.273-04:00Fern - when this bird perches, does it's tail ...Fern - when this bird perches, does it's tail bob up and down? If so, it's a phoebe, which is a type of flycatcher (which goes along with your comment that it darts about catching insects mid-air). Ellen Rathbonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684750034177425795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194066715822423007.post-35458573550191401192012-09-17T07:27:48.505-04:002012-09-17T07:27:48.505-04:00Cool! The only time I had a bunch of bluebirds at ...Cool! The only time I had a bunch of bluebirds at my birdbath (though they had a nest only a few yards away) was in the dead of winter! What a lovely site!catharushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05603292208345268247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194066715822423007.post-56419101969887512222012-09-16T19:02:05.401-04:002012-09-16T19:02:05.401-04:00Nice birdbath. It's low enough that passing cr...Nice birdbath. It's low enough that passing critters and small mammals can get a drink, too.<br /><br />Besides the usual suspects here in southwestern CT, I have a rufous sided towhee hanging around, along with something that I believe is either an eastern phoebe or eastern wood peewee.<br /><br />Care to make an educated guess for me? It's gray on top and whitish on the breast. The top of the head is a darker gray. About the size of a titmouse. What's most distinctive about it is that it is always hunting for insects in my yard and darting around and catching things in mid-air. I also see think the tail has a v notch..fernhttp://owlhollownews.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194066715822423007.post-64323152737163248722012-09-07T16:11:06.013-04:002012-09-07T16:11:06.013-04:00Water - it draws in birds like flies to dung. It&...Water - it draws in birds like flies to dung. It's a beautiful thing. And providing water for your birds does not have to be an elaborate thing. Like yours, it could be a sprinkler, or like mine, just a dish of water. Dripping and movement will bring in birds faster, but even still water will work. How very exciting for you, Jane!Ellen Rathbonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684750034177425795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194066715822423007.post-58063145483310545072012-09-07T11:20:55.375-04:002012-09-07T11:20:55.375-04:00Our sprinkler was arching up into a sparsely-branc...Our sprinkler was arching up into a sparsely-branched fir last Monday evening after a week of hot and dry. The tree was busy with birds, fluttering in the splash, preening, drinking. I saw species I've never seen at the feeder, and rarely there - red-breasted nuthatch and American redstart and more. That was exciting!Jane Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194066715822423007.post-64381956861535653232012-09-05T20:13:51.417-04:002012-09-05T20:13:51.417-04:00The birdies bless you!The birdies bless you!Jacqueline Donnellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390548854179921303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194066715822423007.post-13507303553654334292012-09-05T19:23:09.445-04:002012-09-05T19:23:09.445-04:00You really know how to throw a party!You really know how to throw a party!Sherihttp://willowhousechronicles.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194066715822423007.post-76787378054802219862012-09-05T13:22:40.486-04:002012-09-05T13:22:40.486-04:00the Bird Channel ! better than anything on TV... g...the Bird Channel ! better than anything on TV... great movie of the BBs !suephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01413896904031019699noreply@blogger.com