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Window on the World
This is my favorite window photo from the abandoned farmhouses of southern Nebraska. Inside the plaster was falling off the walls, boards and trash were on the floor and swallows nests decorated walls and light fixtures. Once someone was excited … Continue reading
Posted in Derelict Farms, Nebraska, Photos
Tagged abandoned houses, birds, boards, building, butterflies, disintegrate, electricity, glass, grass, insects, Nebraska, nests, photo, plaster, shrubs, sunlight, swallows, trash, treasured, window
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This photo is a straight-on shot of a Mountain Chickadee. He looks a bit ominous from this perspective, don’t you think? See photos of other Birds in the Gallery.
Posted in Birds, Colorado, Photos, Wildlife
Tagged birds, Mountain Chickadee, ominous, perspective, photo, wildlife
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More Turkey Vultures
Usually we see turkey vultures soaring across the sky like graceful ballet dancers. They are not quite so pretty close up, but are still fascinating. On a warm, spring morning they line up on the fence and spread their expansive … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Colorado, Photos, Wildlife
Tagged birds, expansive wings, fascinating, fence post, graceful, photos, spring, statues, sun, turkey vultures, wildlife, wingspread
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Squirrel Antics
Spring is here and the birds and chipmunks are out. So are the squirrels. This one visits us during all seasons except deep winter and eats its fill of unshelled, unroasted peanuts. The birds share and we enjoy watching them … Continue reading
Hungry Chickadees
The chickadees are very cute sitting on a tree and hopping around. However, high in the winter mountains they are hungry and become as pesky as mosquitos whizzing around your head. When you sit down and break out lunch you … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Colorado Winter, Photos
Tagged apple, begging, birders, birds, birdseed, chickadees, fruit, hungry, mountains, people food, regulation, Rocky Mountain National Park, wildlife, winter
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Bird Feeders
Feeder Food It is important to put the right food in bird feeders if you want lots of activity. We have found the favorite for our area is the black-oil sunflower seed. The outer coating is relatively soft so the … Continue reading
Posted in Mammals, Other Mammals, Ungulates, Wildlife
Tagged bears, bird feeders, bird seed, birds, black-oil sunflower seed, deer, elk, hummingbird feeders, mammals, omnivorous, photos, ungulates
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Ravens
Birds of Myth and Imagination Ravens are large, smart, long-lived birds averaging 25 inches long and 2.6 pounds. They are gregarious so if you see one, you can usually count on there being more around. Although they don’t visit the … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Wildlife
Tagged air currents, bears, Bering land bridge, Bible, bird feeders, birds, black, black birds, carrion, Christianity, ebony, flight, ghosts, god, gregarious, imagination, indigenous people, myth, photos, raven, raven vocalizations, souls, symbols, trickster
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Bird Feeder I
Nuthatches and Grackles A bird feeder is a great source of entertainment outside our living room window. Many varieties visit throughout the year. They flit and flutter and fuss in their unfathomable pecking order. Some birds feed in a solitary … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Wildlife
Tagged bird feeder, birds, Grackle, Ponderosa Pine, Pygmy Nuthatch, White-breasted Nuthatch
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