Category Archives: ornithology

Crow Shadow Dance ~ Sunday Stills ~ Lookin’ Through Windows

During the wet days of early summer, a resident Crow came to drink from the rain gutter outside the window where I sit to write and read in the mornings. The off-white color block in the photos, is a solar … Continue reading

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Sunday Stills: Up in the Air ~ A Murder of Crows

Walking back from the beach to my room at The Breakers, I heard the boisterous clamor of crows harassing a predator. Crow Facts: “Crows are members of the Corvidae family, which also includes ravens, magpies, and blue jays. Loud, rambunctious, … Continue reading

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Chestnut Backed Chickadee ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Split-Second Story

Once again it is June, and we have a family of Chestnut Backed Chickadees on the feeders.  There are two fledges who cling to any surface they land on, while their parents snag  beak-fulls of suet and rush to feed … Continue reading

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