Burrowing Owl with Sunset In Its Eyes photo by David Roach I was very fortunate and extremely pleased to be invited to spend a day with my friend Steve on a 16,000 acre cattle ranch in Central California where he is in charge of monitoring over 400 nestboxes. That’s right, I said over 400 nestboxes. And that is [...]
Entries from May 2008
Burrowing Owls – Will They Survive In North America?
May 26th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Bird Sightings · Birds of Prey · Cavity Nesting
Tree Swallows – Hey, Where’s My Lunch?
May 17th, 2008 · No Comments
Tree Swallow Chick 13 Days Old photo by Larry Jordan I had an incredible day on the bluebird trail the other day. Three pairs of nesting Tree Swallows and more Western Bluebirds on the way! This little guy was hanging out at the entrance hole waiting for mom and dad to bring lunch. In a [...]
Tags: Bird Sightings · Cavity Nesting
House Finches Revisited II – 13 Days Old
May 14th, 2008 · No Comments
House Finch Chicks at about 13 days photo by Larry Jordan As you can see these chicks are fully feathered and nearly ready to fledge. House Finches usually fledge at day 16. In most songbird species, the parents carry the fecal sacs out of the nest and dispose of them but the House Finch doesn’t do this. [...]
Tags: Bird Sightings · Feeding Wild Birds
Happy Mother’s Day Mom – We Love You
May 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment
My Mom, The Number One Mom In The World (all photos by me) Happy Mother’s Day Mom! We love you with all our heart. I want to extend this greeting to Moms all over the world. Thank you for everything you do, Mom. This beautiful lady in her 90′s is the best mom in the world! [...]
Tags: Bluebirds
House Finches Revisited
May 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment
House Finch Nestlings photo by Larry Jordan Here is a photo of the young House Finches no more than a couple of days old. I will try to get more photos as they grow. These were taken Sunday, May 4th in my neighbors planter on their back porch. These little finches make a variety of [...]
Tags: Bird Sightings
