Tag Archives: birds

Hi, Kiwi!

Posted on 07/24/2023 by chick

We have two hummingbird feeders in front of our dining-room window, and they get a lot of traffic. There is one particular hummingbird–short and squat, with an incredibly bright orange throat–who not only visits the feeders, but also perches on … Continue reading →

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Not Birds of a Feather

Posted on 10/22/2021 by chick

I took a walk in the woods yesterday. Up at the Scenic Overlook, there was a strange sound, raspy, like something being scraped over and over again. I wanted know what it was, so I crept closer, expecting to find … Continue reading →

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Day 11: Death and a Bird

Posted on 03/24/2020 by chick

Today my Twitter feed was full of names of people who have died from coronavirus. It will get worse before it gets better, and I don’t know how we’ll stand it. For the sake of future context, here are the … Continue reading →

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Moving On

Posted on 06/09/2016 by chick

And now it’s time to wrap up the tale of the baby robins. As you saw in my previous post, they had gotten quite a bit bigger. They soon got to such a size that they filled up the nest … Continue reading →

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How They’ve Grown!

Posted on 06/03/2016 by chick

As the robin babies got bigger and started hanging out (literally) more often, we were extra careful around them. We did not want to inadvertently scare them off the nest, so my husband didn’t take overhead shots every day. He … Continue reading →

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Always Something to See

Posted on 05/31/2016 by chick

One of the nicest things about having a robin’s nest so close is that there’s always something to see when we look out our back door. Sometimes it’s the father hunting and keeping an eye on things. Often one of … Continue reading →

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Nosiest Neighbors Ever

Posted on 05/29/2016 by chick

If there’s anything that my husband and I dislike, it’s nosy neighbors. We’re not interested in other people’s drama, and we don’t like to be watched. So we have always carefully avoided looking too closely into the lives of anyone … Continue reading →

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More!

Posted on 05/27/2016 by chick
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Baby Birds!

Posted on 05/26/2016 by chick
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Neighborhood Update

Posted on 05/19/2016 by chick
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