Category: Bird Behaviour
Nothing Like A Good Preen
Wednesday Wings: Spin Cycle
Crap It’s Cold Out There
Today is one of those days Canada is famous for. During the ‘warmest’ part of the day, the temperature here in Calgary was -28C, which equates to -18F. There is not the tiniest breath of wind, and a light snow has been coming down intermittently throughout the day. Yesterday evening …
Trivia Tuesday: Mimicry
Birds of many different families mimic the sounds they hear around them. Blue jays give a perfect rendition of the call of a hawk, which as sent me running to the window with my binoculars more than once. Crows have been heard to imitate the whine of a dog, the …
Dove Love
Recently, I put up a new bird feeder on our deck railing. The deck is off the kitchen and I thought it would be nice to see the chickadees and nuthatches dart in and out from close range. My intention was to provide a feeder for these small birds that …
Bathing Beauty
Occasionally, when ground feeding birds like towhees, thrashers or doves emerge from the shade into direct sunlight, they undertake an astonishing behaviour. They drop onto their belly, droop their wings and spread their tail feathers like a fan. With their back to the sun and feathers fluffed, they may lean …
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Nothing Like A Good Preen
Wednesday Wings: Spin Cycle
Crap It’s Cold Out There
Today is one of those days Canada is famous for. During the ‘warmest’ part of the day, the temperature here in Calgary was -28C, which equates to -18F. There is not the tiniest breath of wind, and a light snow has been coming down intermittently throughout the day. Yesterday evening …
Trivia Tuesday: Mimicry
Birds of many different families mimic the sounds they hear around them. Blue jays give a perfect rendition of the call of a hawk, which as sent me running to the window with my binoculars more than once. Crows have been heard to imitate the whine of a dog, the …
Dove Love
Recently, I put up a new bird feeder on our deck railing. The deck is off the kitchen and I thought it would be nice to see the chickadees and nuthatches dart in and out from close range. My intention was to provide a feeder for these small birds that …
Bathing Beauty
Occasionally, when ground feeding birds like towhees, thrashers or doves emerge from the shade into direct sunlight, they undertake an astonishing behaviour. They drop onto their belly, droop their wings and spread their tail feathers like a fan. With their back to the sun and feathers fluffed, they may lean …