Down-Under Pot

Susan P. gave me this lovely Down-Under Pot from your store and I had to show you what it looks like now. Everybody asks me about it. It's taken over my front entrance!

Teresa


Editor's Note: The plant is an angel wing begonia.

Beautiful!

Guard Hummer

This hummingbird has claimed my feeder and sits and guards it most of the day. So if you want to dring any of my sugar water, you have to check with this bird first!

Susan (Sharpsburg)

Nuthatch and Goldfinch

Sherri (PTC)

Recycled Glass Feeder

Tammy and Tim got in some beautiful new recycled glass feeders. I just had to have one. Here is my first visitor to the feeder. I filled it with patio mix, and the bluebird seems to think it is ok to add to his choices of food.

Sherri (PTC)

Steve's Blue Jays

Pretty Blue Jay

Bald headed Blue Jay

Steve (PTC)

Beautiful Hummingbird

Sherri (PTC)

Squirrel Joy!

Didn't take long for squirrels to discover their new toy. Yum!

Steve (PTC)

OK, Child, One More Time

I am NOT your mother. I am a cardinal. You are a blue jay. I am red and you are blue. My babies are red and your Mom and Dad are blue. Get it?

Susan (Sharpsburg)

Juvenile Eastern Towhee

Young not-so-pretty-yet Eastern Towhee (I think?)

Lynda (PTC)

Bluebird and Nuthatch

Mike (Newnan) got this great shot of a juvenile bluebird having a snack with a beautiful white-breasted nuthatch.

Nice shot, Mike! Thank you for sending it in. And, of course, the platform feeder is available at PTCWBC.

Early Bird

Carolina Wren enjoying some worms meant for the bluebirds but you know what they say about the early bird...... Steve

Red-Headed Woodpeckers

The Red-headed woodpecker is a frequent visitor to my feeders, but today was the first time I saw the young red-headed woodpecker (for sure, I wondered if I was seeing it before but could not tell for sure). The adult would get a sunflower seed from the feeder and take it up to the tree where the young bird was waiting. The adult then cracked the seed and fed the young bird, How much fun to watch!! Sherri (PTC)

Mike's Catbird

Not sure if you are familiar with this guy or not. It is a gray catbird. I usually have 2-6 visit from the late spring-summer.

Mike (Newnan)

Ready, Set, Go!

The adult Bluebirds have been acting different and the babies are about 16 days old. So I've been watching close, I would love to see them fledge from their nest box. This one is getting ready. I actually think two have gone, and two more to go. So far this is the only time I have seen a baby looking out of the nest box. Sherri

I could not believe what I saw. As soon as I got done sending the last picture, I looked out the window and both adult bluebirds were by the nest box. So I got the camera and watched and look what I got to see. The Baby Bluebird fledging from the nest(1:00 p.m. 8-12-08). He dropped down a little then up to a dead branch just behind and up a little from the nest box and dad followed right behind the fledgling. What a treat to be able to see this. Sherri (PTC)

Beautiful Bird - Beautiful Feeder

Ruby throated hummingbird enjoying some nectar. See his tongue sticking out?

Steve (PTC)

Who Am I?

What kind of bird is this? It acts very tame. I can get about 4 feet away before it flies, even if I'm mowing the lawn. It spends most of the day on the ground below the feeders eating what has spilled. It CAN fly, but it waits til the last minute. I'm afraid the stupid cat two doors down is going to get it. I've never seen one act this way and can't say I've ever seen a bird that looks like this one. I watched it walk around the ground and both legs/feet seem to be okay. Got any ideas? Is it a baby??

Lynda (PTC)

Susan's Blue Jay

Blue jays in my back yard are usually very happy eating goodies that I throw on the ground. Now that they have baby blue jays, the parents are getting more aggresive about eating from the feeders. Those babies are hungry!

What beautiful birds!

Hello Up There!

Sherri's downy woodpecker seems to be checking out the big dove up there.

Thank you for another great shot, Sherri.

Speaking of Hummingbirds...

Since we have been getting all these great shots of hummers, I decided to get in on the act. Here is my chivalrous male guarding the feeder - ready to buzz away any intruders -while the little woman has a drink. I love hummingbirds! (Click pictures to see larger images.)

Susan (Sharpsburg)

Hummingbird Nest

With all of our interest in hummingbirds, I am including a blog entry from a Newnan friend who was smart enough to get pictures of a hummingbird nest in April and then nice enough to let us use them. Thank you, SouthernJoy. (Remember to click on pictures to see larger images.) Here is her entry:

If I ever needed a zoom lens, it was today! My mother-in-law discovered a hummingbird nest in the fork of a dogwood branch. The nest is about 15 feet off of the ground, and extremely hard to spot. It appears that the nest is still under construction... lots of zooming back and forth with bits and pieces in the beak. I can't wait to keep watching, and see how this progresses.
I read up a little just to know what all was involved in this tiny nest. Smaller than a golfball, the nest is made using spider web silk! Imagine that! And, the outside is covered with small pieces of lichen. If what I read is correct, mama hummingbird will lay two tiny white eggs.
My grandmother, Sweet Pea, would've loved this. I can't help but think that she was there today, peeking over my shoulder as I climbed to the tip top of the ladder and took these pictures.