Birds galore!

I have removed all but one feeder from the winter. I'm watching it like stink. So far things have gone well. No bears. The cats have been pretty good, too. They've only nailed one chickadee, which I found on the back deck. 🐾CAT PREY🐱

Friday, May 17th, the indigo bunting showed up. These photos are through the window!


The mourning dove tried to get in on the action.


The female rose-breasted grosbeak, with the purple finch in the background. She has such lovely colouring.


The male rose-breasted grosbeak was prepared to share with Dratted Red Squirrel.


I toddled back down to the frog pond, and the goose was sitting on the dock. She let me get pretty close, then trundled off. The batteries in the trailcam were at 40% and I popped in some more while I recharged the rechargables.


On my way back to the house, a scarlet tanager landed right in front of me.


Scarlet tanager from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

They aren't very large. Cute little things.
Indigo bunting from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

Back out in the afternoon, more birdies! I sat on the front step to take these photos.
White-crowned sparrow.


The hummingbird feeder is doing great business. They are here often.

Also, we've not had any ticks. This is good news. Daisy was always the tick magnet. Historical data: 🕷️TICKS 2019.

• Saturday's Critters #283

Indigo bunting bird hunting!

With great excitement, the Indigo bunting came back this evening. I've neve seen one until today. I realized, from my walkies video a day ago, that this was the bird singing in the trees on my walks in the wetland. Checking it out in my bird book, I was able to name it, and went to the Cornell University website and verified the song! Sure enough, there were happily singing in the trees.  I couldn't capture a photo at all until it came to the feeder.

Walkies in the woods and Buster wetland leaping

Walkies in the woods from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.
First it starts with rounding them all up. Next, Dorah comes running down the path through the grass. Eventually, I realized the girls were having more fun climbing up the trees, rather than running through the forest.
In the background of the video below, you can hear the Indigo bunting!
Here it is in my feeder, through the screen window, and below, on the tree.



Wetland leaping from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.
Buster makes a giant feline leap across the bog. I wasn't sure how he was going to get back, but he made it back. Daisy was quite miffed, as it was too far for her!