February 10, 2010
February 3, 2010
February 2, 2010
Winter in Kansas
Sunday was so beautiful with the snow and frost, transforming the plane landscape into a "Winter Wonderland"
January 27, 2010
January 22, 2010
Birds in the Blizzard
Male Cardinal, holding on for dear life!
Male Cardinal, "The blizzard is messing up the doo...!"
"I'll put my face to the wind!! I will not be moved!"
Female Cardinal. "Men are such show-offs!"
Harris's Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco watching the snow coming down.
Pretty Harris's Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow coming in for a closer look.
I took these at dusk of a Dark-eyed Junco. I love the way they turned out. The snow looks tinted in blue.December 17, 2009
Christmas Birds
pictures by cindyzlogicMerry Christmas! I've been having a busy holiday season but I wanted to take time and share some of the birds we've been seeing the past couple of weeks. We were so thrilled when the Harris's Sparrows began to arrive. Next, came the Dark-eyed Juncos. We've only seen a White-crowned Sparrow a couple of times. We have so many House Sparrows...we're wondering if they've been keeping the White-crowns away?
My husband caught the awesome picture of the Cooper's Hawk! and the Red-bellied Woodpecker visited the feeder once so far. We have also been visited a couple times by a Downy Woodpecker...the pics didn't turn out as he's hiding behind the suet feeder. That's all for now! Wishing everyone who visits here a Very Merry Christmas and great Christmas birding!
"God was in Christ, reconciling the world to Himself, no longer counting people's sins against them. This is the wonderful message He has given [me] to tell others."
2 Corinthians 5:19
November 4, 2009
October 28, 2009
October 21, 2009
October 15, 2009
Hiking at the Nature Center
We took a hike at the nature center last week and upon entering the park spied this hawk sitting on top of the tree. We didn't want to scare it off before getting close enough to snap a picture. Right when I was focusing...he took off...I clicked...and this is what I got. We did not see it again the rest of the afternoon. We're having trouble identifying it. At first, we assumed it was a Red-tailed because they're plentiful around this part of Kansas. Upon closer study, the underpart of the wing made me change my mind. We are thinking Red-shouldered??? Please leave comments if you have a different idea.
Beautiful Fall leaves at the Nature Center.
Nuts and berrys for all the little forest creatures.
American Goldfinches eating thistle seeds. We watched about half a dozen chowing down. Now we know where our Goldfinches went.
A serene little glen that we like to visit.
Not snow but sand...we were right near the river.
It was windy and cool. We saw some sort of shorebirds flying high and fast and a pair of ducks. The shorebirds were white with black wing tips. We looked up and down the river for a few minutes, then our fingers began getting cold. We went back to the shelter of the trees and trail. We started back to our base. It wasn't long before we heard two Great-horned Owls calling back and forth. We crept along as quietly as we could. I was determined to get a shot of this one. There are a lot of mature Cottonwood trees...he took off right above us. He saw us first, but we didn't see him until he launched and flew off... (next time) huge wingspan on those things Lastly, we saw 3 White-tailed Deer...super cool to see as you are walking along.October 8, 2009
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk pictures by cindyzlogic
Red-tailed Hawk in flight. Notice the white underparts and black bar on the leading edge of the wings.
Red-tailed Hawks like to perch on top of electric poles. This affords them a great view of the open fields as they search for food. As you can see, this one is searching intently.
I know these aren't the best pics in the world...but this is as close and as good as I could get with my camera :( I like this one because it shows the red tail feathers. See how he's checking me out?? That's as close as he would let me get.These Hawks are permanent members of the Kansas scene, they do not migrate. They are the most common species of hawk in Kansas. You can find one about every square mile out in the country side.
October 6, 2009
Cardinals and House Sparrows
We just had a great crop of House Sparrows this season. I don't know what we're going to do with all of them. We are still seeing several young male and female Cardinals, which add a lot of color to the backyard. I have not seen the Chickadees for about a week. I'm wondering what that means? Also, the Titmice have been absent before noticing the absence of the Chickadees. The Chickadees and Titmice visited the feeder all last Winter, so I know they don't migrate. Anyway, I'm looking forward to the arrival of the Fall/Winter migrates like White-crowned Sparrows, Juncos, and Harris's Sparrows.
My first capture of an Armadillo this weekend :)) Curious little dudes.
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