Backyard Bird Videos

Backyard Bird Videos

I’ve been playing around with the motion detection setting on my DBPower EX5000 camera (what I call my Faux Pro).  On Saturday afternoon I used my handy-dandy flexible tripod to mount the camera to the bird feeder shepard’s hook. That day I got some decent...
Winter Wildlife

Winter Wildlife

It’s been a while since I’ve posted some photos of our local backyard wildlife (or front yard as it generally is around here).This little opossum was scrounging around the bird feeder and eating up the sweet potato fries we had thrown out for the birds....
House Shopping

House Shopping

A sure sign that Spring has sprung is the arrival of the Northern Bluebirds and the Goldfinches.  The bluebirds arrived about two weeks ago and I just spied my first goldfinch in the yard yesterday…yay Spring!  This is a photo of one of the Northern Bluebirds...
Chickadee Chow

Chickadee Chow

The birds are starting to eat us out of house and home!  Thank goodness we had a few nice days to melt off the snow so they could go find some of their own food again instead of raiding the feeders constantly. Robins have been spotted already and the wrens are...
Soup Kitchen is Open!

Soup Kitchen is Open!

We try to feed the birds more in the winter time than in the summer.  We feed in the summer too, because we just like watching the birds while we sit on the porch, but we always ensure they have seed and suet throughout the winter, especially when there is snow and...