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Category Archives: birds
Preparing the soil and planting
The weather for the past several days has been beautiful. I have been working in the garden. I have always loved working in the garden, but I find myself working more slowly and carefully these days, paying more attention, being … Continue reading
A splendid October day
Posted in birds, garden, nature, photography
Tagged birds, chicago botanic gardens, garden, nature, october, photography, sunrise
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Just before I roost
The European starling was first introduced to North America by the American Acclimatization Society, which wanted to introduce all the birds mentioned in Shakespeare to this continent. The starling is mentioned in Henry IV, Part I— Hotspur (Henry Percy) says, … Continue reading
Posted in birds, school, students, Teaching, Uncategorized
Tagged American Acclimatization Society, Henry IV Part I, murmuration, poetry, roosting, school, Shakespeare, starlings, students, teaching
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Waiting for our ruby-throated guests
I have to admit, when I first learned that hummingbirds were here in Chicago, I was rather shocked. Aren’t they tropical birds? Chicago? Really? But I have seen them at the Botanic Gardens and even once in our yard. They … Continue reading
Posted in birds, garden, summer
Tagged birds, Chicago, garden, hummingbird feeder, ruby-throated hummingbird, sugar water
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Reveling in the ephemeral abundance of flowers
Our crab apple is flowering, more buds than we have ever had before. It literally looks like it is covered in snow. All grown from a volunteer seed that a volunteer bird ate inside a nearby crab apple and deposited in … Continue reading
Posted in birds, fruit, nature, tree
Tagged apples, birds, crab apple, ephemeral, fruit, nature, song of myself, tree, Tree of Knowledge, volunteer seed, walt whitman
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Not everyone’s happy I am here in Southern California
Posted in birds, photography, wildlife
Tagged huntington beach pier, pacific ocean, pelican, photography, southern california, wildlife
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Ducks Gone Wild!
When we entered Anderson Japanese Gardens today, the image above was what we saw. I know the ducks were feeding, but seeing their duck butts in the air, in unison, was very funny to me. Verily like a water ballet. … Continue reading
Posted in birds, nature, photography
Tagged Anderson Japanese Gardens, birds, ducks, mallards, nature, photography, play
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July morning
Posted in birds, nature, photography
Tagged birds, Chicago Botanic garden, heron, nature, papyrus, photography, toad
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Aesthetically practical, liberally inclusive, utterly magical
Though it has been long suspected, it has finally been scientifically proven that birds fly in a V-formation to take advantage of the updraft of the birds in front. Steve Portugal, a researcher at the Royal Veterinary College in London, … Continue reading
Posted in animals, behavior, birds
Tagged balding ibis, birds, flight, Royal Veterinary College, Steve Portugal, V formation
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