We just put up a post talking a bit about some photo approaches at the bird waterer this afternoon. Among the images is one that shows the size difference between a Dark-eyed Junco and a warbler - probably an Orange-crowned. It is not often two of such different sizes bath together in our yard.
There was a flock with two very similar types of warblers early this morning - probably Orange-crowned and Tennessee (the ones with very faint streaking on their fronts) and some Nashville Warblers. Two Nashvilles came in this afternoon. The Hermit Thrush is still with us. It is fun watched her foraging technique - she stands very still and then one of her legs will quiver very fast and she will lunge at a bug that moves because of the quiver. Her feet do not seem to move - just the leg. This is repeated as she moves from location to location. I tried making a video of it but need a fluid tripod head to minimize the jerkiness of my long lens and camera movements when following a bird. Yesterday afternoon, a Red-tailed Hawk was in a tall tree right behind our yard looking down. Probably casing the area for squirrels. Have not seen any chipmunks in a while. Would not mind if it had a taste for English Sparrows. Linda Linda & Robert Scarth 1630 Wildwood Dr. NE Cedar Rapids, IA 52402-4724 319-366-6817 [email protected] web site: www.scarthphoto.com blog: www.scarthphoto.com/wp/ --- Please contribute your sightings to our list; it is only as good as members make it! --- Birding channel recommendation for FRS/GMRS radio use: Primary selection; channel 5/0 , alternate selection; channel 6/0 --- This mailing list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. Membership available on-line at http://www.iowabirds.org/iou/PayDues.aspx. ----- You are currently subscribed to ia-bird as: [email protected]
