Tag: Birds

Bath time

On By Mike and Christy6 Comments

A Killdeer finds a quiet spot in a temporary pond along a country road for a leisurely afternoon bath.

Although it was a cloudy day with flat light it was a good day for a bath.

Weld County, CO.

Rudy Duck

On By Mike and Christy14 Comments

Happy Earth day.

Hope you all have a chance to get out and enjoy the wondrous beautiful planet we all live on.

And just as an experiment how about we make every day Earth day.

A male Ruddy Duck cruises the waters of Lake John near Walden Colorado showing off his wondrous blue bill.

Sage Thrasher

On By Mike and Christy16 Comments

We watched and mostly listened as this male Sage Thrasher sang his long and complex song from the top a the sage brush on a quiet dirt road near Walden, CO.

According to All About Birds “males have long, complex, melodic songs, with remarkable variety. The rambling series of phrases, often preceded by soft clucking notes, is continuous and interspersed with moments of repetition and mimicry. Songs can be very long indeed; one male was recorded singing for 22 minutes straight.”

While this guys song was not a whopping 22 minutes it did go on and on leaving me out of breath just listening.

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Sage_Thrasher/sounds

hard hats required

On By Mike and Christy8 Comments

A little Female Downey Head Woodpecker woking diligently on construction of a fine new home.

She frequently checked her work to make sure the hole was just right on all sides

Then quickly got back to work.

No hard hats required in this construction zone but a well adapted skull like woodpeckers have helps keep their brains working after a hard days work.

http://www.livescience.com/19586-woodpecker-skull-concussions.html