Or Turkey Vulture, I'm not sure if there's a difference. Oft seen circling ominously above, sometimes much closer. This one was feasting on something dead and gross.
Monday, April 9, 2012
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Blue Jay
I just realized I had not included Blue Jays, yet. Of course, you can find these beautiful birds and their less than beautiful yelling out at the farm.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Yellow Crowned Night Heron
I found several of these at a wetlands preserve while visiting Jordan in Murfreesboro, TN. However, in theory, we might spot one at the farm some day.
Just not yet, so far as I know. Perhaps the farm pond is not a big enough wetland area to attract them. This is a fine, striking bird whose yellow "cap" on his head is much brighter than it appears in this photo.
Just not yet, so far as I know. Perhaps the farm pond is not a big enough wetland area to attract them. This is a fine, striking bird whose yellow "cap" on his head is much brighter than it appears in this photo.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Kingfisher
by Norman MacCaig
That kingfisher jewelling upstream
seems to leave a streak of itself
in the bright air. The trees
are all the better for its passing.
It's not a mineral eater, though it looks it.
It doesn't nip nicks out of the edges
of rainbows. - It dives
into the burly water, then, perched
on a Japanese bough, gulps
into its own incandescence
a wisp of minnow, a warrior stickleback.
- Or it vanishes into its burrow, resplendent
Samurai, returning home
to his stinking slum.
This beautiful streak of a bird has been spotted over near the pond at the farm, but not often.
That kingfisher jewelling upstream
seems to leave a streak of itself
in the bright air. The trees
are all the better for its passing.
It's not a mineral eater, though it looks it.
It doesn't nip nicks out of the edges
of rainbows. - It dives
into the burly water, then, perched
on a Japanese bough, gulps
into its own incandescence
a wisp of minnow, a warrior stickleback.
- Or it vanishes into its burrow, resplendent
Samurai, returning home
to his stinking slum.
This beautiful streak of a bird has been spotted over near the pond at the farm, but not often.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Cooper's Hawk
I think.
This hawk looks (to me) a good bit like the Red-Tailed Hawk (at least from this angle) and I'm told it looks pretty similar to the slightly smaller Sharp-Shinned Hawk.
This particular hawk very nearly flew through the window at our house, lifting up just before crashing into it. He still smacked into it, but as he was slowing down and lifting up.
He looked a bit dazed and stopped to rest a moment in the Maple tree in our backyard.
Let that be a lesson to you...
This hawk looks (to me) a good bit like the Red-Tailed Hawk (at least from this angle) and I'm told it looks pretty similar to the slightly smaller Sharp-Shinned Hawk.
This particular hawk very nearly flew through the window at our house, lifting up just before crashing into it. He still smacked into it, but as he was slowing down and lifting up.
He looked a bit dazed and stopped to rest a moment in the Maple tree in our backyard.
Let that be a lesson to you...
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Black Crowned Night Heron Juvenile
This wading bird was spotted over on the Ohio, a few miles from the farm. They are in the region and could be spotted at the farm in theory.
This is the Juvenile version of the bird, the full-grown bird looks a bit different. The brown feathers give way to a more luxurious and dignified gray and white coat, complete with a black cap, hence the name. It's a large bird, larger than a crow but smaller than the Great Blue Heron.
This is the Juvenile version of the bird, the full-grown bird looks a bit different. The brown feathers give way to a more luxurious and dignified gray and white coat, complete with a black cap, hence the name. It's a large bird, larger than a crow but smaller than the Great Blue Heron.
Blue Grosbeak
These are gorgeous birds and any photo that I have ever taken does not do them justice. I had originally misidentified this as an indigo bunting, but was thankfully corrected by an alert observer. Thanks!
As far as I know, no one has spotted one yet at the farm, but they are certainly in the region.
As far as I know, no one has spotted one yet at the farm, but they are certainly in the region.
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