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More Carolina Wren!

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Gail

The Carolina Wren was singing and posing for the camera! I can never have to many pictures of it!

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Bluebirds hanging out with Frosty!

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Gail

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Frosty the peanut man!

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Gail

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Today was an excellent backyard birding day! It is 36 degrees out and very sunny. So far today, I have seen 16 species of birds including a Northern Flicker! I saw this cute Carolina Wren sitting on the flower pot.

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Expanding my feeders again

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Gail

I have been stuck inside for the past month due to a fractured hip. I am enjoying all the birds at my feeders through the window. But it wasn’t enough to watch them from one window. I put a tray on my deck. Now I can see birds on both sides of the house! I put out some meal worms and got a couple of Carolina Wrens. I love the Carolina Wrens!

I put out some bird seed and got a flock of Morning Doves!

And a couple of Juncos!

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Mockingbird

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Gail

A Mockingbird has been hanging around lately!

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Blowing Rock and Grandfather Mountain

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Gail

Ferd and I spent a couple days in Blowing Rock, NC. We stayed at the Chetola Resort. It is very pretty, but I would prefer a place with mountain views. The town is small and the main street is full of little shops and great restaurants.

This is Blowing Rock. Not such a big rock, but the views up there are spectacular!

We did a little birding at the Glen Burney Trail.We went to the top of Grandfather Mountain. On the way up, we encountered this big rock on the way up. Much bigger than Blowing Rock.Also, some wild turkeys in the road.

And some deer in the road.

There is the top of Grandfather Mountain.This is the mile high swinging bridge. Ferd walked across and back. I ran. It is very windy and scary up there! It does have beautiful views though.

It was another really great trip!

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Red-bellied Woodpecker taking a taste!

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Gail

This Red-bellied woodpecker has been frequenting my cylinder feeder. It must be pretty young because it does not have any red on the top of it’s head. Looks like it stabbed a piece of food and is taking a taste with it’s tongue!

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Red-Tailed Hawk

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Gail

Ferd and I recently stayed at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC. We saw this Red-Tailed Hawk fly in the tree right over our heads as we were exploring the grounds!

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Bird feeders

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Gail

This is my whole bird feeder set up. I have this set up outside my kitchen window. If I am sitting at the table or standing at the sink, I can see all the action! Having all these different kinds of feeders and bird food, I attract many different kinds of birds and have a lot of action going on all the time all year around!