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  • Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #22

    This week shore birds covered a lot of territory. Water is a necessity for all birds just like humans, however not all birds hang out near the shoreline, whether it be saltwater, freshwater or brackish. Shore birds come in all… Continue reading

    Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #22

  • Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #21

    What is the blackest black feathered bird in the World? Continue reading

    Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #21

  • Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #20

    Having birds around my house creates so much joy for Frank & me. Last week was the first time we have put seed in the feeders since May. The Swallowtail & Mississippi Kites have flown south and our birds can… Continue reading

    Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #20

  • Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #19

    There are over 200 species of owls in the world and most are solitary and nocturnal. They have built-in night vision to see and capture their prey such as small mammals, rodents, insects and other birds. They are divided into… Continue reading

    Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #19

  • Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #18

    When we learn the English alphabet, we are taught, “A” is for apple. This week, “A” is for Anhinga, Avocet, American this and Australian & African that. Then there were the use of the scientific names of our avian favs… Continue reading

    Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #18

  • Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #17

    Y’all are making it hard for me to choose a bird of the week so I’m not going to but will showcase one bird from each blogger. We had a record 16 entries plus mine this week! Woohoo! Everyone is… Continue reading

    Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #17

  • Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #16

    Week #16 challenge was Short legged birds. Having short legs myself, I can appreciate these birds who have to take short quick steps to get where they need to go on the ground. Unfortunately, I don’t have the ability to… Continue reading

    Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #16

  • Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #15

    Week #15 challenge was Birds with Green Feathers. Green is defined by mixing the two primary colors of blue and yellow which we all learned in grade school. Along with blue & purple, it is considered a cool color whereas,… Continue reading

    Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #15

  • Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #14

    Week #14 challenge was Flocks. We had some wonderful entries of birds I am well versed in seeing and so many that I’ve never seen before that included all kinds of shorebirds, turkeys, ducks, geese, pelicans, gannets, lorikeets, cedar waxwings,… Continue reading

    Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #14

  • Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #13

    Some species like the white geese will become aggressive if you feed them. On more than one occasion, this has happened to us. The Florida State Fair Authority in Tampa had to have them removed from the grounds because they… Continue reading

    Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #13