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  • 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

  • SQUARES – Twinsie Kind

    These two Mourning Dove chicks were in a hidden nest in a tree branch that my hubby cut down in the summer of 2019. He had checked for nests but missed it. Continue reading

    SQUARES – Twinsie Kind

  • Bird Weekly – Photo Challenge – In Your Yard or Garden

    All of us are going to have a different variety for this week so I can’t wait to see what everyone else is seeing from their window, front porch, back patio area or wherever you enjoy the likes of our… Continue reading

    Bird Weekly – Photo Challenge – In Your Yard or Garden

  • 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

  • SQUARES – The Edible Kind

    This week on Bird Weekly, we explored Owls. On that post at the end, I posted a photo of these Owl cookies that I made 5 years ago for my Bunco friends when I hosted the game in December, 2015.… Continue reading

    SQUARES – The Edible Kind

  • Bird Weekly – Photo Challenge – Owls

    Owls are nocturnal meaning they are mostly active at night. There are two species that are truly diurnal (meaning they are active both day and night). They are the Northern Hawk Owl and the Northern Pygmy Owl. Continue reading

    Bird Weekly – Photo Challenge – Owls

  • 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 – Photo Challenge – Birds Starting with an “A”

    Week #18 challenge is Birds starting with the letter “A”. The letter “A” needs to be at the beginning of one or more of the name. For example, Some of my favorite shots are going to be shared in this… Continue reading

    Bird Weekly – Photo Challenge – Birds Starting with an “A”

  • 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 – Photo Challenge – Macro/Close-Ups

    Macro photography is close-up photography of small subjects. Mostly bugs and flowers get the spotlight, but today we are doing it on Bird Weekly. Macro is an extreme close-up, but for this post, any close-up will do. I know many… Continue reading

    Bird Weekly – Photo Challenge – Macro/Close-Ups