Blog Archives - Cosmic Birding - an amateur bird blog

Barn Swallows under the railroad overpass

7/28/2015

Barn swallows land on nearby utility cable close to railroad tracks in town

Their distinctive tails help identify these birds

Female barn swallow on utility cable

Their mud nests are under the train overpass, near the main part of the small town in Georgia.

Female Eastern Towhee

Juvenile cardinal, back yard

Adult female Cardinal bringing seed to youngster

Mexican Petunia in park near railroad tracks, Georgia

Juvenile red-breasted woodpecker perched near suet feeder, back yard, Georgia

White-breasted nuthatch with a seed, back yard

Early evening Vireo darts through thick tree branches, this is probably the yellow-throated vireo

Black-capped chickadee back yard

Woodpeckers, Georgia

7/26/2015

Juvenile Red-headed woodpecker, back yard, Georgia

Juvenile Red-headed woodpecker on suet feeder, back yard

Red-headed woodpecker making his way stealthily across the yard to the suet feeder

Adult red-headed woodpecker, back yard

Juvenile red-bellied woodpecker and adult red-headed woodpecker on same suet feeder, back yard

Adult red-bellied woodpecker, back yard.

The Red-bellied woodpecker red belly feathers are not distinctive, or prominent, in spite of its name.

Juvenile red-bellied woodpecker, back yard

Juvenile red-bellied woodpecker, back yard

At the suet

Female Downy woodpecker, back yard

White-breasted nuthatch shows up along with the woodpeckers, back yard

This is what a southern blue jay looks like

Clayton County Water Authority Wetlands

7/24/2015

Great Blue Heron, Clayton County Wetlands, Georgia

Juvenile Red-bellied woodpecker, Clayton County

Small deer eating foliage in the Wetlands area

Eastern Phoebe

Tortoise on the trail, Clayton County Wetlands

Native hibiscus plant, growing in the wetlands

Broad-tailed hummingbird, Clayton County Water Authority Wetlands

Broad-tailed hummer at the feeder outside the Wetlands Museum. Clayton County Georgia

Pond Turtle, Clayton County Wetlands

Goldfinch at the wetlands feeder

More backyard birds, Georgia

7/22/2015

Eastern Bluebird, backyard Georgia

Juvenile Western Bluebird, back yard

Juvenile Eastern Bluebird

Northern Mockingbird

Northern Mockingbird on fence, Georgia

Brown Thrasher

Young brown thrasher on the fence, back yard

Black-capped chickadee

Carolina Wren , backyard, Georgia

Carolina Wren

Georgia Backyard Birds

7/18/2015

Gray Catbird - makes a mewing sound - backyard, Newnan, Georgia

Gray Catbird

Gray Catbird on the fence, back yard

Northern Cardinal, backyard, Newnan Georgia

Female Northern Cardinal

Brown Thrasher, Georgia State Bird, back yard

Male Downy woodpecker, at the suet feeder, back yard

Female Downy woodpecker

Juvenile red-bellied woodpecker, back yard, Georgia

Black-capped chickadee at the backyard suet feeder

Juvenile red-bellied woodpecker

Red-headed woodpecker

Backyard, Red-headed woodpecker

Female northern cardinal on the ground

VACATION BREAK

7/8/2015

Blog should resume in about a week and a half - beginning some summer traveling!!!

Young red-shouldered hawk, backyard, cherryridge

Violet-green swallow chicks growing fast

7/5/2015

Violet-green swallow chick

A chick is always at the nest entrance, eagerly awaiting a feeding.

Male swallow approaches chick in nest box with a meal

This is the female swallow delivering a meal to the chick

Scout quail on clothesline in backyard

Twin fawns from last year, now young adults, back orchard

Small fox in the back yard

The young red-shouldered hawk on the property, surprised it this morning in the back yard, and flew to this farther off branch

uh-oh, too much food? I think this is a different chick at the back orchard nest box.

Female violet-green swallow delivers another meal, back orchard

Hen turkey, napping, back yard

First sighting of swallow nestling in one of the nest boxes

7/2/2015

This is the nest box right behind the back yard...

Violet-green swallow chick at nest opening, nest box, back orchard

Chick and male violet-green swallow zooming away after delivering a meal

Red-shouldered hawk on the property, still very active

Still nest building? Northern Mockingbird at the Farm

This one seemed to be helping - Northern Mockingbird, the Farm

The first juvenile Western bluebird that I have seen this year, near the Farm

Gladiolas at the farm

Anna's hummer in the lilies, the farm on the property

Anna's hummer, the farm

Two swallow chicks at the Apple Tree nest opening, lower orchard

Baby quail, back yard, in early evening light

Group of baby quail

White-breasted nuthatch, back yard

Red-breasted nuthatch, back yard