| Location | Portland, Oregon USA |
To everyone following this account (and hopefully getting something useful from it). please note that I am moving to fediscience. My new account is @Westcoastbirder.
If I do the migration right, all of you will automatically continue to follow me, but if something goes wrong with the move, please do consider manually staying connected.
@WestCoastBirder I've been watching this wonderful series on YouTube by New England Forests. I just started one on Beaver Pond Wildlife. I think your son would enjoy it as it's a lot about birds in the New England woods and the photography is excellent.
Another recent JWST image using the Mid-Infra Red Instrument (MIRI). The "Tarantula Nebula" is a young star-forming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Webb ERO Production Team
Something was wrong with the left leg of this nuthatch in my backyard. I don't know if his claw is stuck in an acorn or something or if that is a tumor or some abnormal growth. He was managing, although almost got stuck in the suet feeder a couple of times. Any ideas?
A flock of house finches visited my garden. Noisy and active, they dominated the feeders for a while. The coloration of the males ranges from an almost purplish color to orange-yellow. Apparently, it is related to each individual's diet. Here are a couple:
Saw juncos visiting the suet feeder all day. I know juncos sometimes eat insects although they are predominantly seed eaters, but I didn't think they'd consume suet. Had white- breasted nuthatches visit. Hopefully, they'll be regulars at the suet feeder.
I haven't talked the leaves for several weeks and we have about a six inch thick layer of decaying plant matter all over the garden. I decided to leave it that way. It was a beautiful day today in Portland and I was out on the deck, listening two about two dozen Oregon juncos scrounging around in there. So quiet except for the sounds of their claws and their little tzeet-tzeets. Lovely birds, juncos, so industrious!
Hello!
My name is Devin. I'm an avian ecologist working on behavioural and life-history questions up to movement & landscape #ecology, all with the goal of informing #conservation.
Much of my research has been on mountain birds & extreme weather, but I'm currently working on shorebird & waterfowl migration.
Follow me if you are interested in #mountains, #birds, #migration, #rstats and travel/birding photos!
A Townsend's chipmunk visited my backyard today. I don't think I've seen them visit before. Also, Steller's jays have been coming to the feeders regularly. I need to add more cayenne pepper to the seeds in the tray feeder, as the squirrels are eating most of the seeds now.
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