End of summer catch-up.

Hey everyone. Summer has just flown by this year. With summer over I have some posting work to do!

I hope you enjoy!

A little hummer drinking some nectar.

A very hot squirrel.

A cooper's hawk enjoying lunch in our tree.

The bees love this plant. It just recently bloomed. I think it's called Autumn joy.

A close-up of some lavender from Willakenzie lavender farm.

Our Provence lavender in our garden.

I'll be posting more soon.

Have a nice weekend!

Aaah the good life of a birder...

Aaah yes the yard is teeming with birds once again, Nuthatches, cute little Chickadees including those adorable, tiny little Chestnut backed Chickadees, Woodpeckers, Brown Creepers, the long lineup of winter Sparrows, Juncos, Kinglets, Bushtits, Towhees, Hummingbirds, first time new arrival a Yellow r....Hey! AAARG! you have got to be kidding!!



November backyard bird count as of Nov. 4:

1) American crow
2) American Goldfinch
3) Brown Creeper
4) Black Capped Chickadee
5) Chestnut Backed Chickadee
6) Scrub Jay
7) Gull (FO)
8) Coopers hawk
9) Downy Woodpecker
10) Hairy Woodpecker
11) Ruby Crowned Kinglet
12) Red Breasted Nuthatch
13) Bushtits
14) Spotted Towhee
15) Song sparrow
16) Bewick's Wren
17) Golden Crowned Sparrow
18) Junco
19) House Finch
20) Purple Finch
21) Lesser Goldfinch
22) Yellow Rumped Warbler
23) Canada Goose (FO)
24) Northern Flicker
25) Pine Siskin
26) Fox Sparrow
27) Anna's Hummingbird

P.S. I didn't see some of these birds until I got the Brome Squirrel Buster Mini for Only $26.99! Thanks Backyard Bird Shop!!!!!
Bye.

Coopers hops in chimney at Chapman!

Here is a a video of the Vaux swift migration at Chapman Elementary School in September.

It was a cloudy, gloomy evening as the swifts gathered outside.
The people started coming as well as the Audubon society of Portland for the swift watch.

Some of the swifts started going in the chimney a little early which was a little unusual, (I think their timing got a little thrown off by the bad weather). Despite the weather there was still plenty of birds.

There was a few Peregrine falcons flying about but not much pursuit.

All of a sudden as the swifts got to full force in came an adult Coopers Hawk!
He just sat there perched on the chimney waiting very patiently for a meal.
After awhile, all of a sudden he hopped down in the chimney and amazingly we got it on video!

Here it is,
Enjoy!