More Images from My Back Porch during the Snowstorms

Northern Cardinal

Finally, thanks to Dell, my computer is back working.  Between Microsoft and Dell.  It took over four days get the computer back online.  Because of all the snow we've been having, which is still continuing today.  I've missed going out and photographing.  However, again, my feet are on the back porch has kept me entertained.  Like I have written in previous blogs, observing the interactions between the birds is very interesting.  There is definitely a hierarchy among each species.  I've seen juncos feeding when another jungle will just fly in and the juncos that were feeding leave.  The mourning doves are somewhat better, although I have seen a number of fights, where one mourning Dove will even pick feathers out of another morning, dove head.  Although I did not see it.  I believe I had a hawk capture a bird because they were bloodstains on the deck.  This is nature and how the world turns.

Black-capped Chickadee

Blue Jay

Black-capped Chickadee

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Northern Cardinal in the Snow

Mourning Dove

Mourning Dove With Its Wings Raised

Mourning Dove Flying in the Snow

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Other Birds Seen on the Cape

Red-breasted Merganser-Male

During our birding trip on Thursday we also saw other species of birds in Provincetown harbor besides the gulls and the thick-billed murre. There were red-breasted mergansers and common eiders swimming and feeding.

Red-breasted Merganser-Female

Common Eider-Male

Common Eider-Female

After we had left Race Point we stopped at the Beech Forest, where the usual common passerines hang out. In fact, if you bring some sunflower seeds and put them in your palm Black-capped-Chickadees and tufted titmouse is will come down and feed right out of your hand. The birds are very used to people since feeding them by hand has been going on for many years and families will bring their children there and let the child feed the birds. A great way for children to learn about and enjoying nature.

Tufted Titmouse Feeding from Hand

Black-capped Chickadee Feeding from Hand

Other birds present at the Beech Forest, included red-breasted woodpeckers (unable to photograph) white-breasted nuthatch, white-throated sparrow and Blue Jays.

White-throated Sparrow

White-breasted Nuthatch

Blue Jay

The last interesting bird was a nice close-up of a juvenile Horned Grebe in Wellfleet Harbor.

Horned Grebe

Passerines at Wellfleet Bay

While I was at Wellfleet Bay Audubon Sanctuary, I also spent time at the two feeders that are on either side of the path leading down into the main sanctuary.  I set up my tripod and camera on the side so I had a good view, and once the birds got used to me had no problems photographing them.  There were some difficulty, the first was when other visitors would walked down the path, the birds would scatter, but, they would return in a short period of time.  The other problem, was that the birds would fly in, grab some seeds and fly away to eat the seeds..  What I would love to have done, utilizing the techniques that Alan Murphy describes in his e-books, is set up perches, so the bird with land on it before going down and grabbing the seeds.  However, I made do with what was available.  At least some of the birds with land on branches and stay there long enough so I could obtain photographs.

American Goldfinch in winter plumage

Black-capped Chickadee

Blue Jay

Downy Woodpecker

House Sparrow

Northern Cardinal

Pine Siskin

Pine Siskin

Allens Pond Bird Walk to Mount Auburn, and Great Meadows

Over the weekend, I suffered a computer crash, and now that I am almost recovered from it, so I will catch up on my blog posts.
On Friday, May 18, 2012.  Paul Champlin led a birding walk for six participants, for Allens Pond Massachusetts Audubon Sanctuary, to Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge and then after we finished at Mount Auburn, we spent part of the afternoon at Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Concord, Massachusetts.  For the entire trip, we saw approximately 60+ species of birds.
Mount Auburn Cemetery is and Important Bird Area, besides being an active cemetery, botanical garden and a wildlife preserve.  Mount Auburn is a wonderful place to visit, even if you are not a birder.
Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Concord Unit is also an excellent place to visit and observe nature at its best.
Photos from Mount Auburn

American Robin on gravestone with food

Baltimore Oriole

Blue Jay on Nest

Blue Jay

Eastern Chipmunk on top of a burial crypt

Scarlet Tanager Female



Tiger Swallowtail

Scarlet Tanager Female

Photos from Great Meadows

Marsh Wren

Marsh Wren

Painted Turtle

Pearl Cresent

Young Common Snapping Turtle sunning itself on top of a muskrat den