This must have been the year of the cardinals in my backyard. On my frequent trips in my backyard to do garden work or feed the birds, I occasionally came […]
Goldfinch and Dragonfly
On my way to the garden, I paused to take this photograph of a dragonfly and a goldfinch perched on a tomato cage. They are both looking toward the garden […]
Young Cardinal
In between trips to the woods with a wheelbarrow full of compost material, I saw a little cardinal in a wild blueberry bush. Front view and Side view A little […]
Dry Summer
The summer was very dry in this part of the southeast corner of Tennessee. Most of Tennessee was in drought, and really, large parts of the south had severe drought […]
Rose-breasted Grosbeak and Cardinal
Rose-breasted grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus About the bird: mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov These well-dressed birds frequent our feeder. They prefer the hopper feeder and they exhibit territorial behavior at the feeder. When the hopper […]
American Goldfinch II
Update to American Goldfinch. The male goldfinches in this area are now bright yellow except for their black and white wings, white underparts, and black mask. The females remain a […]
American Goldfinch
American Goldfinches are not very gold during the winter. The feathers which are normally yellow are a rather murky brown-green color. Yesterday I noticed that the goldfinches which visit the […]
