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Feathered News

Edison Bird Festival 2012 – Video

February 26, 2012

Featuring Chickens, a Great Horned Owl, American Kestrel, and an undisclosed number of Snow Geese!

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Sunday Feathers – juvenile appearance is important!

July 24, 2011

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A Bird in the Hand: Chickadee Videos

January 2, 2011

I just realized two things. 1. I hadn’t blogged here for a while and 2. I had not blogged a couple of little chickadee videos I put up on flickr. The first of these came about when I read Dena’s blog post about becoming a ‘proper’ birder. I’m not sure I want to set a [...]

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Snow Geese Sunday

October 18, 2010

Back in 2003 I read a splendid little book called The Snow Geese by William Fiennes. At the time we were living thousands of miles from where the story was based, the migratory journey of the Snow Geese. Every year they complete an incredible journey between South America and the Arctic tundra. Six years later [...]

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double drilling woodpeckers

October 9, 2010

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Friday Feathers: Another Angry Bird!

October 8, 2010

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week one, new feeder setup

September 26, 2010

It’s been a few months since we had our feeders up, and we really missed the activity and learning curve. We’ve hesitated to put the feeders up here for a few reasons. The patio is below ground level; surrounded by a mix of railings, a low hedge and fence panels. There are ‘launching areas’ for [...]

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Going South … for the foreseeable

June 21, 2010

In the last couple of weeks the Ourbirdfeeder team has relocated south. Not the amazing distances travelled by our feathered friends but south nonetheless. Further, whilst it’s possible we may go back north again, unlike the birds, we are not planning it being anytime soon. We are still trying to sort out the feeders (and [...]

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Great Backyard Bird Count 2010 – Day 2 !!

February 14, 2010

  Yesterday I took part in the Great Backyard Bird Count with gusto! On Friday I observed for an hour, filed my report and then realised that I should not have been so hasty! Yesterday I watched for most of the day and decided to share my experience with everyone on Twitter. By using the [...]

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Steveston Starlings

January 12, 2010

Steveston Starlings, originally uploaded by RightAntler. Shot from my cellphone hence the poor quality. Listen carefully, there are few birds who have the vocal range of the starling!

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