Besides the wonderful weather and fresh air, likely the most wonderful part of our Wisconsin vacation was the sighting of incredible birds. Our friends, the Rose-breasted Grosbeaks were back at our sunflower seed feeder - both male and female.
But the biggest surprise was spying a male Amiercan Bluebird checking out a nesting box on an apple tree in the yard. I don't believe he actually chose to nest in the birdhouse, but he spent quite a bit of time flitting around the yard considering it.
Although they are pictured often in artwork, cards, even wallpaper, I have never seen a bluebird "in person." The whole family enjoyed the thrill, and hubby ran to get the camera and take pictures.
Although they are almost "commonplace" up in Big Flats, while I was folding wash in my sunny laundry room, I spied a wild turkey hen jogging across the yard. I don't know why, but those turkeys always make me giggle!
Posted at 10:51 am by
brandy101
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Joe
May 29, 2008 03:18 PM PDT
I thought it was the female bird that chose the nesting spot? My guess was the male bird was just there to pick up a hot chick or something...
On a more serious note, K's got a bunch of hanging plants on her porch and a pair of robins created a nest in one of them. There are 4 eggs there, three in the nest and one that missed and is laying in the soil.
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Michelle
May 28, 2008 07:38 PM PDT
Sounds like a great time was had by all...as for wild turkeys there is one..or maybe two...that live on the campus of the university where I work and rumor has it they are quite territorial and it has been said that once one of them even chased one of the MBA graduate students across the parking lot! LOL I would have loved to see that! |
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AbbyNormal
May 28, 2008 03:38 PM PDT
Sounds like a great time! We have a family of chickadees living in our birdhouse, and I see a blue jay occassionally who must live nearby. Never seen a real life bluebird before. I'm SO ready for summer! |
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brandy101
May 28, 2008 03:23 PM PDT
Oh! We saw hummingbirds, too - I took a chance and put out my hummingbird feeder - and they came to enjoy it! |
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Miss Ginger
May 28, 2008 01:27 PM PDT
OOOOOoooooooooooooh, that's great to read! We get a Grosbeak couple every year in early May, and hadn't seen it yet. They're just running late. They stick around here for about 2 weeks, then they're off again.
Still waiting on the hummingbirds..hubby saw a few, I haven't seen any yet this year. |
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