So Caleb and I have been on an extended bird watch over the past few days in hopes to photograph all our little visitors. Snowy weather has made it easy to stay inside and watch them. We also picked up some new bird food and there has been a hay day on our porch ever since we put it out. Thanks to Caleb, we know what they are and can recognize each of their calls. So here are a few pictures of what we've gotten so far. They are fascinating little creature and so fun to get to know! I can't help being a little envious of them...getting to fly around all the time, hanging out with all their buddies and having a feast!
So far we have identified the: Cardinal(Male and Female), Downy Woodpecker, Yellow-Bellied Sap Sucker Woodpecker, Carolina Chickadee and Carolina Wren (my personal favorite!), Dark-Eyed Junco, and Titmouse.
We also received an unexpected surprise when we discovered a huge family of wild turkeys living in the forest next to our apartment complex. I walked out of the house the other day to about 30 of them pecking on the ground only 10 feet from me. I looked up, and 4 more were perched up on the top of the complex looking down at me, and more were swooping in right over my head to with such large wings, it was a little unnerving. Then the other night, Caleb took our dog out at night and was startled by them again...or maybe it was the other way around. All he heard was loud swooshing of huge wings...enough to freak anyone out in the dark!
Needless to say, we are loving all this wildlife!
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