With this heat wave on I’ve been drinking a lot more water, so too, I believe, are the birds who visit the puddle. Have you ever considered how difficult drinking would be with a beak instead of lips? Here is what I’ve learned about how birds manage to drink. “Different birds each have their own method for […]
Category: Birds
Consider the Robin
As I walk down the path towards the puddle, I disturb a small flock of Robins. I have been thinking a lot about Robins lately. It started when I tried to sketch a Robin from memory. I chose the most familiar bird I knew, but as I began, I realized I had very little idea of what Robins […]
Rockin’ Robin vs Sassy Starling
Here is a video of an interaction today between a juvenile Starling and a juvenile Robin. It is a fascinating mix of behaviors– curiosity, aggression, mimicry, and befuddlement. I think this would have been a totally different encounter had it been adults. Press the post’s title, “Rockin’ Robin…” if you can’t see the video. Since we are on the […]
Noisy Starlings
Today I was struck by the noise a flock of European Starlings was making in the treetops around the puddle. It didn’t stop once for the whole hour I sat there. I recorded their calls on this video. (If the video does not show up in your email just press the title- Noisy Starlings) You have to […]
An Unusual Visitor
Things felt kind of quiet. Yes, a Sparrow came to bathe. But mostly I sat watching an empty puddle. Just as I was deciding whether to check my email or start an online game of scrabble, a woman with two shopping bags walked deliberately up to the fence next to the water. She reached into […]
A View From My Puddle 