In our neighborhood, we have a lot of old trees which attract several different kinds of woodpeckers. The Red Bellied Woodpecker is a beauty! As I didn’t notice the red belly at first, I thought why isn’t it called a red headed woodpecker! Appearance: The male and female have black and white striped wings and […]
Birds
Common Grackle
I think Common Grackles are good looking birds but they are a nuisance! They love to harass the smaller birds. Appearance: The male has an iridescent blue head, a dark brown black body, a long black tail and beak and yellow eyes.. The female looks like the male but is duller and smaller. Feeding Habits: […]
Baltimore Orioles
This article is not about the baseball team from Baltimore. It is about the beautiful orange and black Baltimore Orioles. Last year I saw two males and one female hanging in our neighborhood. The prior year, I saw one around my vegetable garden, but I wasn’t prepared for it.  He got under one of my […]




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