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:  […]

Birds

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 […]

Birds

Cooper’s Hawk

This Cooper’s Hawk let me get close enough to take this picture.  Unfortunately, it was protecting its dinner.  This is a picture of a juvenile Cooper’s Hawk.  If you finish reading this article, you will see how I know. Appearance:  The adult males have long rounded tails with several black bands.  They are dark gray on […]