I want to thank Dori and Harold Scharbor for allowing me to place a blind on their property so that I could photograph these amazing Pileated Woodpeckers. The average clutch size is four eggs, but can range from one to six. Both parents incubate the eggs. At the time of hatching, the young are naked [...]
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Each spring a new nest cavity is excavated. Both the male and female share the work of creating a new nest cavity. The Pileated Woodpecker has one brood per season. The average clutch size is four eggs, but can range from one to six. Both parents incubate the eggs. (Pileated Woodpecker Central) Be sure to [...]
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The week I was at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge and I could hear Turkeys gobbling all over the place. I watched a few from a distance strutting and gobbling but I never could get close enough to get any photos. I heard one close one day so I decided I would try to see [...]
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These are just a few of the birds that I could photograph. I also saw a Turkey but I will make a seperate post on it. The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge is home to over 240 species of birds, including ones that are considered near-threatened, threatened or endangered at international, federal or state levels. The [...]
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My photos above show the birds perched on a limb but they prefer to feed on the ground. Primarily forages hopping or walking along the ground. Even when they come to feeders, they typically will feed on fallen seed below a feeder, or on tray feeders set on the ground. If you enjoyed this post, [...]
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The Eurasian Collared-Dove are not shy around humans and I have read that they can be easily tamed. Has anyone tried to hand feed one of these doves? If you enjoyed this post, I’d be very grateful if you’d help it spread by emailing it to a friend, or sharing it on Twitter or Facebook. [...]
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