Second Bluebird Brood Fledges From My Arkansas Birdhouse
Second Bluebird Brood leaves my Arkansas birdhouse as I photograph both young birds taking their first flights within minutes.
Backyard birds
Young Eastern Bluebirds Appear at My Birdhouse Entrance
Young Eastern Bluebirds appear at my Arkansas birdhouse as I compare this brood’s slower feeding pattern with the first nest.
Why These Male Ruby-throated Hummingbirds Look Different
Male Ruby-throated Hummingbirds show changing throat patterns in July, from one red feather to a mature ruby gorget in Arkansas.
Tailless Northern Mockingbird Gathers Nesting Material
A Northern Mockingbird gathering material in my Arkansas yard shows that its missing tail has not stopped its nesting activity.
The Mystery of a Mockingbird Without a Tail
A Northern Mockingbird without tail feathers and a clump found in a fallen nest leave me wondering what happened in my Arkansas yard.
Juvenile Common Grackle With A Beetle
I photographed a juvenile Common Grackle carrying a beetle in my Arkansas yard as it learned to forage after leaving the nest.
Eastern Bluebird Nest Building Starts Again in My Arkansas Yard
Eastern Bluebird nest building begins again as a female carries pine needles to my Arkansas birdhouse after a morning rain.
Baby Bluebirds Fledge From My Arkansas Birdhouse
Baby Bluebirds Fledge from my Arkansas birdhouse as all four young leave the nest, reach nearby trees, and ride out rain.