Comments on: Nature Notes: Birds in Back

By: Leora

Leora — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:59:27 +0000

Thanks for telling me the difference between sycamores and sweet gums. We have a lot of sycamores on my block and the next, so I learned (sort of) to identify the tree.

I can understand a trauma being associated with something,even if it’s not logical. We humans aren’t always logical.

By: Carver

Carver — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:35:44 +0000

I love these shots of your backyard birds.

Thanks for visiting my blog and to answer your question on the imaginary flower post the seed balls are from a sweet gum tree. The Sycamore trees have round balls too but they aren’t as spikey as black gum tree ones.

I used to have a sycamore tree but it got diseased and 19 years ago my then five year old daughter broke her collar bone climbing it. She was in the back with a 12 year old neighbor who was keeping an eye on her. The older child came running in sceaming that a branch Judith was climbing on had broken, and I never forgave the Sycamore tree (or myself) when I saw my baby lying on the ground. It is funny in a way because not only did I have the tree cut down, I have many others trees but don’t ever want another Sycamore. Sort of silly of me since it could have happened in any of the trees.

By: Vicki

Vicki — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 01:39:26 +0000

You have some of my favorite birds there. I’ve debated about putting up a feeder, but haven’t tried it yet.

By: Baila

Baila — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 21:35:32 +0000

I loved it when the blue jays and cardinals came to visit our yard on Long Island–we never had those birds in Brooklyn, so I felt it was really special. In Brooklyn all we had was pigeons.

By: Eileen

Eileen — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 11:51:55 +0000

Great birds and photos! I love watching my backyard birds.

By: Leora

Leora — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:56:10 +0000

I am honored that you left your lovely comment in your frantic-ness. I’ve heard the UK has had wild, unconventional weather. May everyone be safe. May we all enjoy the wonders of nature, including the birds and the snow.

By: Bird

Bird — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:44:26 +0000

Hi Leora! These are beautiful birds you have in your garden! And with the feeders, I hope you will get more I get the birds coming through mid morning – there are some that are always around but a little mixed flock of tits flies through about eleven and they are lovely, you could set your watch by them too. I am hoping they will start using my new bird feeder but so far only one nut has been nibbled! I just saw on the news that this weather we are having in the UK may be the biggest wildlife disaster in living memory so I hope they find it soon It was lovely to see you pop by my blog the other day, I am frantically trying to catch up with blog friends. Will visit Ramblingwoods next!

By: James

James — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:23:15 +0000

They are beautiful. I never get tired of seeing the birds of this part of the country.

By: Leora

Leora — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:57:30 +0000

I would say they visit here at noon then fly up to see you later, except you live in Canada. So that would imply dumb birds. Can’t be that.

By: stine, Canada

stine, Canada — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:29:20 +0000

How interesting that you see the birds at midday! I’ll have to pay more attention at that time. I usually see them here in the early morning and late afternoon. But I cannot see the birds well from inside my house. I have to take my camera outdoors!