Archive for the ‘birds’ Category

When Birds Attack

Monday, August 2nd, 2010

Fredericksburg.com reports:

All David Martin wanted was an iced coffee.

He had to endure assault and battery–or more appropriately, assault and birdery–to get it.

Martin’s attacker, a mockingbird, was on him the minute the 17-year-old exited his car Thursday in front of Caribou Coffee in Central Park.

Bird’s Nest

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

This is the bird’s nest that the rat snake might have been trying to reach last week. The nest remains with young birds still alive.

Birds Nest on a Rain Gutter Drainpipe

Birds Nest on a Rain Gutter Drainpipe

Turkey in the Yard Video

Friday, May 21st, 2010

Here’s a short video clip of a wild turkey in the front yard. I shot the video through a window; the background music is a Dave Rawlings Machine CD I had playing at the time. The song is entitled Monkey and the Engineer.

Turkey in the Yard

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

Here are a couple photographs a a wild turkey in the lawn…

Wild Turkey in the Yard

Wild Turkey in the Yard

Wild Turkey in the Yard

Wild Turkey in the Yard

Turkey by Boulder

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

Here are three shots of a turkey by a boulder in the backyard…

Wild Turkey by a Boulder

Wild Turkey by a Boulder

Turkey by Boulder (closeup)

Turkey by Boulder (closeup)

Wild Turkey

Wild Turkey