Backyard Birding....and Nature

This signature line from this blog is from the lead sentence of an extended meditation on the sounds of Screech Owls in Thoreau's Wald...

It will take quite awhile to go through all the digital photo and video documentation of the 2012 Screech Owls. Thought I'd share some c...

Having made  bird feeding and  watching a hobby, a suggestion to check out other bird houses while shopping online lead to the purchase of ...

By May 4th it was getting too crowded and hot in the nest box during the day and the Mother Red Morph Screech Owl began spending her days in...

Empty Screech Owl  Nest Box May 12th, 2012 When I cleaned out the nest box last spring 2011 after last years brood left the nest I w...

S Screech Owl Feeding Owlets   One of the most action-packed and exciting times to observe screech owls is at fledging time. (Note: I ...

Female Red Morph Eastern Screech Owl about to fledge. The largest and oldest of the three owlets hatched on April 10th and left the ...

Male Grey Eastern Screech Owl Female Red Morph Eastern Screech Owl These pictures of the father grey Screech Owl and mother "r...

Screech Owls About to Fledge   Photo and video taken evening of May 8th, 2012 I wont start at the beginning as real-t...