Brown Thrasher Singing

Brown Thrasher Singing

Brown Thrasher sings dozens of beautiful songs from high in a tree top in the Backyard. He sings for 7 minutes and then he hears a real hawk nearby - time to get out of the tree top! The Thrasher is in the same bird family as the Northern Mockingbird - the Mimics - and this bird seems to have supplanted the usual Mockingbird as the primary Backyard singing star this Spring. Perhaps this is not a big enough stage for two superstars?
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Brown Thrasher Singing

Roseate Spoonbill Babies in Nest

Roseate Spoonbill Babies in Nest

Four big Roseate Spoonbill baby Chicks take up most of their huge nest. Bizarre ,beautiful and threatened - these are the only "spoonbill" birds in the western Hemisphere. They are still mostly white with a hint of pink in their flight feathers. One parent guards them while the other is hunting for food. Video of a mature spoonbill:  https://youtu.be/ZLbG9rzUdkY

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Roseate Spoonbill Babies in Nest

Screech Owl Parents - Silent Wings

Screech Owl Parents - Silent Wings

Mother and Father Eastern Screech Owls share a quick meal outside the nest box in full color artificial light and surprise - Mr Owl is a Red Morph too! This is the first year the male has been red - every year since 2011 the females have been red and the males have been gray. I'm thinking all of the owlets due to hatch the end of March will be redheads! Putting a perch in front of the nest box is key to attracting screech owls! http://amzn.to/2txOZhm
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Screech Owl Parents - Silent Wings

Osprey Eating Fish - Extreme Close Up

Osprey Eating Fish - Extreme Close Up

Walked up on this "Fish Eagle" from above about 15 feet away just as it landed with a big fish. The Osprey put up with me for a bit before moving further away. They have a nest nearby with at least one chick in it. The Ospreys have some of the most awesome claws in the bird world!
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Osprey Eating Fish - Extreme Close Up

Meet Mister Screech Owl

Meet Mister Screech Owl

The male Eastern Screech Owl's attention is focused on getting food for his mate now that there are eggs in the nest box. He catches a nice juicy invasive Cuban Tree Frog. Putting a 6 to 8 foot high perch 10 to 15 feet in front of the nest box and not using any pesticides on the Backyard is crucial to making a nest box attractive to these little owls.
Stovall 6H Screech Owl Box: http://amzn.to/2Fo7DKe
It's a little pricey but I've had this one since November 2010 and its held up fine and had owls every season since I got it!
Backyard perch link: http://amzn.to/2FpeQtD
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Meet Mister Screech Owl

Tiny Nuthatch Bluffs Chipmunk - Then Real Big Bird Shows Up

Tiny Bird Bluffs Chipmunk - Then Real Big Bird Shows Up



A tiny Nuthatch owns the feeder with a big scary bluff act and has Chipmunks and other small birds on the run! Wait for the payoff at the end - when a real big bird shows up and you'll see just how tiny the Nuthatch is.
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Tiny Bird Bluffs Chipmunk - Then Real Big Bird Shows Up

Screech Owls Singing and First Egg in the Nest Box!

Screech Owls Singing and First Egg in the Nest Box!

Screech Owl couple's amazing calls or communication with each other as they settle in to the nest box. After one of the longest courtships I've seen, mother owl has finally laid the first egg. I bought this nest box in November 2010 and it is their favorite and still going strong: http://amzn.to/2CVD3FR
She has been roosting in the nest boxes since early December and fortunately picked the one with a camera for us to watch.
I bought this nest box in November 2010 and it is their favorite and still going strong: http://amzn.to/2CVD3FR
I believe this to be the current version of the camera: http://amzn.to/2Flvm0L
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Screech Owls Singing and First Egg in the Nest Box!

Cardinal Singing in Marsh

Cardinal Singing in Marsh

Male Northern Cardinal singing in a vast marshland with the Meadowlarks and Red Winged Blackbirds. It is always a treat to see - and hear - this amazing bird so typical of backyards out in the middle of nowhere with nary a tree to be found.
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Cardinal Singing in Marsh

Painted Bunting, Cardinal and Bald Eagle in the Backyard

Painted Bunting, Cardinal and Bald Eagle in the Backyard

A rare joint appearance by Alpha males Painted Bunting and Northern Cardinal - these guys don't really get along - and a glimpse of a Bald Eagle. The Eagle was roosting in the same tree as the Great Horned Owl. Sadly I wasn't paying attention and spooked the eagle before I could get some decent footage. And a Butterfly just for fun. It is rare for the stunning male Bunting to venture out in the open to this feeder.

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Painted Bunting, Cardinal and Bald Eagle in the Backyard

GOES-S Weather Satellite Launch on Atlas V Rocket

GOES-S Weather Satellite  Launch on Atlas V Rocket


The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) newest weather satellite, Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-S (GOES-S), launched Thursday, March 1 at 502 PM from Cape Canaveral. Clouds got in the way of the view a minute into the launch, but still awesome!
Introductory launch pad clip from NASA Public Live feed: https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive

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GOES-S Weather Satellite  Launch on Atlas V Rocket