BirdingGirl

These pictures are from my trip to the beach with my mom last Thursday. I was hoping to get some pictures of the Osprey (and her fledglings if they were still around) and sure enough she was out making some passes over Shore Road. I was also following this Northern Mockingbird, who was very active. I followed it down to this dead tree where some sparrows were also hanging out. The Mockingbird was jumping and climbing about the tree like a monkey until finally perching atop one of the tallest branches of the tree, shown in the right-hand side of the picture. Here's the close-up of that shot. Later on I heard the Osprey, which alerted me to get my camera out quickly. I wish I had had it with me back in July when the fledglings were out for practice flights. Their "bleating" calls caught my attention and there they were- probably four or so- flying in the exact same spot over Shore Road. About two minutes later their mother came from the other side of the road (where there ...

Here are seven helpful tips to conserve bird habitat I came across on the Birdfreak Birding Blog: 7 Things You Can Do Now to Conserve Bird Habitat Join a birding organization is one tip that I know would be really beneficial to getting my birding hobby off the ground and would help me learn about conservation. I'm fortunate to live close to several Audubon bird sanctuaries and also very close to Concord, MA, home of David Sibley. There are unbelievable areas I have yet to explore and that is something I really want to look into in the coming weeks. I should also take advantage of my trips home to the Cape. Here's a recent article from the Cape Cod Times about summer birdwatching: Birding heats up during summer stormy weather