Tag Archives: Cardinals

Thursday – 5.24.2018

1:00 AM – Blue Jay on the platform feeder. This is the only place the Jays feed, unlike the Cardinals and other birds.

The Brown Thrashers are around all the time these days, so we’re showing a lot more videos of them than before. We can’t tell if it’s just one, or a whole flock. If it’s more than one, they’re pretty much identical. If it’s just one, it’s the cleanest bird in the yard – he baths a couple of times a day, and for a long time.

Cardinal on the mealworm feeder:

Saturday – 5.19.2018

1:00 AM – Here’s a good video of Mr. Cardinal bathing. He’s really thorough, and seems to be enjoying himself. Maybe not. It’s hard to tell bird emotions.

Something unusual – three birds of different species drinking at the same time. As I watched, I expected to see a fight break out, but nothing happened. Maybe the abundance of food and water here has made the birds more agreeable.

The first part of this video is in slow motion, showing a squirrel with his paws in the water, before scampering off. The second part shows a squirrel (possibly the same one) getting a dainty drink of water.

Friday – 5.18.2018

1:00 AM – Acrobatic Red-bellied Woodpecker on the mealworm feeder. We see him there a lot lately.

This Brown Thrasher – one of our favorites – is feeding, when something catches his attention. Whatever it is, he’s taking it seriously, keeping a close eye on it.

We see the Brown Thrasher on the platform feeder, followed by a Cardinal couple.

Thursday – 5.17.2018

1:00 AM – This Cardinal seems to be ‘whetting’ his beak on the edge of the bird bath. That’s probably not what this is about, but I’m not sure what he’s really doing. Maybe the point of it is to make that scraping sound, as a signal to other birds.

This Carolina Wren is bathing his head, but also seems to be  honing his beak on the rim of the bath, like the Cardinal above. Is this new, or has it been going on for a while, and we didn’t notice it?

A Robin at the birdbath, but he’s not drinking or bathing. He seems to be paying attention to something in the yard, possibly a cat.

 

 

Saturday – 5.12.2018

1:00 AM – These are the last of the Indigo Bunting videos, until next year. In this one there’s a Bunting on the Squirrel Buster feeder, with a Cardinal in the feeder next door.

Another leftover Indigo Bunting video, this one with a Blue Jay on the rail in the background. Probably eating peanuts, a very popular food for birds.

Here’s a Blue Jay drinking. When he finishes, he checks out the rail for nuts, but Food Court management hasn’t put any out yet.

 

Friday – 5.11.2018

1:00 AM – A couple of Cardinals on the meal worm feeder. I like to post pictures of the male Cardinals on this feeder, because the green background makes their red feathers even more vivid. This female is fun to watch, because she’s wolfing down worms as fast as she can. Nothing wrong with that, of course. She is a wild animal.

One more from our Indigo Bunting collection. Here are two Buntings at the Squirrel Buster feeder, along with some Finches. There’s only a few more Bunting videos left.

Here’s a procession of birds on the meal worm feeder, starting with the Red Bellied Woodpecker, then two Carolina Chickadees, two Tufted Titmice, a Carolina Wren and another Chickadee. This goes on all day long.