http://forthebirds.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by =Feathers= en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:10:18 GMT 2010-01-03T17:10:18Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964162&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace Robert and I got a really special treat today. We took a quad ride all by ourselves today since our friends had other commitments. As we were driving down Pyeatte Draw Road, near Payson, Arizona, I noticed . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:58:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964162&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace Toni V. 2009-12-27T05:58:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944295&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace This little fella has been hanging out in my yard for a month now and I have yet to make a firm identification.  I think it could be one of three types of Vireo but I'm just not sure. Do you . . . Sat, 12 Dec 2009 21:50:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944295&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace Kat W. 2009-12-12T21:50:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977913852&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace I had my Happy Turkey Day last summer while visiting my brother in upstate NY. I was just enjoying the new day with a cup of coffee and all these guys came to visit. One female with a chick stopped . . . Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:52:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977913852&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace Digital Diva S. 2009-11-23T15:52:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977901618&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace While on the way home the other day the highway was busy so I got off and drove along the lake shore. At one point near Vineland, Ontario I saw two big birds circling overhead so I stopped and grabbed . . . Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:28:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977901618&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace Digital Diva S. 2009-11-15T13:28:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977789408&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace OWLS Owls are birds of prey that can be as small as less than 5 1/2 inches (shown, the tiny Xenoglaux loweryi , meaning "strange owl," also known as the Long-Whiskered Owlet, . . . Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:34:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977789408&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace Cathi L. 2009-08-27T15:34:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977786400&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace On late afternoon last Fall, I sat on my deck and took photos of the birds visiting my birdbath.  They came one after the other after the other.  Such entertainment!  Here is a sampling . . . Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:53:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977786400&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace Sue M. 2009-08-24T23:53:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977776273&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace Learning History Through Flora & Fauna Part II of a Series Why am I writing this article to you ? Hi, . . . Mon, 17 Aug 2009 01:06:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977776273&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace Cathi L. 2009-08-17T01:06:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977760201&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace Yesterday I attend an annual  "Wild Wings" program at the Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens in Belmont, NC.  A wildlife biologist, Susan Campbell , was there for the seventh year to catch, . . . Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:15:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977760201&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace Sue M. 2009-08-03T00:15:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977751671&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace Oh boy, oh boy... look at all those meal worms that my human "mom" has put out for me to feed my babies!  I better get as many as I can, before that pesky little wren comes along and steals them. . . . Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:56:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977751671&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace Sue M. 2009-07-27T21:56:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977735461&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace Over the 4th of July weekend while visiting my daughter and her husband, I was able to watch a pair of bluebirds feeding their young in a bluebird house in their backyard.  The babies were just about . . . Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:14:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977735461&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace Sue M. 2009-07-12T21:14:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977712108&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace On a recent cruise, while docked at a port in Vigo, Spain, my husband and I noticed alot of seagulls flying around along side of our ship.  We soon discovered that other . . . Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:14:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977712108&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace Sue M. 2009-06-15T23:14:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977702415&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace T-minus 14 and counting.  I had read that Carolina Wren nestlings remained for 14 days after hatching.  I began counting from the morning I saw the newly hatched babies; I was wrong. . . . Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:36:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977702415&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace C.L. R. 2009-06-05T16:36:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977701557&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace As I mentioned in an earlier post, I have enjoyed watching feeding time from my windows, but had a hard time photographing the parents with the meals.  I tried sitting on the furniture on the porch . . . Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:34:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977701557&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace C.L. R. 2009-06-04T19:34:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977698948&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace I wanted some shots of feeding time at the Wrens' house but my presence on the porch had always been immediately detected, no matter how I tried to disguise myself with patio furniture cushions.  Mrs. . . . Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:48:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977698948&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace C.L. R. 2009-06-02T17:48:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977693478&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace   Chapter 6:  (I couldn't seem to edit the title so I put this not in to edit it)   I was able to visit with the baby wren neighbors while their mother and father were out shopping . . . Wed, 27 May 2009 23:20:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977693478&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace C.L. R. 2009-05-27T23:20:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977695613&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace We were hit by high winds and heavy rains yesterday afternoon.  The rain made a white sheet impossible to see thru. The yard quickly filled with water, but our foundation is 3 feet off the . . . Fri, 29 May 2009 21:30:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977695613&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace C.L. R. 2009-05-29T21:30:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977689326&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace I stepped out on the porch around noon to see if there was any activity at my neighbor's new home.  I found Mrs. Carolina lounging in the den with her new born babies.  I tried to get a snapshot . . . Fri, 22 May 2009 18:53:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977689326&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace C.L. R. 2009-05-22T18:53:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977688496&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace My nearest neighbor, Mrs. Carolina Wren, has been on a two week vacation lounging around the house without a care in the world.  She rarely leaves the comfort of her cozy living room and her husband . . . Thu, 21 May 2009 19:59:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977688496&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace C.L. R. 2009-05-21T19:59:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977687539&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace I haven't forgotten to inform you of her progress, but you all know how long and boring the wait during the time of developement before birth is.  So there was not enough news to write a chapter . . . Wed, 20 May 2009 18:10:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977687539&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace C.L. R. 2009-05-20T18:10:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977687049&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace Okay to all you nature buffs out there help me out on this okay!  I heard the birds in my yard chirping like crazy so I went out to investigate.  Didn't see a thing, there were no cats, . . . Wed, 20 May 2009 02:59:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977687049&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace Charles A. B. 2009-05-20T02:59:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977686763&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace Early this morning as my husband and I walked thru the living room towards the back door in preparation for his morning departure I saw a large bird flying down in front of the window.   . . . Tue, 19 May 2009 21:31:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977686763&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace C.L. R. 2009-05-19T21:31:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977681283&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace Monday afternoon  I saw a mommy duck in the back yard with her babies all following behind her. So cute! I ran inside to get camera and get a picture. Well when I came out they were nowhere to . . . Wed, 13 May 2009 05:46:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977681283&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace Stephanie S. 2009-05-13T05:46:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977679134&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace Mrs. Carolina Wren is spending her Mother's Day resting while nesting.   According to, Birds' Nests , a Peterson Field Guides edition, Mrs. Carolina will take on . . . Sun, 10 May 2009 21:36:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977679134&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace C.L. R. 2009-05-10T21:36:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977676277&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace If you missed chapter one,   New Construction in the Neighborhood , check it out. I just had to see if Mrs. Carolina Wren and her husband's latest construction was completed.  . . . Thu, 07 May 2009 18:52:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977676277&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace C.L. R. 2009-05-07T18:52:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977660319&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace The planning and planting of trees, shrubs and plants that provide food and cover for birds has paid off.  We have had more feathered visitors this year than in previous years.  I hope . . . Sun, 19 Apr 2009 20:02:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977660319&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace Kat W. 2009-04-19T20:02:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977659721&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace I sat, and sat, and sat waiting very patiently for this bird......finally, I got him.  Yesterday was the first time I've seen him at my feeders.  Honestly, I do not recall ever having . . . Sat, 18 Apr 2009 21:53:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977659721&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace Phyllis R. 2009-04-18T21:53:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977654395&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace Monday, April 13 - Birdwatching for Beginners: A Guide for Homeschoolers (PDF ebook) Here's how this works: The credit for these daily freebies goes to the Erskine family who own the website, . . . Mon, 13 Apr 2009 07:32:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977654395&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace Beverly T. 2009-04-13T07:32:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977651782&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace Late in February, the chickadees in the birch tree screeched and carried on so that I immediately knew something was wrong. As I stood at the back door, I watched them swoop around each other near the . . . Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:34:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977651782&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace Tina Coruth 2009-04-10T16:34:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977634463&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace Let me start off saying I almost always have my camera with me. Occasionally I forget it and hope nothing happens that I need it for. Guess what I forgot this weekend? *sobs* I looked out at the bird . . . Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:17:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977634463&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace Jennifer N. 2009-03-23T15:17:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977612266&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace  Last week Maddie and I put a bird feeder up in the backyard.  Untill yesterday I have not seen any birds around it at all.  Except a few small ones on the ground on Sunday. Well.... yesterday . . . Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:55:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977612266&grpId=3659174697242903&nav=Groupspace Amanda C. 2009-03-03T18:55:15Z