American Robin

There are at least 20 or so of these birds outside the window right now, all clustered around a single large bush. It looks like they're enjoying the berries it has to offer.



American Robins are the birds you see (if you live on the East Coast, at least) everywhere and just kind of ignore - they are mostly brown and don't really do much.

Ladder Backed Woodpecker

My stealing of other people's images continues.

This guy, the ladder backed woodpecker, is so named b/c his feathers form a ladder pattern on his back. What the name doesn't tell you is that this thing can hang upside down while it eats - I wish I could do that.



The main thing I like about this guy is that he has spunk.

You see, birds can be very picky about what type of seeds they like and don't like. Ladder back woodpeckers, like many of the birds that visit my feeder, happen to prefer sunflower seeds above all others. These birds are surprisingly unashamed about throwing all the other types of seed aside (they shovel it out with their beaks until they get to the good stuff). But this bird, he got tired of the shoveling, and so every now and then he'll perch on the metal hook that the bird feeder is suspended on and peck at the string that attaches feeder to hook in an effort to bring the whole thing crashing to the ground (that's my hypothesis, anyway).

That's why I say this one has spunk. He's a big thinker. While all the other birds patiently shovel unwanted seed away, this guy is trying to bring the whole operation down just so he will no longer have to lift a finger...err, claw. What a bird. What a boid!

And on the topic of spunk, I should mention that the Carolina Chickadee will peck on my window whenever the seed level gets too low, presumably to let me know that it is time to fill it up, and fast.

Blue Birds

Blue birds rock. I think they are the coolest birds to have visited the feeder yet. They've only visited once (we live in a wooded area and they like open spaces), but they came en masse. There were six at the time, and while they stayed for a while, it wasn't long enough for me to get the camera out. So these pictures are someone else's:



My guess is that these birds were on their way south and saw my feeder as a rest stop.



I'm really hoping for a blue jay to stop by (there is one that frequents the backyard), but I'll happily take these guys instead.

Red Bellied Woodpecker

This guy visited the feeder for the first time today:



(I borrowed this picture from another site b/c the bird was gone before I could get a picture of him.)

He is the biggest bird to date to grab a bite to eat in front of my window.

I think he saw all the other birds checking out the feeder and decided he wanted in on the action.

Big Red Bird

This big red bird, of an unknown species, visits my feeder frequently. We have recently begun striking up conversations on topics like current events and pop culture. He's very opinionated. He also tries to attack his reflection in the window sometimes, which I think is really funny.

Another Visitor

So many people have complained that I have not posted enough pictures that I am compelled to post another. This one didn't really visit my feeder, but I had to post something.

My First Visitor

Here's the first bird ever to visit my bird feeder!

Oh the Birds You'll See!

Julie gave me a handpainted (by her) bird house for my birthday, and since I sit facing a window all day at work, I installed it close by so that I can see the bird visitors throughout the day (since I don't get many other visitors while working at home).

This blog will serve as my bird feeder visitor log. I know absolutely nothing about birds, but I will try to post pictures of new birds that I see and maybe one of you can identify them:D.

Quack,
Jon