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Category Archives: The Feeder Feed
The Feeder Feed: new old birds
I am seeing a few old friends at the feeder right now. It is getting cold out there, so birds who are usually off look elsewhere are coming around. Also, I now have a heated bird bath! And they drink! … Read More
The Feeder Feed: different bird
I believe I have a new older-comer to the feeder today. I happened to look up and spotted a less-familiar creature. But first, a glimpse at FINCH MADNESS. There are various finches feeding in a frenzy these days. House finches … Read More
A few quick and crazy notes for readers
The new blog software is more exacting about selecting comments for the moderation queue. Don’t freak out if your comments sometimes wind up in moderation. Then again, something I flag people for moderation. There is crazy finch traffic at the … Read More
The Feeder Feed: getting cold edition
It has been a while since I have posted photos of the feeders at home. I have the Z-Cam going with Radio Sabina now. There are views of the feeders, which I occasionally shift. The Chickadees and Nuthatches have definitively … Read More
The Feeder Feed: Renaissance Siena edition
I was at the V and A today. The Sienese painter Bernardino Fungai (+c.1516) and his Virgin and Child with Two Saints gives us a nice Christological Goldfinch. I think this is a Renaissance variation of “I am as happy … Read More
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The Feeder Feed
It has been a while since I have posted feeder photos. And these are a few days old, since I am in NYC at the moment. I post these just to remind everyone that feeders are still there and also … Read More
The Feeder Feed
I haven’t been able to post about the feeder for a while now. Here are a few shots from today. There are quite a few Robins around. They hang out around the trees with drying fruit, bushes with berries. Decisions. … Read More
The Feeder Feed: New old arrival!
The seasons come and go. You can watch the shift in the constellations in the sky, the length of nights against the length of days, the changing of the leaves. The ancient Romans had special priests who watched the flights … Read More
The Feeder Feed
I haven’t posted much from the feeder, these days. Right now the baby Goldfinches are buzzing around, making noises like squeaky-toys and incessantly following their parents. They flap their wings, squeak, and beg. More begging action. A large flock of … Read More
The Feeder Feed: DEATH FROM ABOVE edition
I was sitting at my desk, writing the entry about Fr. Finigan’s annd Fr. Blake’s comments on the Mass at Glasgow and …. THWUMP! I saw the birds at the feeders scattering. Something large had hit the window next to … Read More
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