Northern Cardinal

27
Nov

Birding in The Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge

Beautiful day with only a slight breeze.  Sunny.  45 – brisk! To begin, just where is The Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge and what is it like? The Alligator River NWR is on the easternmost point of the mainland of North Carolina.  The Alligator River is the western border of this refuge. What is this […]

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09
Oct

Cardinals still eating at dawn

When I sat down at my desk this morning at 6:30AM, and looked out the window at the feeders, there was a male Northern Cardinal on the ground foraging under the platform feeder.  Its mate and one of their juveniles were on that feeder.  She was feeding the juvenile.  In my opinion, mid-October is late […]

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09
Sep

Cardinals and Crows

A pair of cardinals are still coming to the platform feeder very early each morning – at dawn, but before the sun breaks the horizon line.  Here at our house, that is between about 6:10-6:40AM Central Time.  The feedercam will be in black and white, but you will still be able to easily see these […]

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02
Sep

Who is eating in the dark at 6:02AM?

Good Morning Everyone!  It is 6:02AM Central Time and I am bleary-eyed at my desk having just taken my first sip of coffee.  I just woke up the computer which runs the live-stream cameras.  Even though it is still dark outside, the cameras do run all night and are lit so you can see black […]

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15
Jul

Dawn chorus

We are in the midst of hot and humid weather here in central Illinois.  July and August are always for heat lovers – and that is definitely not me. Give me long underwear, a heavy coat and hat, and I am in heaven! I love working outside and have gardens all around our house and […]

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