Parrot Destructions
Living with two 25-year-old parrots means shoes, doors and puzzle pieces aren’t safe.
Tag: Birds
Another Auction Craft
Tiny glass-framed prints of the birds and hares from the north garden.
Stega’s Bay Area Bird Photographers Presentation
My presentation to the Bay Area Bird Photographers, on my travels and the habitat work here.
Birds and Shelter
Roost boxes and simple shelters to give our birds extra cover.
Birds and Boxes
More nest boxes, and what I’ve learned about which styles birds actually use.
Feeders We Do Not Like: Nectar
Nectar feeders we do not like, plus a tip for attracting orioles.
Feeders We Do Not Like: Seeds
Seed feeders we do not like, and why.
Improving Bird Feeder Designs
Improving the Magnet Mesh nut feeder so the jays can’t empty it in half an hour.
Feeding the Birds: Feeders We Like
Feeding the birds: the feeders we really like, and why.
Feeding the Birds: Our Setups
Feeding the birds: our feeder setups around the house and gardens.
Third Annual Birdathon Team
Our third annual Birdathon team, and over 100 bird species documented at the ranch so far.
Last Chance at Purgatory: SCVAS Birdathon Team
Join our Birdathon team, Last Chance at Purgatory, and come to lunch at the ranch.
“Backyard” Bird Counting
Counting birds around the ranch for Audubon’s Great Backyard Bird Count.
Wild Life Part 3: Peacock
Wild life, part 3: Frank, a feral peacock, stays for a week.
The Feathered Dinosaurs (that eat things they should not)
The boys keep eating things they shouldn’t, like garden shoes and a UPS power cord.
Birds and Windows
With over 100 windows, keeping birds from hitting them has been an ongoing effort, and now the deer have started.
Inanimate Birds
For the Audubon Birdathon’s Foolish Flamingos team, I photographed all the artificial birds at the ranch.
Quick Beaks and Quick Fixes
Flashing and new vinyl to keep the boys’ beaks off the edges of their floor.
Downward Facing Birds
Birds, a feral cat and a bit of Frank the Skunk at the water bowl outside the kitchen.
At the Birdbath
Trail cam video from the birdbath, and our list of 58 bird species seen at the ranch.
Touching up some leaves
Touching up the painted trees in the boys’ space, plus a little swing-like shelf for treats.
Eating things one should not: Power Cords
The boys eat things they shouldn’t: shoes, a hammer and a power cord.
Eating things one should not: Cardboard
The boys eat things they shouldn’t, starting with cardboard, and Tenar ends up at the vet on fluids for a week.
Birds and More Birds
An online birding event: 34 species photographed here in one day.
Shelter in Place
Sheltering in place isn’t much of a change for us up here.
Nesting Birds
All but two of our new nest boxes were used this spring, by bluebirds, wrens and a titmouse.
Birdhouses of Purgatory
Choosing and installing ten birdhouses around the property.
Keeping Me Company
Tenar and Thy are constant companions, and my old homemade PVC play stand finally finds its place in my office.
Bonus Post: Bird Herding
The laundry basket and the new remote-control truck, our tools for herding the boys.
Owlet Video
A time-lapse of the seven barn owls raised in the stables last summer.
Bird + Water bottle + Underworld
A bird, a water bottle and Underworld.
Birds and Windows: New Contest @Purgatory
Our many windows are hard on the birds, and that’s the theme for our second contest.