Backyard Birds | Downeast Thunder Farm

Chickadees in Motion

by Susan | Oct 7, 2013 | Backyard Birds, On the Farm

Within moments of filling the the bird feeder yesterday, the Chickadees came calling. They must have their own form of social media because the word spread fast!

First Flight

by Susan | Jul 17, 2013 | Backyard Birds, On the Farm

I’ve had my eye on this nest of Eastern Phoebes in the lean-to outside my office. This morning, I noticed a flurry of activity out the window and saw a tiny little Phoebe perched on the edge of a folding chair. He’d made it the eight feet from down from...

A Visitor to the Garden Bird Bath

by Susan | Jun 19, 2013 | Backyard Birds, On the Farm

This little Mourning Dove look so happy frolicking in the garden bird bath.

Hairy Woodpecker – My Morning Visitor

by Susan | Jun 11, 2013 | Backyard Birds, On the Farm

The past few days this Hairy Woodpecker has been a regular morning visitor at my garden bird feeder. Isn’t he pretty?

Courtship?

by Susan | Jun 3, 2013 | Backyard Birds, On My Mind

Sitting on the porch yesterday, I spied what may have been a bit of courtship going on between these two unidentified birds. There was a lot of posturing and hopping about going on. Cute!

Nesting Robin

by Susan | May 14, 2013 | Backyard Birds, Photography

I don’t see many Robins at my house. That’s probably because I don’t really have a lawn. I’m hopeful that someday I will have a tiny patch that might require mowing instead of scrub and clover. While here in Pennsylvania I’ve enjoyed the...