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Tag: bird feeder
From the bird feeder: Grackles have color, not just appetite
Here’s a collage of photos from this morning’s visit (Friday, Oct. 16, 2026) to our camera-equipped BirdBuddy bird feeder and … More
It’s always a busy time at our bird feeder
Here is a collage of the most frequent types of visitors to our BirdBuddy smart bird feeder at our home … More
At the smart bird feeder: A squirrel!
I finally captured an image of an eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) in our BirdBuddy smart bird feeder at our … More
A northern cardinal returns to our bird feeder
One of our more infrequent visitors to our BirdBuddy smart bird feeder at our home here in Naples, Fla. is … More
A red-bellied woodpecker returns to our ‘smart’ bird feeder
Besides our most frequent visitors to our “smart” bird feeder, we had a less frequent one visit yesterday (Tuesday, Sept. … More
A blue jay returns to our smart bird feeder! Say, cheese!
I finally captured an image of a different bird species at our smart bird feeder this past weekend. Our most … More
First visitor on this Friday at our bird feeder is a grackle
Our first visitor to our camera-equipped BirdBuddy bird feeder today (Friday, July 31, 2026) was this common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula). … More
Following rainy afternoons, a cleaned and dry ‘smart’ bird feeder back in service
With Southwest Florida’s return to a “typical” rainy afternoon weather pattern, our smart bird feeder became dirty and had a … More
At the bird feeder: 1 bird, 2 views
The second-most frequent type of visitor to our “smart” bird feeder are American mourning doves (Zenaida macroura). Here are two … More
A rising sun and a changed view from our bird feeder
The livestream cam on our bird feeder was turned in yesterday’s rain/thunder/wind storm and this morning (Saturday, July 11, 2026) … More
Another returning visitor to our smart bird feeder
Another frequent visitor (or visitors) to our smart bird feeder is an American mourning dove (Zenaida macroura). Typically, the doves … More
Our most fequent visitor to our bird feeder: A grackle
The most frequent visitor to our camera-equipped BirdBuddy bird feeder has been grackles – both boat-tailed grackles (Quiscalus major) and … More
Something different caught on our new bird feeder cam!
Our relatively new bird feeder with a cam and livestreaming has caught six different species of birds and now has … More
Familiar, friendly faces return to our bird feeder
I haven’t spotted any new species of feathered friends visiting our smart bird feeder (a BirdBuddy with its camera, livestreaming … More
New birds 7: Our newest visitor was an American mourning dove
We had our latest type of bird visit our smart bird feeder yesterday (Friday, June 12, 2026) and it was … More
New birds 6: Calling any ornithologist! Calling any ornithologist!
I’m starting to need an ornithologist to tell which species of grackle we have visiting our new “smart” bird feeder. … More
New birds 5: A female northern cardinal drops in at the bird feeder
Here’s a look at our latest type of visitor to visit our new “smart” bird feeder (it has a camera … More
New birds 4: A couple of previous visitors return
Although I’ve titled this post “New birds 4,” it’s actually a photo of two types of birds returning to our … More
New birds 3: Only a single new type of visitor to report
A fifth type of bird has been photographed at our new, high-tech bird feeder! It is a northern cardinal (Cardinalis … More
New birds 2: Both a Red-bellied woodpecker and a house finch
Our second and third visitors to our new camera-equipped bird feeder was a house finch (right side photo – Haemorhous … More
New birds 1: A birds’ eye view of the first visitors to our new bird feeder
The first two birds to our new high-tech bird feeder was a boat-tailed grackle (Quiscalus major) at right and then … More
New bird feeder is high-tech with a solar panel for camera!
After having received this present for this past Christmas, I’ve finally assembled this “smart” bird feeder. It is a “BirdBuddy” … More
A new location for our bird feeder brought a woodpecker to our palm tree
I’m not sure what kind of woodpecker you see in this photo I took this morning (Tuesday, May 26, 2026). … More