Thursday's Bird Watch!

Our Anna's Hummingbirds now have babies! This photo of the mother feeding a baby was taken on March 24th in the Lodge Central Courtyard here at Dallas Retirement Village. Acting on a hunch that we might have a second nest, Jeanette and I made an effort to look closer at the other trees in the Courtyard and we found a second nest, and much to our surprise this nest also had a mother feeding a baby.  In fact, both nests appear to have two babies.  I expect the babies will remain in the nest, being fed by the mothers until around the 15th of April.
 

Spring Birding

Anna's Hummingbird

Spring birding is the best! This morning the sun was out here at Dallas Retirement Village, and the birds were active. We have two hummingbird nests in the Central Courtyard, and both have babies which they are busy feeding.

White-crowned Sparrow

A male White-crowned Sparrow was singing his heart out in his best effort to attract a female

Violet-green Swallow

A pair of Violet-green Swallows were checking out possibilities for nesting sites.

Dark-eyed Junco

A Dark-eyed Junco came out of its hiding place beneath the shrubbery.

Wild Turkeys

A pair of young Wild Turkeys creped quietly into the area to look for bugs.