Thoughts For Thursday. #18

Posted on May 5, 2022 by

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Good morning on this beautiful sunny day! The birds are busy at the feeders again this morning, but there is a noticeable change from yesterday. The redpolls. Yesterday there were still easily 80 or more of them and this morning there are perhaps a dozen. So the majority seem to have finally headed north. Also the juncos, their numbers have decreased substantially as well as they spread out to nesting territories around the area and further north.

Little red-breasted nuthatch coming to get a peanut.

This morning I saw the first chipping sparrow of the season which was so nice. I think they are the smallest sparrow that we have here and can be very friendly as well. Hopefully I can get some pictures of it today. Yesterday I finally got some nice photos of a male red-winged blackbird, I am showing one today. You will likely notice they do not have red wings, they just put that in the name to confuse people.

They do have a red shoulder patch on the wing which is visible when they fly. But it is still not a very large patch of red. And when sitting it usually is not visible. The birds can make it visible while sitting, but normally only if they are alarmed or are trying to attract a mate. Usually, as in 95% of the time, all that is visible is that pale yellow stripe on the wing, perhaps with a bit of red or orange. Oh well. Red-shouldered blackbird would have been more accurate. But that is just me.

A female redpoll in front of a male purple finch.

So much for my bird rant today. Speaking of chipmunks, I have a new one coming around that is still not brave enough to come over and get a peanut. However, he needs a name. It is a male chipmunk, so, let us do what we did last year which was kind of fun. Everyone can participate in finding a name for our new friend. Just let me know your choice in the comments. I will put all suggestions on pieces of paper, crumple each piece of paper into a little ball, then put all of them into a bowl.

A male red-winged blackbird.

I then let Muffin dig them out of the bowl, the first one she pulls out is the winner and that will be our chipmunks name. So, everyone can participate, but keep the names nice please or they won’t be used. Muffin loves her part and joins in very readily. So far we have Pocket, Skamper, Choco, Coffee and Skitter that have come back from last year. I will give a couple days here and announce the winner on Saturday. The answer to yesterdays question on the number of grosbeaks in the picture is 4! It is already 45F (7C), it is going to be a beautiful day. Thank you for reading, have a wonderful day and God bless!

Steve and Muffin. (Praying for the people of Ukraine)

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35 Comments on “Thoughts For Thursday. #18”

    • Yes, one of my favorite things about summer/spring is listening to the birds singing early in the morning, such a joy!😊🌞😺

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  3. Alvin!😁😊
    Thank you for showing the Blackbird 😁
    There were always a large amount of them around when I was growing up on the farm. Now however it seems a rare occasion when I see them. I always enjoyed there songs.😁

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  6. Great pics of the birds, Steve ! …my name for your new chipmunk is Chippy…sleep well tonight ! 🙂😻😴

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  7. I find it interesting you had to state, to keep the names “nice or they won’t be used” such a sad commentary when one has to say something like that.

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    • You have a point, I really didn’t want to say it, but last year when I did this there were 2 names submitted that were very bad, in very bad taste, and, well I won’t say anymore. That’s why I mentioned it this time. It would be nice if I didn’t have to say it, that’s for sure. Thanks for reading Buddy! Feel free to submit a name!😁😺🐿️

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  8. Thank you for sharing the beautiful photos along with your knowledge about birds. My name for your new chipmunk is Nutty Buddy! ☕️☕️🥜🥜🌞😺

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