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January Bird's Nest - Ringing in the New Year

Bird mama — Wed, 01 Jan 2014 16:17:31 GMT

For all the owl lovers:

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Bird mama — Wed, 01 Jan 2014 16:22:35 GMT

Happy New Year Birding Friends ~ It's 11 degrees here at 9 am so the bird of the quite is appropriate in my neck of the woods

Bird of the Day - Chinstrap Penguin

Ballerina Pose

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Winifred — Wed, 01 Jan 2014 16:32:24 GMT

Thanks for the early start for January - much appreciated.

Stripes refused to come in again last night and it was COLD here. He just scooted across the front yard and turned on the motion lights but he headed for underneath my car when I went out to get him. Darn cat - he is really getting on my nerves.

Filled all the feeders yesterday so the zillion of doves - have some now that I have never seen so am convinced people are letting them out - and other feathered friends should be quite happy.

My Sis and BIL are almost in Florida so the power came on at their home in time they could leave as scheduled. They will be in Florida for three months - ahhhhhh, what a life.

People were setting off fireworks last night - I hate that as first of all it is illegal to even possess fireworks where I live, much less set them off. We had the driest year on record in California and idiots will tempt fate - those things start fires very quickly where everything is super dry. May add they woke me up and for the first night in a long time I was sleeping good - that did it. Haven't heard fireworks on New Years Eve in quite a few years so this was disappointing.

Happy New Year to one and all!!! I need to start the black eyed peas. Yummy!-

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sweetpeace — Wed, 01 Jan 2014 21:25:07 GMT

Happy happy New Year to all the Bird Lovers in the Nest!!!

I hope 2014 is a more positive, more prosperous and more peaceful year for ALL of us!!

It's a pretty day here with a blue sky and temps around 50. Colder air is moving in and by tomorrow night, we're supposed to have wind chills in the single digits. That will be a big BRRRRR for us!!

Bird Mama, those penguins are smiling. So cute!

I didn't have to work today and so far, I've been pretty worthless. Maybe I'll take the Christmas decorations off the porch before the colder air gets here so I can at least say I accomplished that.

Winifred, that Stripes sounds like a handful! Some cats just seem to prefer being outside whether it's good for them or not. Hopefully he'll stay safe.

Ohh.... I've spotted a new bird at my feeders. A Hairy Woodpecker. I've always had Downys and Red-Bellieds and I've spotted a Pileated woodpecker in our woods but never a Hairy. It's always exciting to spy a new visitor. I wonder why he's called Hairy? He doesn't look very Hairy. LoL

Ok, back to being worthless (or not!) Again, Happy New Year!!!

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Bird mama — Wed, 01 Jan 2014 21:41:32 GMT

Sweatpeace you are not being worthless. What you are doing is called relaxation . You work hard, it's okay to treat yourself.

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LTT1 — Wed, 01 Jan 2014 22:15:24 GMT

Happy 2014, bird mama! I like the birdies posted here!

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sweetpeace — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT

On 1/1/2014 Bird mama said:
Sweatpeace you are not being worthless. What you are doing is called relaxation . You work hard, it's okay to treat yourself.

Ohhhh.... is that what it's called?? For some strange reason, I always feel like I should be doing something. I need to get over that, don't I? LoL

I did manage to undecorate the outside and tidy up a bit. It's actually a really nice day and I enjoyed watching the birds at my feeders while I was out there. Lots of bird activity. Love it.

January is going to be a killer month for me at work. In addition to my regular everyday work, I'll have year-end work to do for two businesses. The month hasn't even started for me yet but I already feel overwhelmed and behind. Oh well.... wish me luck.

Possummink, a belated Happy Birthday to YOU and I hope you are feeling much better!!

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possummink — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 00:15:31 GMT

Hi Birding Friends, Happy first day of 2014. Going to take me a while to get used to writing that on my checks etc. We are supposed to be getting some snow tonight and just in time for me to enjoy it before winging my way South to FL. My e-ticket was in my email this morning when I got up. I thought I'd have more time here at home to enjoy some more Winter weather like more snow and colder temps. due here next week, 10 is the high on Mon, with a -4 at night and then a high of 12 on Tuesday with a low of 2 at night.

I just finished with cooking supper. Ham, black eyed peas, cabbage, sweet potatoes (oven fried), rutabagas, fresh fruit for dessert, if there's any room left. I had to cook some of the veggies, rutabagas as only my brother and I like them and since I am leaving Sat., they are on the menu today too.

The birds have been cleaning the feeders all day long as I am assuming they sense the coming snow or weather change. I hope my brother keeps them well fed while I am gone. I'll sure miss all "my" feathered pals.

Guess I'll sign off for now. Enjoy the rest of your afternoon, evening, Everyone. Take good care and be safe.

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possummink — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 00:17:02 GMT

Birdmama, I forgot to include a "thank you" for starting our New Year off with a new nest. Thank you.

ps: love the little owl~

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Puddles — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 14:58:47 GMT

Happy January everyone!

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Bird mama — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 17:17:48 GMT

Good Morning Birding Friends - Bird of the Day: Black-Necked Stilts

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Bird mama — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 16:07:45 GMT

Brrr, it is currently -1 in my neck of the woods (doesn't factor in the wind chill) . I started my morning off on a sad note. I looked out my kitchen window (faces the back yard) and saw a sparrow pecking around on the patio. I said to myself, time to get some seed and as I was getting ready to turn around and fetch some seed I saw another bird on the ground cuddled into a corner near the garage. I knew it was not good . She flipped as I jerked my family room door open and in the short time it took for me to run across the patio, she was gone. I guess such is the life of a bird lover. We pay close attention and see all aspects of the circle of life play out in front of us.

Bird of the Day - Madagascar Hoopoe (looks so much like the Eurasian Hoopoe that I posted in previous months that I actually had to check my bird of the day spreadsheet to make sure I wasn't repeating myself)

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Puddles — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 17:10:55 GMT

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Puddles — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 17:12:29 GMT

Bird mama, I'm so sorry for the loss of your little bird friend.

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Bird mama — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 17:48:36 GMT

Thanks Puddles - what a cute little colorful bird.

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Winifred — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 16:43:32 GMT

So sad about your little feathered friend Bird mama - you are right - we do pay attention to the critters around us don't we? Thank goodness for that!

I got Stripes in mid morning yesterday and did NOT let him out again until this morning. And to top it off he slept almost the entire time he was in the house but he is sure jumpy. I let him out this morning. I rarely keep him in like that as he is independent and I understand that but I just do not like not seeing him for a day or two - that really bothers me. Anyway, he seemed very content to be inside and that was good. He is back outside now so we shall see what happens today. If he is hanging around will try and bring him in again later on - we shall see.

Gizmo is visiting this weekend along with Tessa and Davey. That little kitten is so adorable and Tessa is treating her very well. I am delighted to see that as actually Stripes and Miss Blackie are her cats also but she has NEVER taken care of them any way, shape or form. Hopefully Tessa is maturing a bit. Gizmo is a very happy kitty - she gets into everything, pulls stuff down and loves treats - now what could be better than that?

Hope everyone has a great day - Bird mama, you do find some great pictures. Hate to mention this but it is suppose to be about 75 again today out in So Cal.

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Bird mama — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 17:19:28 GMT

Ahh Winifred - I don't mind hearing about the warm weather. I like living in Michigan, even when they forecast another 8-10 inches of snow by Sunday night .

Bird of the Weekend - Canada Goose

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sweetpeace — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 05:35:48 GMT

Is it Spring yet???

Good evening, everyone. I hope all the Birders are staying warm (Winifred, you may be the only one!).

Our weather is going to be very interesting starting tomorrow and going through the first part of the work week. It's supposed to start raining tomorrow and then the temp is going to drop, changing the rain to snow and then an Arctic blast is coming through which will drop the temp to ZERO with wind chills to -5. This sounds like Bird Mama's or Possummink's kind of weather. I've got two outside cats that I'm going to have to bring into our garage so they don't freeze to death. One is still semi-feral and freaks out whenever she is confined (and she considers the inside of a house as confinement) and the other one is mean as a snake and does NOT get along well with her or any other cat. This ought to be very interesting indeed.

Bird Mama, I'm so sorry about that little bird. I know that must have broken your heart.

Winifred, I'm glad to hear that Tessa is being a better kitty mama. That's great! Now if you can just get that Stripes to behave himself. Haha!

Take care everyone and all those in the path of this winter storm..... stay safe and stay warm!!

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Puddles — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 12:02:02 GMT

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO MR. & MRS. HOOTY!

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mousiegirl — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 20:46:52 GMT

On 1/5/2014 Puddles said:

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO MR. & MRS. HOOTY!

Gorgeous birds, Puddles! they look like pigeons/doves, but a different color. What are they?