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Jersey City Eyas Flexing Her Wings
It won’t be long now before this big girl takes to the skies. She was flapping like crazy out of cam view on the west side of 101 Hudson. It looked to me like she would fly any minute. She is so big that if she keeps her wings out she will not fall hard […]
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Jersey City Falcons are FINALLY Back
New pair took a long enough time to say that the scrape on the top of 101 Hudson Jersey City was OK to raise a family. Here are Juliet and unbanded male and their new eyas enjoying the ledges and terraces. Please be kind. I took these photos from 7 floors up and 2 blocks […]
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The Bluebird of Happiness
I have the best friends. Best friends share their backyard birds. I believe it is very unusual for bluebirds to nest in a backyard. However, when the yard backs up to the woods with an unlimited bug buffet, who says a yard is off limits for nesting.
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Signs of Good Luck
The heron symbolizes good luck, especially when fishing. According to Native American legend it is also a solitary, patient creature. Life has been filled with herons recently, along with a new bird, the purple martin.
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Let’s Hear It for the Herons
The Bedford Rookery is humming, squawking, squirming with excitement. It is almost time for the young to fledge. I’m not sure if the adults take care of young that are not theirs.
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Babies, Babies, Babies
One just prays at least half of them survive. Our red-tailed hawk family is just about ready to expand their territory. Look out snakes and rats! The male dropped off a very small morsel and the eyases bawled him out. This is a sign that the youngsters are ready to take flight. Both adults have […]
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Baby Birds, Mother Birds, Bird Songs
The female red-tailed hawk is keeping her three eyases very well fed. The crops are bulging everytime I see the family. While not for the squeamish, ID needed for her most recent delicacy. I suspect rat. She indulged with the kids. Yellow warblers are all over the place. I’ll post video of all […]
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Migration Time
There is a lot of bird action right now.
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Spring Forward
My egret came back. I’m discovering new places with the cormorants.
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Bonnie Coe 