I have a pair of bluebirds who like to come and check in on me from time to time whose tale needs to be told. About four years ago, I had my first mating pair of Eastern Bluebirds come and make home in one of the two bluebird houses I have in my back yard. I'd had others come by in late winter, take a look quickly at both houses and never return. Chickadees have nested … [Read more...] about Do You Have Any Resident Bluebirds?
Birdwatching
I Can’t Wait For My Winter Birds To Return
I enjoy feeding and watching birds all year long. Every year I see something I haven't before and my catalog grows a little bigger. This past year I saw my first Blue Grosbeak during the change from winter to spring. Our yard backs up to woods so I've also had the chance to see birds that are not feeder birds and tend to be brush dwellers and timid. You know, the birds you … [Read more...] about I Can’t Wait For My Winter Birds To Return
Spending Some Time With A Cooper’s Hawk
I had a very unusual experience yesterday. Because I feed birds in my backyard, we get an occasional visit from our friendly neighborhood Cooper's Hawk. Our lot backs up to woods so sometimes he's able to sneak into a tree unnoticed. Luckily for the other birds, we have a pretty well established Blue Jay alarm network in place. Whenever they see the hawk, they immediately … [Read more...] about Spending Some Time With A Cooper’s Hawk
Welcome to The BirdOculars Site!
What Are BirdOculars Anyway? BirdOculars is a poor attempt at humor. Hoping to help the visitor imagine birding binoculars. This site was started in 2009 and was set up exclusively to help people learn about birding optics. Since that time, I realized that readers had all sorts of problems feeding birds that needed to be addressed. Since I already had about six years … [Read more...] about Welcome to The BirdOculars Site!