http://birds.audubon.org/birds/american-goldfinch
Unfortunately there were also clouds of mosquitoes...
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| Photo: Jane Masterson |
Monday, September 8, 2014
American Goldfinch in Boblink Meadow
We went for a walk in Bobolink Meadow this afternoon and saw an American Goldfinch.
http://birds.audubon.org/birds/american-goldfinch
Unfortunately there were also clouds of mosquitoes...
http://birds.audubon.org/birds/american-goldfinch
Unfortunately there were also clouds of mosquitoes...
Harvest Moon and Last Supermoon of Summer
Tonight is the Harvest Moon and the last Supermoon of Summer. I cycled over to Promontory Point and took these two photos. The Harvest Moon is the full moon that falls closest to the fall
equinox. It got the name "Harvest moon" because it gives off a little extra light just as
farmers are harvesting their crops.
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| Photos: Marge Ishmael |
Thursday, September 4, 2014
Northern Cardinal and Great Egret
Spotted two birds on our afternoon walk at Jackson Park. Northern Cardinal 8-9" (20-23 cm). Male, bright red with crest, black face, stout
red bill. [Female buff-brown tinged with red on crest, wings, and tail.] Rich voiced: "what-cheer, cheer, cheer;
purty-purty-purty-purty or sweet-sweet-sweet-sweet". Also a metallic
chip.
Second bird was a Great Egret: found near water, salt or fresh, and feed in wetlands, streams, ponds, tidal flats, and other areas. They snare prey by walking slowly or standing still for long periods, waiting for an animal to come within range of their long necks and blade-like bills. The deathblow is delivered with a quick thrust of the sharp bill, and the prey is swallowed whole. Fish are a dietary staple, but great egrets use similar techniques to eat amphibians, reptiles, mice, and other small animals.
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| Photos: Marge Ishmael |
Second bird was a Great Egret: found near water, salt or fresh, and feed in wetlands, streams, ponds, tidal flats, and other areas. They snare prey by walking slowly or standing still for long periods, waiting for an animal to come within range of their long necks and blade-like bills. The deathblow is delivered with a quick thrust of the sharp bill, and the prey is swallowed whole. Fish are a dietary staple, but great egrets use similar techniques to eat amphibians, reptiles, mice, and other small animals.
Tree Frog - Indiana
I found this tree frog clinging to my chair leg last weekend. As the name implies, these frogs are typically found in trees or
other high-growing vegetation. They do not normally descend to the
ground, except to mate and spawn though some build foam nests on leaves and rarely leave the trees at all as adults. Many tree frogs can change their color for better camouflage.
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| Photo: Marge Ishmael |
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Afternoon walk at Bobolink Meadow
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| Photo: Marge Ishmael |
Bobolink Meadow is a butterfly sanctuary and birdwatcher's paradise.
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
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