Tag: birdwatching
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Bird of the Week: Woodpecker
Here in my state there are several common varieties of woodpeckers. There are around/about 240 different species of woodpeckers all over the world with just under 25 species that live in the US and around seven in my home state of West Virginia. Woodpeckers can often be heard during the summer months pecking on trees.…
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Pigeons Playing Football
I ended up attracting at least eight pigeons who started grabbing the cone and running until another bird would steal the cone and run the other way. It almost seemed like they were playing a game of a mix of basketball and football.
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Bird of the Week: Hummingbird
Hummingbirds are more than beautiful additions to yards. They are pollinators that flit to different flowers and help spread plant seed. Not only do they help pollinate gardens, they eat insects so they can act as pest control as well.