#sparrow bush

[deadmotelsusa]

The Alexander Hotel and Motel, pictured in 2009 and 2019, in Sparrow Bush, New York. In 2009, the older hotel, located up the hill from the motel, was abandoned. The motel remained in operation until 2013. Today, the motel is now closed and the hotel has been renovated and is in use as housing. 

[richs-pics]

A beautiful tree sparrow

[na-bird-of-the-day]

BOTD: Common Chlorospingus

Photo: John Mangold

"Active, social little bird of humid evergreen and pine-evergreen forest in foothills and highlands. Usually in small, twittering groups (at times up to 40 birds), moving at all levels through forest and edge, often at fruiting trees and bushes; commonly a core member of mixed-species feeding flocks. Formerly known as Common Bush-Tanager."

- eBird

[clementiens]

we discovered yesterday that we have a family of hummingbirds in the big bush full of birds in our yard and it was sooo cute and beautiful watching them zip around together and make their little tiny noises that i cried a little

[theskeletoninthegarden]

Bestie said he "doesn't pay attention to birds". Utterly baffled.

[aria-ashryver]

hooooooly crap a native endangered falcon just landed in the tree in my backyard 💛💛💛

i cant get a good photo but they look like this

the kārearea is my fav bird! i nicknamed the heroine of my novel Sparrowhawk after these guys! they fly up to speeds of 230km/h (142 mph) and can hunt prey twice their size aaahhh sorry ik im fangirling about a bird

but there are literally only estimated to be 5000 - 8000 of them surviving in existence and THERES ONE IN MY TREE HOLY CRAP IM SO HAPPY RN

[actualaster]

H A W K

[croc-odette]

If you see me wandering around in the rain at a bus station I’m having a good time

[olivesjaw]

[geezerwench]

The little shits.

A few years ago, our oldest bought us a blueberry bush that can be put in a pot. Welp, we learned that birbs really enjoy blueberries, as well. I mean, we knew that, we just didn't realize how much they enjoy blueberries.

This year, determined to get more than a very small handful of blueberries, I bought a second bush, a second pot, and I bought these chicken wire cages to keep the birds out, but with holes big enough to let bees (pollinators) in. This is 1-inch chicken wire.

The original bush is simply loaded with blueberries. Maybe it needed a friend? Maybe we got the fertilizer right? Maybe the husband pruned it correctly? I don't know, but it is LOADED.

Ordered online, the wire cages came promptly, weren't that difficult to put together, and appeared to be working. Until the little blueberry flowers turned into blueberries.

They don't exactly keep the birbs out. The little knotheads get in there somehow and then panic because they think they're trapped. They flap and flutter all over the place, smacking against the sides and dropping to the ground. We go to let them out, they panic some more, then, miraculously, they find a hole stretched just big enough, and fly away.

I believe the birds that got in are female, or juvenile, House Sparrows.

Chicken wire is actually rather flimsy stuff. It bends fairly easily and all the holes are not 1-inch.

Meanwhile, we've seen Robins, Mockingbirds, and Catbirds land on the cages and hungrily eye the slowly ripening berries. There's even been a couple Cardinals come and take a look.

With all the interest in these two blueberry bushes we have, it's a wonder farmers manage to harvest any, and it's a miracle blueberries ever make it to the store for people to buy. But maybe blueberry farmers have so many bushes that the birds eating some doesn't hurt too bad?

To make sure we get some blueberries this year, we'll have to figure out a plan B.

06/29/2023

[thedancingwalrus-blog]

I’m so happy that I have a garden and can look out over this unruly green space I’ve helped create. 

I hate this time of year in this country. I hate the lingering cold and the persistent rain, the flat grey sky. It makes it harder to get up, to get out, to keep doing things. 

But there are wild violets in the lawn. Hundreds of them, little pops of rich, dark purple. That’s worth getting up for.

[richs-pics]

Happy world sparrow day

I just found out it's world sparrow day (20-03-2023). Apparently, the aim is to raise awareness of the plight of house sparrows in particular and urban birds in general. Unfortunately, I don't have any photos of house sparrows (note to self) so here is a tree sparrow which are also in decline.

[stopfunkinwmyheart]

[r0yalqueen]

“Leaves Don’t Lie” 🍃

[enchantedchocolatebars]

Sir Caleb and Lady Clara! 🩷 🩵 🌼 💕 💟

During their lively conversation, the couple was clueless about the bearded hobo man and his sparrow spying on them from the bushes.

(Commission drawn by @mochapao)

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A Winsome Witch And A Happy Human Chapters

The witch in the art is my wittewife oc.

[actualaster]

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