Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla ruficapilla) - 20240708-02
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Small warbler with sharply pointed bill. Look for gray head, white eyering, yellow underparts (including throat), and olive upperparts. Sometimes pumps tail. Two disjunct breeding populations are very similar in appearance. Breeds in coniferous or mixed forests, often near clearings, second-growth, or bogs. In migration and winter, tends to be found in patchy woodland or brushy areas, including field edges and thickets. Winters primarily in Mexico. Listen for its loud chipping song, broken into two parts. Compare dull immature Nashville with Virginia’s Warbler; Nashvilles always have greenish wings. Also sometimes mistaken for larger gray-headed warblers like Mourning or Connecticut, but Nashville is much smaller, shorter-tailed, and sharper-billed. (eBird)
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We found this very young bird hopping through the trees on our trip out to the East Coast. The fluffy down still poking through its new adult feathers confused us for a moment, but we finally realized it was a Nashville Warbler. I don't think I've ever seen one so young.
Bell Street Marsh, Moncton, New Brunswick. July 2024.
Bags of fun arrive !
4 tonnes of limestone chippings.
(1 tonne of 20mm chippings and 3 tonnes of 10mm chippings.)
They’re to go around the 4 new raised bed planters that I’ve recently made.
Keeping busy 😀
I ordered them and they were delivered an hour later.
A dark wet Wednesday.
Stacksteads
Lancashire
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Birding the Juniper Trail
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Hickory Ridge Conservation Area, Amherst, MA, Oct 16, 2024
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Hickory Ridge Conservation Area, Amherst, MA, Oct 16, 2024
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Hickory Ridge Conservation Area, Amherst, MA, Oct 16, 2024
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Bird identification is something that I find I have to refine every year. I guess it's a problem when I go back and look at the previous years photos and I no longer am sure about those earlier ID's. At some point maybe I will become more sure, but at present I seem to be less sure. Except for this one! I highly recommend the Chipping Sparrow as a sparrow that stands out a little from the others!
Do I need to be good at drawing if I want to wood carve and sculpt?
Thinking of giving wood carving a shot but worried about your drawing skills? Don’t sweat it! You don’t need to be a master artist. Carving is all about connecting with the wood, like basswood or butternut, which are so easy to work with. Grab your carving knives, get those chisels going, and just start chipping away. The more you carve, the better you’ll get. Trust me; the wood has plenty of secrets waiting for you to reveal! Each piece is a new adventure—embrace it! Do I need to be good at drawing if I want to wood carve and sculpt?
Bruant familier - Chipping Sparrow
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Chipping Ongar High Street
25th February 2024
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