Tag Archives: birds

Requiem for a Cardinal

Posted on January 9, 2015 by fragmentsandthoughts

9 Jan 14 A bird struck the sitting room window and dropped straight down. It lay on its side, orange beak pressed into the snow. Her body, a pale Cardinal red, vibrated as if the sound of the crash reverberated … Continue reading →

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Tundra Swans

Posted on March 13, 2013 by fragmentsandthoughts

Day 70. Tundra Swans clustered in the Niagara River near the north Grand Island Bridge.

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From the Kitchen Window a Mealworm Feast

Posted on February 17, 2013 by fragmentsandthoughts

Day 47. The Carolina wren Marie Read identified for me last week came back. It searched two converted stone chimney flue planters for hibernating insects or grit. I poured a pile of dried meal worms—a protein rich, beetle larvae—on top … Continue reading →

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Cheer. Cheer. Birdie. Birdie. Birdie.

Posted on February 12, 2013 by fragmentsandthoughts

Day 42. Why don’t we see the cardinals’ breath in the two to three seconds they sing for Spring in February’s brittle six degree weather? Their ruffled valentine throats are an exhaled trill, “loud strings of clear down-slurred or two-parted … Continue reading →

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