Wildlife around your house

This baby robin was so proud that it could half-hop, half-fly up to the top of my Big Green Egg. It sat up there for a solid 20 mins chirping away. At one point I walked within 4-5’ of it (slowly) and it never moved.














It’s mom finally came by and got up there with it, and it followed her to the back of the yard to hop up in the wood pile under an oak tree.

 

This baby bunny has been showing up in our yard the last two weeks. I think it lives under one of our evergreen trees.

Today, this dove hopped around near the bunny for nearly ten minutes.

 

This baby bird flew straight at my head like it didn’t realize I was here. Then it landed on the back of the chair I was sitting in and remained there for probably 4-5 minutes while I watched it in the reverse camera of my phone.

 

We believe they are grackles. The adults are only about 10-12” tall at most. They also have a more purplish head.

Very similar to crows, but smaller.

 

Our squirrel feeder has been very busy the last week or two. I think at least one new mama squirrel has moved into the neighborhood.

 

We have a nest of bunnies that are starting to get out and explore our yard a bit. I’m going to have to set up a barrier on mowing day, and hopefully our neighbor’s indoor/outdoor cat stays away for another week or two.

 

Cute!

 

As can partially be seen above, we have added a couple bird feeders and a squirrel feeder to our back yard. I’ve been experimenting with different types of food to see what attracts different birds. Squirrels are easy, as they are greedy for just about anything we put out, lol.

Pro tip for anyone who enjoys watching the birds, but isn’t yet an expert on them. There is a free app called ‘Merlin Bird ID’ that identifies birds by their songs. Obviously the quality of the microphone on your phone matters, but I can sit 30-50’ away from birds chirping at fairly low volume and it easily identifies them. Worth checking out if you like that sort of thing!