Bird Watching - Blog Posts

today a wood pecker sat on a tree near my window and went knock knock :) just letting everyone who sees this post know :)

"The fitness gram pacer test is-" but it's just me talking about birds for far too long.

The Turks and Caicos Islands

The Turks and Caicos Islands

The Turks and Caicos Islands

Turks and Caicos mainly consist of the Turks islands that are relatively smaller than the Caicos Islands. They are popularly known as TCI in short. Turks and Caicos fall under the British overseas territory and are very famous vacation destinations for tourists from around the world.

The most popular locality in the islands is Providenciales which is the hub of all…

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I was making this as part of a thank you to my instructors and at some point sat back and realized the picture looked oddly familiar.

Turns I out I drew something of similar form 4 years ago which is when I started at the school I’m currently graduating from.

It nice to see that while I have adapted, changed, and grown over the past years, I’m still essentially the same person I was then. 🧡

(If anyone wants to see the old drawing the link is below)

https://www.deviantart.com/farmgirl2012/art/Stargazing-589964737 

Hoo Hoo to you too!

Love watching these bug catchers

🚨 Lifer Alert 🚨: Tree Swallow

I was pretty excited to capture this video of a bird of prey (some type of hawk, I believe) taking off one early morning. Pardon the quality, but I still think it’s cool.

Does that bird really need help? 

Located in Coral Springs, Florida, and operating for the past twenty-six years, the Sawgrass Nature Center and Wildlife Hospital (and its staff) have handled many wildlife encounters over the years. One of the incidents we and other nature centers see a lot of in the Spring are (not-so) abandoned baby birds. However, most times the bird calls we receive are not actually for birds that require assistance.

Baby birds have a natural part of their life cycle where mom prepares them to leave the nest. This means they spend a lot of time at the bottom of a tree outside of the nest. Now, because of the size and lack of developed feathers on these birds, many people see this as a sign for concern. But again, we assure you, this is entirely natural.

The last thing anyone should do when they see a baby bird is put it in a box and take it to a nature center. We know that it might seem scary to think that mom is not nearby, but parental birds are really good at hiding when they do not want to be seen. The baby that seems alone, may not actually be alone. Our best advice is to assess the situation from afar if you think there is cause for concern and call your local nature center. Your local wildlife rehabber will be best at determining whether or not the little guy is truly abandoned and needs to be brought in.

Birdnapping is more common than you might think. The Sawgrass Nature Center and many other nature centers like us, have received baby birds that did not need to be taken out of the wild. We never want to take a baby bird out of the wild for doing exactly what it is they should be doing at that point in their lifecycle. Again, as scary or unnatural it may seem to us for a baby bird to be on its own, it’s just as scary for them to be put in a box and brought in by humans.

It's feeding time for the SNC's resident Great Blue Heron. Their long, sharp beaks are perfect for fishing. And these guys will flip fish vertically in their mouths so they go down easier.

Someone got a bath today! The rainy weather in Florida is not always a bad thing. Florida’s climate is vital for restoring our water system, supporting lush tropical growth, and great for keeping things clean.