Not all birds are welcome visitors at the House of Stirfry. I’ve told you before about Recliner Man’s feelings for Pigeons. For any newcomers, let’s just say that he doesn’t like them much.
We’ve been feeling pretty good for a while now because we weren’t seeing more than one or two at a time, and […]

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There really is no secret to how I am getting my pictures of the birds. Each morning around 8:30 or 9 Abbey and I go out to sit on the patio. She lays under the bench and I sit quietly in a chair holding my camera.

This is the lens that I use:
 

It’s a nice lens […]

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Recliner Man had a nice relaxing Father’s Day.

Our daughter called to talk with him and one of the things she told him is that I seem to be turning into an “old lady”. She has been watching my blog and she feels that I am spending too much time watching birds and posting their pictures.

I […]

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This one is for you Kim. Another day, another bird.

While we were sitting on the patio this little hummer decided to swoop in and get a good look at Abbey. She spent a lot of time hovering low. I was really surprised that Abbey didn’t jump up and try to catch her. I guess it […]

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Where were you last night. (Yes, I know you are reading this and you know I’m talking to you) We missed you at the ATC swap. I guess this is a busy time of year because only 3 of us showed up for the swap, Yasu, Sharon and myself. Let’s all try to make it […]

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This charming fellow is a Verdin.

He stopped by for a visit this morning. I had my camera focused on the feeder because I had heard the high pitched chirp of a hummingbird and thought if I sat there motionless for a while I just might get a good picture. I was quite surprised when this […]

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