I am convinced cardinals are weak fliers. You watch them fly past and they're constantly recovering from a rapid descent which is followed immediately by the next recovery. And another.
We had a pair nest just outside our bedroom window and we became cardinal voyeurs beginning with the incubation all the way until the hatchlings departed the nest.
That would be interesting to watch. I've read that passerines (songbirds) do something like fly/free fall/ fly/free fall. I read that in a Sibley's birding book.
The subject of this issue immediately made me think of Amy Tan and her art (and new book that I keep meaning to buy!) on birds! I'm curious, as this was a repost -- what conclusion did you come to about the effect drawing/otherwise recording your birding observations had on your birding hobby?
Yes. I took a book with blank pages. I started sketching the birds that visited my feeder, and I labeled the drawings and made notes about little things like "black beak" or "some are not so red under their neck." Now when I want to remind myself of my bird feeder birds, I typically consult my own homemade guide rather than my Sibley's guide. It has made it easier for me to learn. Thanks for asking. Thanks for commenting!
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I am convinced cardinals are weak fliers. You watch them fly past and they're constantly recovering from a rapid descent which is followed immediately by the next recovery. And another.
We had a pair nest just outside our bedroom window and we became cardinal voyeurs beginning with the incubation all the way until the hatchlings departed the nest.
That would be interesting to watch. I've read that passerines (songbirds) do something like fly/free fall/ fly/free fall. I read that in a Sibley's birding book.
The subject of this issue immediately made me think of Amy Tan and her art (and new book that I keep meaning to buy!) on birds! I'm curious, as this was a repost -- what conclusion did you come to about the effect drawing/otherwise recording your birding observations had on your birding hobby?
Yes. I took a book with blank pages. I started sketching the birds that visited my feeder, and I labeled the drawings and made notes about little things like "black beak" or "some are not so red under their neck." Now when I want to remind myself of my bird feeder birds, I typically consult my own homemade guide rather than my Sibley's guide. It has made it easier for me to learn. Thanks for asking. Thanks for commenting!
That's awesome!!