Wild Birds | Loving Nature's Garden

The Amazing Hummingbird

Hummingbirds are truly amazing. As a testament to the hummingbird, winner of the Favorite Backyard Critters Contest, here are a couple of amazing videos. Enjoy!

Ruby-throated Hummingbird Eating From My Hand (Part One) from Russ Thompson on Vimeo.

My thanks to everyone who tweeted, voted, and got involved in letting me know their favorite backyard critter [...]

Purple Martin Mosquito Myth Busted!

Purple martins. I’ve always understood that they’re the saviors of humans, selfless aerial warriors who scoop thousands of mosquitoes from the sky each day thus saving us from bites and even diseases.

Sadly I have to report – purple martin mosquito myth busted.

Here I was yesterday reading about the golf course where purple martins are not [...]

World’s Fastest Animal

Have you ever wondered what you would see if you traveled with the world’s fastest animal? According to the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) the world’s fastest animal is the peregrine falcon and the BBC have captured the flight of the peregrine falcon on camera.

Take a look, but if you are subject to vertigo and dizziness, [...]

3 Fabulous Bird Photographers

During the last week I’ve come across some fabulous bird photographers, courtesy of hummingbird2 whom I’m following on Twitter. I’d like to share these 3 fabulous bird photographers with you here.

#1 Matthew Studebaker has an expert eye for framing birds with elements of their natural habitat. Each bird he photographs shows wonderful plumage detail and [...]

Great Birds – Red Cardinal

I’ve put the (Northern) Red Cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis on my list of great American birds because he really is an American icon. With his startling coat of red, and mask of black, he’s arguably the most likely to be seen brightly colored bird… unless you live west of the Rockies that is, because then you’re [...]