Category: Jane’s Deck of Birds
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Jane’s Deck of Birds- Red Breasted Nuthatch
Red-Breasted Nuthatch Red-Breasted Nuthatches are friendly little songbirds. They are 4 1/2 inches long with a blueish- grey back and pale orange belly. They have a black stripe over their eye, a white eyebrow and a thin grey slightly upturned bill. The male has a shiny black stripe on his head, whereas the female’s is…
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Jane’s Deck of Birds – Purple Finch
Purple finches are delightful birds that we are able to enjoy during the winter months… most years. They can move erratically from year to year, but this year they have been regular visitors to the GTA. Roger Tory Peterson described the male as a “sparrow dipped in raspberry juice”. Females and first-year males have brown heads with…
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Jane’s Deck Of Birds- Red Bellied Woodpecker
Red Bellied Woodpecker Many customers ask me why this bird is called a Red-bellied Woodpecker when its belly is white. Even though it’s hard to see, there is a light wash of orange-red feathers on its lower belly… it is hard to see though. The Red-Bellied has a black and white striped ladder back, and…
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Jane’s Deck of Birds – Downy Woodpecker
Downy Woodpeckers are the best known Woodpeckers in North America. You can find them throughout Canada and the USA. They are smallest woodpecker in North America measuring only 6-7 inches. Downies have a white breast, black cheek, black wings with white spots, and a white patch on it’s back. The male has a solid red…
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Jane’s Deck of Birds: Black-capped Chickadee
I just had to write about these curious little birds this week as I feel they were my personal assistants while putting out some seasonal evergreens on the deck. Chickadees are friendly birds who will visit many types of feeders including hoppers, peanut feeders, suet and platform feeders. They enjoy a variety of seeds, particularly…
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Jane’s Deck of Birds – White Breasted Nuthatch
Over the last few weeks, the White-Breasted Nuthatches have returned to their favorite feeders on my deck. I didn’t see them all summer, but I heard their nasal ‘yank’ call, and immediately after they appeared at my squirrel proof peanut feeder, sunflower and suet feeders. White-Breasted Nuthatches are friendly little grey, black and white…
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Jane’s Deck of Birds – Pine Siskins
This has been an unusual (but exciting for me) past two weeks in the backyard. I noticed what I thought to be an unusually large number of goldfinches at my nyjer feeder. After further investigation, I realized a had a flock of Pine Siskins! I haven’t seen these songbirds at my feeder for at least…
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Jane’s Deck of Birds
Hello everyone, my name is Jane and I am the Manager of our Pickering Store. We recently had a new deck built at our home with birds in mind. I would like to share with you the bird activity I enjoy every week. I hope you enjoy my articles. This week has been very busy with…