Four of us were lucky to spend 45 minutes on an October morning with a Northern saw-whet owl along the high Cascade crest. Conifer trees behind it made a muted blue background. Soon after its photo was taken, the owl swooped down with frost flying off its head - like it was flying in stars...
Found on flickr
Seriously??? How does this work?
You can set up a raspberry pi and microphone to listen for and identify birds in your yard. Here is a website that explains how to do it: https://becausebirds.com/fun-raspberry-pi-project-identify-backyard-birds-24-7/
This is amazing, I'm bookmarking it for future reference, now I just need an idiots guide to Pi
What birds have you picked up on it?
Mostly the usual backyard songbirds: cardinals, blue jays, robins, chickadees, etc. (White-breasted nuthatches are very chatty!) but also Pileated Woodpeckers, which I haven’t seen yet, Cooper’s Hawks, a ton on warblers in the spring, and a Snow Goose, flying overhead I would guess. It’s fun to see what’s in or near your yard, but frustrating to never see them.
Lol I feel this one! I was so glad I finally had 2 Flicker sightings over the last year after so many years of seeing them marked on the birdwatching map all around me, but never getting to see one myself.
Flickers are really cool! I see them fairly regularly. In the summer they eat ants off the sidewalk!
I hope mine becomes a more regular guest!