Sirtea Garden 茶翁家園

Sirtea 茶翁

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Monday, May 27, 2013

House Corner Wren Nest 厝角鷦鷯巢

Motherly Instinct-A Wren Nest
母性本能-鷦鷯護巢
茶翁家園屋簷一隻鷦鷯巢內目前有三個蛋, 母鳥在旁護巢。

※Related Post 相關貼文:Four New Wrens 鷦鷯鳥長毛

A Carolina Wren 鷦鷯
Size & Shape
The Carolina Wren is a small but chunky bird with a round body and a long tail that it often cocks upward. The head is large with very little neck, and the distinctive bill marks it as a wren: long, slender, and down curved.
Color Pattern
Both males and females are a bright, unpattern reddish-brown above and warm buffy-orange below, with a long white eyebrow stripe, dark bill, and white chin and throat.
Behavior
The Carolina Wren creeps around vegetated areas and scoots up and down tree trunks in search of insects and fruit. It explores yards, garages, and woodpiles, sometimes nesting there. This wren often cocks its tail upward while foraging and holds it down when singing. Carolina Wrens defend their territories with constant singing; they aggressively scold and chase off intruders.
Habitat
Look—or listen—for Carolina Wrens singing or calling from dense vegetation in wooded areas, especially in forest ravines and neighborhoods. These birds love to move low through tangled understory; they frequent backyard brush piles and areas choked with vines and bushes.
(Source: The Cornell Lab Of Ornithology)

Sunday, May 26, 2013

Boomerang 仁慈回報

Saturday, May 25, 2013

Motherly Instinct-A Killdeer 母鳥本能

母性本能 Motherly Instinct-A Killdeer
茶翁家園草地上的母鳥和4個蛋;
因爲牠奇特的尖叫聲所以叫作Deerkill或Killdeer。

A Killdeer
Size and Shape
Killdeer have the characteristic large, round head, large eye, and short bill of all plovers. They are especially slender and lanky, with a long, pointed tail and long wings.
Color Pattern
Brownish-tan on top and white below. The white chest is barred with two black bands, and the brown face is marked with black and white patches. The bright orange-buff rump is conspicuous in flight.
Behavior
Killdeer spend their time walking along the ground or running ahead a few steps, stopping to look around, and running on again. When disturbed they break into flight and circle overhead, calling repeatedly. Their flight is rapid, with stiff, intermittent wingbeats.
Habitat
Look for Killdeer on open ground with low vegetation (or no vegetation at all), including lawns, golf courses, driveways, parking lots, and gravel-covered roofs, as well as pastures, fields, sandbars and mudflats. This species is one of the least water-associated of all shorebirds.
(Source: The Cornell Lab Of Ornithology)