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New Rufous-Sided Towhee Bird Page
The Rufous-Sided Towhees now have their own page, where you can listen to three of their calls!
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My Squirrel-Proof Birdfeeder: The "Flexi-Perch"
For as long as I've been feeding birds, I've also been battling the squirrels who steal the birdseed and chew up the birdfeeders. I've been working for some time on a squirrel-proof feeder and have...
View ArticleSuet for Two (..Downy Woodpeckers)
Watch this male and female pair of Downy Woodpeckers enjoy some suet at the Seattle BirdCam!
View ArticleGoldfinches on Flexi-Perch
These goldfinches, in their winter plumage, are feeding and fighting at the Flexi-Perch bird feeder.
View ArticleUpdates in progress...
You may notice some strange images showing up on the live birdcam for the next few days while I try to get motion detection working. If it works, should have more pictures of birds and less of an empty...
View ArticleBathing Beauty Towhee
Since I installed a birdbath at the Seattle BirdCam this summer, I've been amazed at how many birds use it for drinking and bathing. It's so popular I may have to start the Seattle BirdBathCam. This...
View ArticleLive video experiment
UPDATE: This experiment is over. See the December 21 2007 post for the latest live video experiment.I've been wanting to provide a live video feed of the BirdCam for years, and after much...
View ArticleSteller's Jay
I love watching these Jays come around and I keep a supply of peanuts ready for them at the SeattleBirdCam.com.
View ArticleSteller's Jay weighing peanuts
We put out peanuts for the Steller's Jays at SeattleBirdCam.com, and the jays never just pick up a peanut to eat. They always pick one up, put it back down, then pick up another as if comparing their...
View ArticleNew Steller's Jay page
I've added a new page for the Stellar's Jay, which has two audio files (and spectrograms) of the Jay's raucous calls, both of the recent videos, and a nice photo of a jay with a peanut in his mouth.
View ArticleBird Song Ringtones for your phone!
I've just found a site that allows me to provide my recorded bird songs as ringtones! I'm starting off with the Bewick's Wren song I use on my own phone, and a Song Sparrow song used by my wife....
View ArticleHairy Woodpecker feasting on suet
This male Hairy Woodpecker is enjoying the suet at the SeattleBirdCam. You get a good look at the red band on the back of his head.
View ArticleLive video now available!
I've just updated this site and replaced the updated-every-30-seconds picture with a java applet providing live video from the BirdCam. Please let me know how it's working for you!If you're curious,...
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Chickadee nest and eggs
I took down our birdhouses for cleaning earlier this month, and found that a Black-Capped Chickadee family had made good use of this one, building a 3 inch high nest out of moss and dog hair:At first,...
View ArticleFlexi-Perch in action!
Tim of Colorado has a squirrel problem so bad that he almost gave up feeding the birds. But he built himself one of my Flexi-Perch birdfeeders (using these instructions) and got this video of a...
View ArticleHairy Woodpecker vs Downy Woodpecker
This hungry Downy Woodpecker is getting annoyed, waiting for the much larger Hairy Woodpecker to quit hogging the suet.
View ArticleBarred Owl released into Carkeek Park
This male Barred Owl was found injured by the side of the road in Seattle's Carkeek Park. Luckily, PAWS' nationally renowned Wildlife Center is nearby and he was taken there for several weeks of...
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Not a bird...
... but we saw this Pacific Tree Frog while birdwatching at the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, so I'm posting it! Although it looks big in this extreme close-up (click the image to see the...
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An armored bird feeder
Trying to keep the squirrels from robbing the birdseed is a full-time job. Not only do they steal seeds, they destroy the feeders. At the top is a feeder that was only two weeks old, destroyed in a day...
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New, Improved Armored Bird Feeder
The squirrels must have found a weak spot in the original "armored" feeder because they chewed the hell out of one of the feeder holes. Well, we're ready for them with the new, improved Version 2.0...
View ArticleA Goldfinch moves in
This male Goldfinch has taken up residence in our backyard and we're delighted! We're hoping he finds a mate and moves into one of our birdhouses.
View ArticleSquirrel Spanker in Action!
After years of dealing with squirrel attacks on my bird feeders, I developed the Squirrel Spanker to chase the little rodents off. It worked great, except I had to be there to trigger the Spanker when...
View ArticleDocumentary on Sarvey Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
I made a short documentary on an extraordinary wildlife organization - the Sarvey Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, an Emergency Room for wildlife. Meet the staff and volunteers who save thousands of...
View ArticleDaredevil squirrel
This daredevil squirrel balances on a sunflower 8 feet in the air while he gorges.
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