The Finches are changing their colors, the Nuthatches and Chickadees aren’t chummy anymore, I have spotted Robins so I know that spring is here. No really. It is. That’s what I keep telling myself. That’s why there are icicles still … Read More →
I am please to report that robins have returned. There are also killdeers and I thought I heard a blue bird. I thought I saw one yesterday perched at the pinnacle of a pine, but today I have the photo. … Read More →
First, I would like to give you your second cardinal photo of the day. This is a new visitor, coming several times a day now. He has a bit of molt action going on. I’ve heard him singing up a … Read More →
It has been a while since I have posted about the feeder. During a recent cold snap, this Chickadee puffed up to keep in the heat. Many thanks to readers who contributed with donations. During a recent sale I was … Read More →
There is a sale on feed going on at the bird store right now. I want to go to the store in a couple days and stock up while the prices are lower. Will you help? I feed the birds … Read More →
Yesterday I felt compelled by a Strong Inner Voice to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Some old/news stuff is back, btw. More on that elsewhere. In any event, I enjoyed this little moment. Manuel Osorio Manrique de Zuñiga painted … Read More →
It is cooooold here and all the visitors are doing their puff-ball imitation. They fluff up their feathers to hold in their body heat. They need a lot to eat in this sort of weather, and they are eating! Some … Read More →
Z-Cam & Radio Sabina,I haven’t posted about the feeder lately. Here are a few of the latest shots. It is cold and snowy here. As a result the birds are eating a great deal. When don’t they eat a lot? … Read More →
Z-Cam & Radio Sabina, or “Fr Z TV”. I don’t control the ads. Sorry. I use Adblock Plus for Firefox, which works just fine! The stream might get cut off from time to time and I can’t monitor it all … Read More →
I just thought to share this screenshot from the Z-CAM. This Nuthatch decided to hang out and blink into the webcam for a while. Fun. They are eating like fiends, since it is growing colder and snowy. I have some … Read More →
I am seeing a few old friends at the feeder right now. It is getting cold out there, so birds who are usually off look elsewhere are coming around. Also, I now have a heated bird bath! And they drink! … Read More →
I believe I have a new older-comer to the feeder today. I happened to look up and spotted a less-familiar creature. But first, a glimpse at FINCH MADNESS. There are various finches feeding in a frenzy these days. House finches … Read More →
The new blog software is more exacting about selecting comments for the moderation queue. Don’t freak out if your comments sometimes wind up in moderation. Then again, something I flag people for moderation. There is crazy finch traffic at the … Read More →
It has been a while since I have posted photos of the feeders at home. I have the Z-Cam going with Radio Sabina now. There are views of the feeders, which I occasionally shift. The Chickadees and Nuthatches have definitively … Read More →
I was at the V and A today. The Sienese painter Bernardino Fungai (+c.1516) and his Virgin and Child with Two Saints gives us a nice Christological Goldfinch. I think this is a Renaissance variation of “I am as happy … Read More →
It has been a while since I have posted feeder photos. And these are a few days old, since I am in NYC at the moment. I post these just to remind everyone that feeders are still there and also … Read More →
I haven’t been able to post about the feeder for a while now. Here are a few shots from today. There are quite a few Robins around. They hang out around the trees with drying fruit, bushes with berries. Decisions. … Read More →
The seasons come and go. You can watch the shift in the constellations in the sky, the length of nights against the length of days, the changing of the leaves. The ancient Romans had special priests who watched the flights … Read More →
I haven’t posted much from the feeder, these days. Right now the baby Goldfinches are buzzing around, making noises like squeaky-toys and incessantly following their parents. They flap their wings, squeak, and beg. More begging action. A large flock of … Read More →
I was sitting at my desk, writing the entry about Fr. Finigan’s annd Fr. Blake’s comments on the Mass at Glasgow and …. THWUMP! I saw the birds at the feeders scattering. Something large had hit the window next to … Read More →
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Grant unto thy Church, we beseech Thee, O merciful God, that She, being gathered together by the Holy Ghost, may be in no wise troubled by attack from her foes. O God, who by sin art offended and by penance pacified, mercifully regard the prayers of Thy people making supplication unto Thee,and turn away the scourges of Thine anger which we deserve for our sins. Almighty and Everlasting God, in whose Hand are the power and the government of every realm: look down upon and help the Christian people that the heathen nations who trust in the fierceness of their own might may be crushed by the power of thine Arm. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. R. Amen.
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