 | Don’t be surprised if I’m the first bird to check out your new feeders. I live in northern Florida all year round and I’m a model backyard birdie – neat, well-mannered, cheerful, singer. My call sounds like my name — ‘chick-a-dee-dee-dee.’ Most Likely Found: In the treetops, In your backyard When: Year-Round Where I've photographed: Callaway Gardens, Chinsegut |
I have written 3 posts including a photo of a Carolina Chickadee
August 30, 2011 - Carolina Chickadees are some of the most common birds at Callaway. Their "chick-a-dee-dee-dee-dee" calls can be heard throughout the gardens. Usually they stay pretty high up in the trees, but on this afternoon a few flew a little lower to forage. I wasn't complaining! Now if he'd only given me…... Read more
June 18, 2011 - Red-Headed Woodpecker The nature center at Chinsegut is open only on Fridays and Saturdays. We found it to be a really cool little place. The best part was outside the center, where there's a butterfly garden with a ton of bird feeders. There were a ton of birds, most of…... Read more
April 15, 2010 - ...Rich and I decided to take a week off this spring to go to Callaway Gardens to see the azaleas. With the cold winter and early spring rain, the bloom was supposed to be spectacular. It’s also very late – so the Callaway Azalea Watch was very helpful in planning our trip. The Mountain Creek […] Read more