{"id":486,"date":"2009-05-18T01:45:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-18T01:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/?p=486"},"modified":"2014-10-01T03:12:10","modified_gmt":"2014-10-01T03:12:10","slug":"teacher-bird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/?p=486","title":{"rendered":"Teacher bird"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>A funny thing about birds in the hand; they’re so much smaller than we realize. Sometimes it’s even difficult to recognize them for a moment or two, I guess because we’re not used to seeing them in so much detail.<\/p>\n

Or at least I’m not.<\/p>\n

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Says Laura who refuses to wear her glasses when birding.<\/em><\/p>\n

Ovenbirds are handsome warblers; an olive-green back and a white waistcoat spotted and streaked like a thrush. And they have very big eyes! They like to make their dutch-oven shaped nests on slopes in deciduous woods, on the forest floor.<\/p>\n

Theirs was one of the first warbler songs I learned, because it’s so easy to recognize and so loud<\/a>! When I first put bird an\"\"<\/span><\/a>d song together, I was surprised to imagine all that noise coming from such a tiny, inconspicuous-looking bird. Their only bit of color comes from that black-rimmed orange stripe across the top of the head. <\/span><\/p>\n

The farmhouse we stayed at in W. Virginia was blessed with many ovenbirds in the surrounding woods. That was quite a treat for me as I’m used to having to *go* somewhere to hear their song. Something neat I learned about them there is that they sing at night… a funny sort of flight song, but I can’t find it referenced in any of my bird books. Anyone know any more about that?<\/p>\n

Please click on the pics to make them bigger, especially that first one. It’s sure to make you smile. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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