Canon XTi, f/5.6, 300mm, iso 1600
What? The Mighty Hunter is a general nature lover? Absolutely! While visiting a close friend down in Columbia, Missouri last year I noticed he had a couple of bird houses in his yard. During the course of the weekend I couldn't help but notice all the birds nesting and how nice it was to have near his deck and patio. In casual conversation he began telling me all about Purple Martins. That was it...I was hooked! Why? I can't think of a better bird to have a neighbor. Besides their striking colors of black, blue steel and touches of white these birds can eat up to 2,000 bugs a day. Given a typical Purple Martin house can hold as many as 24 birds you are talking a whopping 48,000 bugs per day at full capacity! It should be noted there were three birds total and all of them went into at least one of the holes but none are actively nesting yet. My guess is these birds are in the market for a new home and are shopping around for the best spot. With any luck these birds will permanently setup shop during the next week or so.
So as to not bore you too much about these birds I'll simply leave you with two things. First a promise that this won't be the last blog entry about Purple Martin's and second this picture showing you two of the birds I caught perched on my birdhouse:
Canon XTi, f/5.6, 300mm, iso 1600
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