Inspired by Dogs & Nature
I captured some images of recently fledged Bluebirds that I find quite endearing. This next photo is of a juvenile Bluebird perched on the fence as an Eastern Phoebe “photo-bombs” the picture. The Phoebe had been hunting from the fence for quite a while… Continue Reading “Growing Up Bluebird”
I entered the pond area through the southwest corner entrance, turned north and stopped fairly quickly in a small patch of shade. The place was filled with bird songs, more than I could separate from the each other. I didn’t want to disturb them.… Continue Reading “Ruby Jewel”
An Eastern Bluebird couple fledged their chicks from our bird box “R” that is located about 40 feet from a very large, old tree at the Southeast corner of our property. That tree stands about 65 feet tall and is it’s own ecosystem that… Continue Reading “Natural Nest Cavity?”
Do-It-Yourself home improvement projects can be messy. I watched this American Robin flying to and from the edge of our pond, where it collected mud, presumably to build a new nest. I’ve seen this before. They “sop up” the mud on some vegetation then… Continue Reading “DIY Projects Are Messy”
Filming this House Wren taking spider after spider after spider to her chicks started to get a bit creepy – at least for the suppressed arachnophobia that sometimes bubbles up from inside me! At AllAboutBirds.com I read, “As the season progresses their nests can… Continue Reading “House Wren Arachnophobia”
The Northern Bobwhite, named for the sound of its call, which only sounds like “bob white” if you know that’s what it’s called (well, at least to me), is a type of quail that resides in the Eastern USA from Florida to Minnesota and… Continue Reading “Northern Bobwhite”
Sitting in the golf cart in the near middle of a 20 acre hay field, I was filming a Bluebird couple that appeared to be interested in establishing residency in Box O, near the old water hydrant. I was enjoying the warm, brilliantly sunny… Continue Reading “Where’s Yo Mama?”
This is the continuing saga of a very special Eastern Bluebird. I first filmed her and her mate at the end of April, in a post called HOPEFUL. At that time, they were checking out a nest box that is situated right outside my… Continue Reading “She’s A Rock Star!”
We currently have four pairs of Tree Swallows in various stages of raising their first broods. The above photo is the pair that has chicks that are quite close to fledging. Box S is on our East property line, along a hedge row. In… Continue Reading “Tree Swallows”
There’s a saying, “April Showers bring May flowers.” I suspect who ever first penned that phrase lived maybe 300 miles south of where I live. While I get all giddy about planting the annuals when the hardy varieties like petunias and impatients show up… Continue Reading “The Dawn of June”