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Inspired by Dogs & Nature
I envision that the wild birds may view all these Cicadas flying about the same way we humans might react to stepping outside to mounds of hot, buttered popcorn available by the handful as we walk down the sidewalk! Here are some birds I… Continue Reading “Birds Eating Cicadas”
This pair of House Wrens was busy feeding chicks amongst the buzz and congestion of Cicadas. They carried a variety of food into the nest, but I didn’t see them with a Cicada, even though one was climbing up their house. I suppose they… Continue Reading “House Wrens Busy Busy”
I have no idea of whether wild birds are affected by the deafening buzz of this year’s record Cicada population, but this Dickcissel seemed to do a decent job singing over the noise. “The dickcissel is now the only species placed in the genus… Continue Reading “Surviving the Buzz”
Sometimes I get lucky. Filming wild birds on our property is an amazing hobby for which I am very grateful. Not everybody has a little piece of nature right in their own backyard where they can experience so many wonderful events – like a… Continue Reading “Right Place – Right Time”
Apparently, our little Farm-Gone-Wild is well adapted for Eastern Bluebirds. Sure, we have almost 40 bird houses / nest boxes available to this special birds, but they still need to have what they need to not just survive but to thrive. We have a… Continue Reading “So Many Bluebirds”
A couple of years ago, I designed new Bluebird / Tree Swallows nest houses after becoming exceedingly disappointed in the wooden models we had put up around the property. Latches broke (allowing predators to reach the chicks – or just allowing them to fall… Continue Reading “Chickadee Surprise”
The sun finally shined on a couple of days when I was available to go out and about the property and observe some of the birds that are singing up a storm, now that it’s their breeding time. A Handsome Red-winged Blackbird posed on… Continue Reading “Snapshots”
Imagine, for a moment, that you have five babies that depend upon you for all their survival needs. You need to keep them warm, keep them safe from danger, and you need to feed them…all day long. Now, imagine that to acquire the food… Continue Reading “Parenting is Hard Work”
This morning, there was quite a bit of Hummingbird activity at the feeders on my patio. If you turn up the volume, you’ll be able to hear the Purple Martins chortling in the background. You’ll see them soaring in the sky, too. You’ll also… Continue Reading “Hummingbirds!”
Yesterday, the first water lily of the season bloomed. The day prior, the aquatic Japanese Iris presented two first flowers. I’ve planted a few herbs and hung a couple of Begonias. The Impatients that I planted last week are beginning to take hold. Soon,… Continue Reading “First Water Lily”
