Tammie Rogers
Inspired by Dogs & Nature
Category: Nature
On gossamer wings…
From a grasslands perspective, our land is divided into three large sections. There is the twenty acres on the East side which was originally planted in an Orchard grass mix for our grazing sheep. There’s the West twenty acres which was originally planted in… Continue Reading “On gossamer wings…”
“Yes,sir!”
I don’t know what species of wasp this is, but I shall simply call him “Yes,sir.” tammie rogers
A Murder…of Crows
I do believe I was visited by a Murder of Crows. There were close to one hundred birds congregated in our newly cut hay field. I don’t remember when I learned that a group of crows is called a “murder” but the assembly of… Continue Reading “A Murder…of Crows”
A surprise encounter
Yesterday afternoon I was sitting in the golf cart hoping to film a few birds at the mature apple tree by our old barn. There’s a 100 foot long alley that connects some of the old herding trial fields near that tree and after… Continue Reading “A surprise encounter”
Dragonflies & Butterflies
Here are a few images of these interesting creatures that I’ve spotted recently. Dragonflies Butterflies
Hummer in the Milkweed
Yesterday, Robert counted 21 hummingbirds at our feeders! I suspect that the parents are bringing their fledglings to show them how to negotiate the “artificial flowers” before their exceedingly long (especially for such a tiny bird with a super fast metabolism) migration. When he… Continue Reading “Hummer in the Milkweed”
Bright
Sunny, yellow wild flowers were smiling around our retired farm today. This blossom was visited by a bee that was carrying so much pollen, you might wonder how he keeps afloat in the air. It’s an unknown species for me. I’m not familiar with… Continue Reading “Bright”
Dragonfly Photo-bombers
I found this pretty incredible. Dragonflies photo-bombed my attempt to film this duck from about 300 feet away! If you are using a small device, I’m not sure you will be able to see the dragonflies – so drag out from the center to… Continue Reading “Dragonfly Photo-bombers”
On Today’s Menu
“For your Starter, we are presenting only the very freshest and delectable Arachnid Crudo. Bon appetit!” On 7/30/22 I opened box #19 (in the South-east corner of Sham’s paddock) and took a quick snapshot of these little gems. They are so helpless at that… Continue Reading “On Today’s Menu”
A Handful of Hummers
This morning I went out to the patio to feed my goldfish and fill the nectar feeders for the hummingbirds. There were so many birds that I had to take a quick video. I have several feeders. There are three 16 oz size, a… Continue Reading “A Handful of Hummers”
