Inspired by Dogs & Nature
A few days ago, very much at the end of the day when the cloud cover had taken over completely and the sun was moving quickly to the horizon, I started my trip back to the house. I had been hanging out at the… Continue Reading “A Sora!”
Last autumn, well past the time when the Purple Martins, the Barn and Tree Swallows had migrated south for the winter, I continued to observe a swallow flying over the pond. When I looked up the options, I was left needing more information. The… Continue Reading “Name That Swallow!”
It’s mid April and the birds are making preparations for their breeding season, and some are already in full swing. For a few species, this includes using the nest boxes that we provide. The above diagram shows the nest boxes we offer to the… Continue Reading “Nest Box Status Update!”
I showed this video to my husband and he said, “what’s he doing?” I’m not sure if he’s excavating a hole where he plans to invite a female to lay eggs. I’m not even sure it’s a male. I’m not sure if he’s working… Continue Reading “90 Seconds of Red-Headed Woodpecker Work”
I’ve been busy with normal stuff, but I’ve also had time to go out around the property to see what’s happening. Yet, I just checked and my last blog post was April 8. That’s almost a week ago. I have beautiful things to share,… Continue Reading “A Week of Images”
Before I started traveling about our property in search of the wildlife that makes a living or simply drops by for a visit here, I really didn’t know about the variety of bird species that use the resources we have on our acreage. In… Continue Reading “A DOZEN SPARROWS”
Here is a series of images I captured over the past couple of days. The temperature was in the mid to upper seventies. There was plenty of sunshine, a little too windy for my liking, but still they were a couple of exceptional Spring… Continue Reading “Birds”
Any day I get the opportunity to go outdoors and have a look-see, I check on nest box #15 on the east side of Sham’s Paddock. It’s the only box where I’ve seen Bluebird action this Spring. I’m curious about when they may make… Continue Reading “Blue, BLue, Blue”
When we purchased our property almost twenty years ago, I learned about an interesting real estate “condition” regarding rural land in this county. As the Realtor was showing us the house, the barn and the pond, he also gestured to the parcel of land… Continue Reading “You Can’t Un-see This!”
We put up a couple new nest boxes a few days ago. I was happy to see that a pair of Chickadees decided to consider one of them for a summer residency. These round, “birch-look” boxes were on clearance at the local farm store.… Continue Reading “Why Don’t You Stay For A While?”