Tammie Rogers
Inspired by Dogs & Nature
Category: Images
Sub-Letting a Nest Box
Last year and this, a lovely pair of Eastern Bluebirds used the white, birch-look box we have on our south fence. I posted quite a bit about them earlier this season – from their nest box selection behavior, building the nest, feeding their chicks,… Continue Reading “Sub-Letting a Nest Box”
Hummers – Tiny Jewels
Our Hummingbirds are plentiful this year. I would like to think it’s because we have provided a reliable food source for a couple of years, and the offspring of the birds that has been successful at rearing chicks are coming back! In the evening… Continue Reading “Hummers – Tiny Jewels”
Working Parents
This Tree Swallow pair is feeding their chicks that hatched last week. This is the pair in the backyard. We also have a pair doing the same in the front yard box. They are about three days different in hatch dates from this pair.… Continue Reading “Working Parents”
Purple Martin Babies!
Robert took this photo yesterday morning. I’m pretty sure these are little PM fledglings sitting on the ledge. So, dang cute…. in a weird sort of way.
The Tiniest Duel
I’m not sure if the bird recognized the wasp, or if the wasp acknowledged the hummer. But, these images make me feel as if the theme music from the Rocky movie is playing in the background! This female Ruby throated hummingbird approaches the nectar… Continue Reading “The Tiniest Duel”
Gourd World
Our Purple Martin colony has grown since last year, which was the first year we put up the red house. Here are some photos I took of the birds that are inhabiting the Gourd Tower that we offered the birds earlier this year. This… Continue Reading “Gourd World”
New Arrivals – Tree Swallow Chicks
This nest box was used already once this Spring by a pair of Tree Swallows, and as time flew by and we were busy with other commitments, the eggs we had discovered hatched and fledged before I could get out to observe them! This… Continue Reading “New Arrivals – Tree Swallow Chicks”
A Saturday Evening Drive
We took a drive in the golf cart around the farm last evening. The hay was recently cut which makes traveling about much easier. The sun was low, as it was well past 6:00 PM, but I took my camera just in case we… Continue Reading “A Saturday Evening Drive”
Bluebird Babies
On May 30, 2020 the Eastern Bluebird pair that was occupying the white nest box on the south side of my office patio completed the mission of fledging their chicks. I had been filming them since they were apartment shopping for just the right… Continue Reading “Bluebird Babies”
