Tammie Rogers
Inspired by Dogs & Nature
Category: Wild Birds
Grumpy Start to the Season
It’s Spring and that means that many wild birds that spent their winter somewhere warm and tropical, are headed back to spend the summer breeding season up north. The tracking of migrating birds is a big deal for ornithologist around the globe. Some species… Continue Reading “Grumpy Start to the Season”
Farm Gone Wild
There’s an unfinished book in my “BOOKS & WRITING” folder on my computer. It is titled Farm Gone Wild. It’s the story of how, over the past 10+ years, I have watched and even encouraged Mother Nature to grace our acreage with her charms… Continue Reading “Farm Gone Wild”
Building A Better Bird House
About a decade ago we graciously accepted Mother Nature’s bit to assume control of our farm in rural Illinois. After raising sheep for years, we retired from competitive herding trials with our Border Collies. We sold the sheep and turned our efforts to training… Continue Reading “Building A Better Bird House”
Sunny Sunday
I’m so happy to share this video of a Northern Harrier hunting over our pasture. I got some marginal photos of a male Harrier in the same field earlier last week, which I posted. But, they just didn’t do it justice. This is a… Continue Reading “Sunny Sunday”
Not Exactly Perfect
For the past couple of weeks, just around 2:00 PM, I see it. At first, it’s just a glint of white moving quickly across the pasture that stands behind my yard and the pond meadow – a good 700 feet from where I sit… Continue Reading “Not Exactly Perfect”
Little Acrobats
I encountered a small group of Carolina Chickadees that were busy taking advantage of last Autumn’s spoils. Their capacity to hang up-side-down to extract the seeds from the spent weeds (aka wildflowers), made me smile. Here are photos of a couple of other birds… Continue Reading “Little Acrobats”
Rustic Winter Images
Late afternoon clouds obscure the low hanging sun yet, still there are moments to capture which present the solitude and tranquility around me. First photo shows a Dark-eyed Junco perched on an old barbed-wire fence, a rusty post and a single holdout stalk of… Continue Reading “Rustic Winter Images”
Look-Back Discovery
While looking for a picture I had taken in the past but had no recollection where it might be, I was searching through old folders of photos. Had I known back in 2020 that I would quickly become an avid backyard birder, I would… Continue Reading “Look-Back Discovery”
Blue Jay Contest
What do you do when it’s minus two degrees (wind chill -23) and you can’t go outside and play? You make cartoons! Enjoy!
