Tammie Rogers
Inspired by Dogs & Nature
Category: Wild Birds
First Water Lily
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”
One Lone Cattail
Yesterday, which happened to be my birthday, was the first time in two weeks that I was able to go out and about the property with my camera to check out what’s happening here, now that Spring has finally truly arrived. So much had… Continue Reading “One Lone Cattail”
Check Your Landing Gear
There’s a reason why you are limited to one carry-on bag during flight…else the craft could be so heavy that it could skid off the end of the runway upon arrival. This E. Bluebird’s grasshopper “baggage” was nearly too heavy for her landing pad!… Continue Reading “Check Your Landing Gear”
In Preparation of the Hummers!
Several days ago I hung a single hummingbird feeder in anticipation of the season’s arrival of Ruby-throated hummingbirds. One never exactly knows the exact date they will return from their winter grounds in Central America. It’s a long, arduous migration for these tiny birds,… Continue Reading “In Preparation of the Hummers!”
Purple Martin Love?
The Purple Martins in our growing colony are building nests inside their community housing options. We have a variety of nesting areas including apartment type houses, and gourds of various styles. What makes one pair decide one type of nest site over the other… Continue Reading “Purple Martin Love?”
Bluebirds Abound!
Work, household projects and the weather all place constraints on my ability to travel around our property to observe the the rejuvenation of life which is occurring, now that Spring has finally stepped up to the plate and shown herself. Over the weekend we… Continue Reading “Bluebirds Abound!”
New Beginnings
A few days ago, Robert and I were traveling around the property doing a bit of birdhouse maintenance when I spotted four Tree Swallows soaring in the high winds over Sham’s Paddock (on our Eastern property line.) I thought it was quite early to… Continue Reading “New Beginnings”
Purple Love
We purchased our first, farm-store Purple Martin house back in 2020. Just days after erecting the red-barn style house, Purple Martins moved in. Since then, each year the number of Purple Martins that come to our place to raise their broods grows. In response,… Continue Reading “Purple Love”
Chickadee
I encountered this Carolina Chickadee couple checking out accommodations for raising their new brood. So cute! I live in the small zone where the Black-capped and Carolina Chickadees territories overlap. The Merlin Bird ID app reports both species vocalizations quite often when I record… Continue Reading “Chickadee”
