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Inspired by Dogs & Nature
My patio pond is a repurposed poly stock tank. It’s 8 foot across at the top, and tapers a bit to the bottom to about 7 foot, and it’s about 31″ deep. That’s about 725 gallons of water. Here are the goldfish that thrive… Continue Reading “The Pond Frog”
Pip: Tammie Rogers has been spending a lot of time in a golf cart, very quietly, waiting for birds to do something interesting — and it turns out birds are almost always doing something interesting. Mara: This episode covers nest box life across the… Continue Reading “Podcast Episode: Backyard Birds And Nest Boxes”
What? What is a Chuck-will’s-widow? I had never heard of it, until it popped up on my Merlin app yesterday (5/24/26) with a RED dot next to the photo. Red dot means, not supposed to be there. I hadn’t heard of the species because,… Continue Reading “Chuck-will’s-widow”
Yesterday, as I was sitting on the west side of our pond waiting for the birds to settle after my entrance, I was running the Merlin bird ID app. I looked down at my phone and saw an orange dot next to a bird… Continue Reading “The Alder Flycatcher”
I spotted this bird from about 700 feet away, and I knew that I probably couldn’t get much closer to try and get a better shot. I was right. I took a few pictures and then tried to move another 20 feet. I only… Continue Reading “Red-tailed Hawk”
Asking other wild bird lovers if they feed the birds that visit their property is probably a fairly common question. Folks want to learn about what foods attract which species. They discuss the costs or the best places to purchase a specific type of… Continue Reading ““Do You Feed the Birds?””
The Bluebird pairs that had used House S (East fence line) and House R (Southeast corner) fledged their chicks a couple of weeks ago. A couple of days ago I confirmed the following: House S has four LOVELY eggs nestled in perfect, grass nest.… Continue Reading “Bluebird Updates”
I use the Merlin Bird ID app to identify bird songs when I’m out and about the property with my camera. I typically engage the app when I hear an unfamiliar bird sound. It is a great way to learn that, first, there are… Continue Reading “Yellow”
Over the past few weeks, I’ve filmed a few different Tree Swallow pairs. Here are some photos showing their amazing agility coming-and-going as they incubated and fed their chicks. House J April 23, 2025 House T April 23, 2025 April 27, 2025 This House… Continue Reading “Tree Swallows in Motion”
