Tammie Rogers
Inspired by Dogs & Nature
Tag: Wild Birds
Chickadee Surprise
A couple of years ago, I designed new Bluebird / Tree Swallows nest houses after becoming exceedingly disappointed in the wooden models we had put up around the property. Latches broke (allowing predators to reach the chicks – or just allowing them to fall… Continue Reading “Chickadee Surprise”
Snapshots
The sun finally shined on a couple of days when I was available to go out and about the property and observe some of the birds that are singing up a storm, now that it’s their breeding time. A Handsome Red-winged Blackbird posed on… Continue Reading “Snapshots”
Nature’s September Brilliance
A Milkweed Pod – releasing the future generation A Monarch Butterfly Feasts on the Sweetness of a Rotting Apple Milkweed Seeds Await a Lift on the Next Breeze Goldenrod Washes Its Hue Across the Fields Pennsylvania Leatherwing Beetles on Late Flowering Thoroughwort Cheerful Sunflower… Continue Reading “Nature’s September Brilliance”
The Great Crested Flycatcher
The standard sources for wild bird information describe the Great Crested Flycatcher as a common species. During the breeding season, you can find them in much of the USA. Yet, their lifestyle can make them a challenge to spot. These larger flycatchers live in… Continue Reading “The Great Crested Flycatcher”
Nest Box Status – May
It was about a month ago since I posted about the status of the birds that use our nest boxes NEST BOX CHECK. Many things have transpired since then. Here’s what’s going on: Box A2 (Northwest corner of property) This Bluebird couple just fledged… Continue Reading “Nest Box Status – May”
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”
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”
Four and Twenty Blackbirds
There’s a Mother Goose nursery rhyme that starts with the words: Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye, Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie. A few weeks ago, I realized that our resident Red-wing blackbirds had all “flown the… Continue Reading “Four and Twenty Blackbirds”
Locust Tree Pods
When I was a child, we had a Locust Tree in the backyard. The tree reminded me of Africa because of the wide, horizontal growth pattern of its branches like one might see in an image of the Africa plains. However, I now know… Continue Reading “Locust Tree Pods”
A Promise
Today, all around our farm, I see the promise of a future for many of the lovely wild birds that reside here year ’round, or which will travel through during migration. Wild raspberries are in bloom. These native bushes form large brambles in the… Continue Reading “A Promise”
