Welcome to My Blog!
This blog is where I will share with you what I am seeing in our yard, in our gardens, and what is happening on our small lake. I will also tell you about birds I observe when traveling. And I would like to hear from you! The purpose of this website is for all of us who are interested in birds, to share what we are seeing and thinking. Please use the Public Forum to post what you are observing and to ask and answer questions. I do not have a rigid schedule as to when I blog, but I generally post every 3-5 days – occasionally more often. I will also use this blog to inform you when Cleon and I will be live, on camera, explaining what we are doing at the feeders and birdbaths. I will also post the day and time when I mow as birds most often will not be at the feeders at that time. So, I will use this blog – you use the Public Forum – and let’s learn about birds together!
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19AugRead More
A Black-capped Chickadee? Are we sure???
Our good friends, Jim and Judy Oettel, live about 30 miles north of us. Both are very good birders, and it is always a joy to either go with them, or to hear about what they have seen and heard. They live in an older, well established, tree-filled neighborhood. The back of their house looks […]
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14AugRead More
15 crows in the backyard!
That is a whole lot of crows! At least for us. The most we have ever had is 5 and the usual number is 3. And to have them in our backyard at this time of year is rare. These are American Crows and live in the vast woodland across the lake from us. We […]
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12AugRead More
The kings have finally been spotted – Kingfishers and Kingbirds!
We have Belted Kingfishers around the shore of our lake all year. These are good-sized birds whose call is a loud, prolonged rattle*, but it has been months since we last heard or saw one. We finally spotted one a week ago and the first time we saw it, it was right off our patio […]
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06AugRead More
Another sign fall is on its way! Turkey Vultures are on the move!
Cleon and I have been travelling. Long days of driving. We never fly because we like to drive through different areas – and we are not birds, right? But seriously…. towns, cities, farms, lakes, woods – we love to see how people live and work in different areas all over our country and Canada. When […]
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30JulRead More
Brown-headed Cowbirds are starting to form flocks …….
When blackbirds start to form flocks, fall is on the way! Which seems a bit premature as it is only the end of July. Brown-headed Cowbirds start to form flocks early. At first, it will just be several to maybe half a dozen – both males and females. As the weeks go by and we […]