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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21MayRead More
Canada Geese – we have families!
The nest on our point and the nest on our neighbor’s point were both destroyed this year. And because we have had an increase in the number of raccoons living here and raccoons are ground nest predators, I wondered if any nests around our lake had been successful. Today I had a big surprise in […]
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20MayRead More
Purple Martins Galore!
There are folks here in central Illinois who are quite successful with Purple Martin houses attracting Purple Martins. But I also have friends who have tried putting up houses and all they attract are European Starlings and House Sparrows. Both species are aggressive and once birds of either species have claimed the house, they will […]
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13MayRead More
The Baltimore Orioles are back!
We started seeing Baltimore Orioles in our yard about 8 years ago – and the first year it was just 1 male. We think there was also a female and that they nested in the large trees in our neighbor’s yard across the small inlet that separates our properties. The following year, we saw both […]
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09MayRead More
The Canada Geese in our yard ……
Those of you who have been watching the birdcam since the beginning of March have probably witnessed what Cleon and I call The Annual Great Goose War. We have lived here almost 20 years and each year, we have a nest out on our point. Most times the nest is successful and the parents will […]