Welcome to My Blog!
This blog is where I will share with you what I am seeing in our yard, in our gardens, what is happening on our small lake – anything at all related to birds and gardens. 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 4-7 days – occasionally more often. I will use this blog – you can use the Public Forum – and let’s learn about birds together! If you need to contact me personally, please email me at lindahendricksspence@birdingbeyondthefieldguide.com.
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25AprRead More
All the new things going on!
Spring is the time for new beginnings, arrivals, and wild swings of weather. If you have been watching the birdfeeder cam over the last few weeks, you have seen the feeders swaying in the wind – which does not seem to deter the birds at all. Here is what is happening in our yard and […]
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22AprRead More
Downy Woodpeckers
In my blog on 3/19, I posted photos of a pair of Downy Woodpeckers in mating rituals. Many creatures are just like us – there is courting before mating. For Downys, this involves looking at each other, fluttering around each other, and chasing each other. All this happened in the trees on the north shore […]
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15AprRead More
Just about the time you think you have seen it all – that nothing can surprise you…….. you see this!
These photos came from Matt F. in Cottage Grove, MN. He and his wife live in a neighborhood that is close to a good-sized pond and natural area that is full of wildlife. Each spring, Mallards can be found in their neighborhood. Many of these ducks are looking for nest sites – and they do […]
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11AprRead More
This and that!
Yesterday I added 6 new videos to this website – I hope you enjoy them! My main purpose with these videos is for you to be able to see these birds in action – a slice of their lives. You can watch their interactions, their movements. Get acquainted. Our weather here in Illinois has been […]
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04AprRead More
Pileated woodpecker – up close and personal
Hope Rupp sent me these photos of a female Pileated Woodpecker – these were taken near Harrisburg, PA. She also sent videos – click on Videos in the website menu to view all 3. She told me this woodpecker has been at her boss’s window every spring for 3 years and does rap on the […]