Cleon and I spent last weekend in Lake Geneva, WI, with his daughter and family. They live in the city of Chicago and although they like and occasionally use the wonderful parks in and around Chicago, they truly love living in the city. Cleon and I are small town/rural people. But we all enjoy visiting […]
I was outside working in the garden, listening to the dawn chorus, and I finished in the garden as the chorus was ending. I came into the kitchen for a cup of hot coffee and turned on this website and the birdfeeder cam. My back was turned to the screen as I bent to pour […]
Blue Jays have been practicing tough love and the Common Grackles need to take a page out of the jay’s book on parenting. For the past few days, if you have been watching the birdfeeder cam, you will see juvenile grackles practically on top of their parents at the feeders – and screeching – and […]
If you were watching the birdfeeder cam this morning, you saw Blue Jays and heard a whole lot of loud, incessant squawking. The squawking was coming from three juveniles. They have their adult feathers but hardly any crests at all – all three heads are fairly smooth. When one of the juveniles was on the […]
Last night, we had at least four big thunderstorms with lots of thunder and lightning, wind, and buckets of rain which generally means a good morning at the feeders and this morning is no exception. Some are feeding, but even more are singing and calling. If you are interested in identifying the birds you are […]
Turkey Vultures are again soaring over the farm fields of central Illinois and for me, are a welcome sight! Robins are now staying here in large flocks throughout the winter months and can be found in open woodlands and edges – look for them where there are copious amounts of berries. But these vultures leave […]