And this is why I should NEVER go on vacation! I have one more blog about our simply terrific birding experiences in Ohio which I will post tomorrow evening – Cedar Bog near Springfield, Ohio – which ended up being Cleon’s and my favorite place. But I simply had to interrupt these posts to show […]
I just posted a video Cleon took of birds at the large bird bath. (Go to the website menu and click on ‘Videos’. It is the first one.) Here is a photo he took of the bird feeders. From left to right: on the platform feeder is a Mourning Dove, on the safflower feeder with […]
If you have been watching the bird bath cam livestream, you will have noticed that I moved the oriole feeder lower and closer to the bird bath. When I moved it, I was uncertain if the new location would work as it is now quite close to the bird bath which many birds besides the […]
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 […]
We are in the midst of hot and humid weather here in central Illinois. July and August are always for heat lovers – and that is definitely not me. Give me long underwear, a heavy coat and hat, and I am in heaven! I love working outside and have gardens all around our house and […]
Cleon and I love all the birds that use our yard, the feeders, and the bird baths. But I think our favorite is the Brown Thrasher. We started out about 10 years ago with one bird in the yard off and on throughout that spring and summer. Within a year or two, it was a […]