Before much light even comes along in the morning, and well after sunset, you’ll see them at the feeders. That’s the Cardinal for you. They also normally mate for life and this colorful male will spend a lot of time bringing food to the nest for the female as she sits on eggs. This guys … Read more
I’ll grant you that there are many birds that can serve as a sign of spring. Robins might be the most notable for many people, but Orioles, Red-winged Blackbirds, Grey Catbirds…are certainly contenders in my mind. But I think for me, these days, the diminutive Hummingbird would take the prize as the primary sign that … Read more
It’s a special day in the spring when you see the first Oriole arrive. Nothing quite compares to their orange coloring and to be honest, I love the black and orange together. That’s for the Baltimore Oriole. The Orchards have a deeper, richer, rust colored breast which is also very pretty. If you see one … Read more
Not everyone loves woodpeckers it seems. Log home owners are not often smitten. But say what you will about them, they put old broken down timber to good use. Actually now that I think about it, they have a lot in common with folks who live in log homes. I admire them both for having … Read more
It’s important, I think, with regards to our current state of affairs, to focus more on the small, but good things that are around us. If not now, when would be a better time? Is it delusional to turn off the news and to feed one’s mind with other things? Only you can be the … Read more
It would be easy to miss…the beauty and uniqueness of birds like the common grackle. Look closer though and you’ll see colors and tones radiating from the plumage that the naked eye is just prone to miss. Or maybe it’s not just in the eyes but from a mind that views most things as all … Read more