Share Your World 1-19-2021 Since last week, I don’t think I can even begin to describe what is and has been going on. We had an attempted coup by our Shining Orange Star, the fastest impeachment ever, making 45 the… Read More ›
birds
OH WOW LOOK AT THAT BIRD! – PILEATED WOODPECKER
Home of the “Oh Wow!” birds The big Pileated Woodpecker is hard to find unless you live in the woods. We live in the woods and sightings of birds like this make all the other problems worthwhile. I saw this… Read More ›
UP WITH THE LARK
Up with the lark! No larks, but other birds. All permanent locals. These birds live here all year round. We’ll start to see the migrants in March. Late March, probably.
NEW FOOD FOR THE FINCHES!
I bought special fancy food for the finches. It includes their favorite stuff including dried fruit. They really LOVE fruit. I put it out yesterday, but it was new, so it wasn’t until around the middle of the day today… Read More ›
TRUTHFUL TUESDAY ON WEDNESDAY
Truthful Tuesday: January 6th, 2021 Since I was going to answer this question anyway, this seemed like a good moment to jump in. We seem to be on the same track. This is an answer, but it’s also a story… Read More ›
A PEOPLIZED WORLD
Once upon a time — not all that long ago — most of North American was “open” space. There was room for predators. Room for herds of antelope, bison, deer and elk. Wild goats lived in the mountains with mountain… Read More ›
BIRD WEEKLY – BIRDS WHOSE NAME STARTS WITH A “C”
BIRDS WHOSE NAME STARTS WITH A “C” This morning I woke up to the sound of squealing birds. I went to the window and I could not see anything, but I could hear birds squealing — loudly enough to be… Read More ›
SHARING MY WORLD IN THE NEW YEAR
SHARE YOUR WORLD 1-5-2021 It’s a new year and yet it feels just like the old one. Maybe it will feel newer when the declining Orange Menace slinks from office. Or maybe I’ll have to wait until sometimes next summer… Read More ›
AND CAME THE CARDINAL
#SQUARE UP, AGAIN! I saw him and grabbed the camera. He flew off the feeder and I was sure I’d lost him. “Come back oh please come back,” I begged. And suddenly, he reappeared on the deck rail. It was… Read More ›
EXCITING MOMENTS, DULL LIFE
This past year with a lockdown that never ended and as far as I can tell, might never end, we’ve lived a life of tedium offset by panic and occasionally, outright terror. Although this reminds me (a little bit) of… Read More ›
THE CHANGING SEASONS AT YEAR’S END: DECEMBER 2020
DECEMBER 2020 – THE YEAR FINALLY ENDS Before anything else, happy new year! May this next year prove better than last year and may we manage to find ways to fix what it broken, save what is valuable, and live… Read More ›
BIRD WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: BIRDS IN OR NEAR THE WATER OR SNOW
BIRDS IN OR NEAR THE WATER ORÂ SNOW Wow, do I have pictures for you! We got more than a foot of snow earlier this week. It has been below freezing all week, so nothing has melted. Maybe next week? Or… Read More ›