The hairy woodpecker is back! She has been coming daily and eating a lot. I don’t know if she has a nest full of babies or she’s trying to eat enough to keep warm in the oncoming cold. It has… Read More ›
New England
A TUFTED TITMOUSE BECAUSE THERE AIN’T NOTHIN’ ELSE TO SHOOT
A REALLY FINE LOOKING TUFTED TITMOUSE We have the biggest, fattest Tufted Titmouses anywhere. They really love our birdseed. We have a lot of them right now, some of them very small I think there was a lot nesting this… Read More ›
SO MUCH WOOD, SO LITTLE TIME …
Kinda like a lady who pecks the wood Here are the rest of this set of pictures of Mrs. Hairy Woodpecker. I have are more pictures, but they look pretty similar to these so I probably won’t do anything with… Read More ›
KINDA BUSY PECKING WOOD
Something of the kind who like to peck wood I’ve been watching this family of woodpeckers remove almost all the bark on one side of a catalpa tree that shades our deck. I have to assume that the tree had… Read More ›
KINDA PERFECT – AUTUMN LINGERS
While fall lingers let’s enjoy the golden days Today was near perfection. It rained during the night and when the sun came up, I could look out any window and autumn was still with us. This is the best autumn… Read More ›
KINDA GLORIOUS By GARRY ARMSTRONG
Kinda Glorious – Photos by Garry Armstrong It was a beautiful day. I got my flu shot, we voted … and then we took pictures of foliage because this is peak. The wind blew away a lot of leaves, but… Read More ›
KINDA LIKE AUTUMN LEAVES
Not by the river or along the road, but in our backyard … Most of the places on our property are either still green (the oaks) or bare (the maples) …. but these trees are aspen and I think in… Read More ›
ORANGE CARDINALS ARE NOT ONE OF A KIND …
One of a Kind Or Maybe Not … When I first saw my bright orange Cardinal, I was sure I had seen something absolutely unique. Cardinals are red. That’s their thing. Their redness is their thing. Then I discovered that… Read More ›
PARENTAL ORANGE CARDINALS AND A BIG TEENAGE FLEDGLING
The things that go on in my backyard. My word. The birds have relationships! And babies! My wounded three-legged squirrel is beginning to look healthier, albeit one of his rear legs is not working. He does seem to be managing,… Read More ›
A NUTHATCH BEFORE THE WIND AND RAIN
Today it was beautiful outside. The trees were golden and orange and red. But tonight, it’s going to rain and the wind shall blow up quite a storm, so there’s a very good chance that by tomorrow night, the leaves… Read More ›
STRANGE OUTCOMES FROM THIS STRANGEST YEAR
Who knew that 2020 would be a wretched excuse for a year? The climate is collapsing. Half of the U.S. is burning down, another quarter is flooded … and we up here in the northeast are 10 inches low on… Read More ›
HARVEST AND THE AUTUMNAL EQUINOX
Autumn dropped by early this year. It’s not the usual Autumn. It just got cold one afternoon dropping from the 70s to the 40s in just a few hours. It stayed that way for a few days. Today it’s warmer… Read More ›
