Despite our carefully choosing feeders too small for doves or which require perching which doves find very difficult, they showed up en masse today. Not that they’ve ever been gone. They were gone from the feeders, not from the area…. Read More ›
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BIRDS IN THE BUSH WITH SNOW
When it snows, you can see how many dozens of birds live in the forsythia hedge in the backyard. I couldn’t get sharp pictures. This was one of the times when the autofocus couldn’t figure out where to focus. Between… Read More ›
WINTER BIRDS IN RAIN & SNOW
When I got up and went out to feed the birds, it was pouring — and warm. Less than an hour later, the temperature dropped and a pretty heavy snow was falling. Tomorrow it’s supposed to snow and rain in… Read More ›
A FEW MORE BIRDS
We got a new 40-pound bag of birdseed, so I was able to fill the feeders this morning. They watch me and know when the feeders are full. If I take too long, they get restless and fly past me,… Read More ›
THE CROWD BY THE FEEDER
After all my gratitude at the lack of snow this winter, of course it snowed this morning. We only got a few inches — maybe three? But not far away, they got half a foot and the week’s not over… Read More ›
MID JANUARY BIRDS
The Carolina Wren is typically the earliest arriving “spring” bird. I almost never saw them, but I would hear their songs — louder than any bird so small should be able to sing — in early March. This year, it… Read More ›
WHEN NEWS WASN’T ALWAYS DEPRESSING
There was a time — and I can remember it — when reading, watching, or listening to news was not depressing. It could be upsetting. It was often exciting. Now, it’s usually depressing mixed with horrifying, demoralizing, and terrifying. Twice… Read More ›
WE HAVE STARLIGHT IN US BUT MAYBE NOT ENOUGH
My long birding lens is a 100-300mm whose lowest f stop is f-4. There is no faster lens this long. This IS the faster lens. The other was f-4.8. If you don’t take pictures and use lenses, you probably have… Read More ›
WHAT MORE CAN I DO?
Looking at the world we live in isn’t a warm and fuzzy experience lately. There is so much wrong and what is wrong has been going wrong for ages. It didn’t start (contrary to all opinions to the contrary) with… Read More ›
SALT WHITE
CFFC: Salt White Colors Snow and ice. Mums and azaleas. Also, some snowy feathers.
HEY WHAT’S HAPPENING?
My nemesis, Charter-Spectrum has decided we need to return the ancient dead modem we had. The only problem? The technician took it when he left. Why they want it is baffling. It’s more than a dozen years old and it… Read More ›
MORE BLACKSTONE VALLEY BACKYARD BIRDS
Do I ever see any wild animals? Do I see much else? Not counting the people in the house and the dog, that’s pretty much all I see. And here are a few more.
NATURE IN BLACK & WHITE
CBWC: All About Nature From the backyard and the mass of feeders intended to bring the wild things here to the deserts of Arizona.
LAST NOVEMBER PHOTOS
Last on the Card – November 2022 Just these two this time. Anything left in the Pen F has been there since October or the very beginning of November. These two were taken on November 28 and 30th respectively.
BLUEBIRDS ARE BACK!
I looked out my window and what did I see? The bluebirds were back. It made me feel better. For some reason, seeing the bluebirds always makes me feel better. The little red house finches have been abundant lately and… Read More ›
THE BEST EVER FRESH TURKEY
Owen’s friend went out today and found a fresh turkey on sale at Stop & Shop. It was reduced from $24 to (are you ready?) 39 cents/pound. We got a 12-lb. turkey for $4.50 cents, give or take a few… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 