A strange day, windy and warm Trees bending and swaying Our doors slamming up and down the stairs. No storm. Just a wind, wailing until A bird came and sat on the deck railing He sang a song so loud and clear We thought it… Read More ›
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SURPRISE! MORE BIRDS! — Marilyn Armstrong
I didn’t get a lot of time for writing today, but I took a lot of pictures earlier in the week and over the weekend. Without further ado …
HUNGRY BIRDS, STARVING SQUIRRELS — Marilyn Armstrong
The Starving Wildlife I think we are squirrel central for Massachusetts. They hang out on the steps to the deck, on the beams under the deck and in the tree overlooking the deck. They are always nearing starvation even as… Read More ›
BUT THE BIRDS KEEP EATING THE SEEDS AND GROWING FAT — Marilyn Armstrong
The little red house finches are back! Not just a few of them, but dozens of them. I was very happy to see them.
MELLOW YELLOW! Marilyn Armstrong
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Yellow
BIRDS AND AN EARLY SNOW – Marilyn Armstrong
It was very cold and it was not supposed to snow, at least not here. It snowed all over the northern part of New England and Canada. In Chicago and Minnesota. Then, it snowed — just a little bit —… Read More ›
TOO MANY BIRDS! – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Rely Be careful what you wish for. I wanted more birds? I got more birds. I have new birds I do not recognize, or at least don’t recognize them as the usual local avians. There is a… Read More ›
MORE BIRDS OF VARIOUS FEATHERS – Marilyn Armstrong
I almost have my graphic software working again. There are also a few more downloads waiting for me to say “yes.” Right now, I’m in a very “no” kind of mood. Maybe Monday I’ll be ready to redo this whole… Read More ›
CHATTING AT THE FEEDER – Marilyn Armstrong
The one bird we are never short of around here are woodpeckers. We have at least five kinds. Only three of them come to the feeders: the little Downy Woodpecker, his big brother, the Hairy Woodpecker, and the Red-Bellied Woodpecker…. Read More ›
BLUE JAYS! – Marilyn Armstrong
Who says the squirrels don’t remember where they ate last year? We have dozens of them. I come out on the deck in the morning. Mind you the squirrels have been sucking the seeds out of the feeders since dawn,… Read More ›
BIRD DU JOUR – Marilyn Armstrong
A Photo a Week Challenge: Open Topic We’ve been so busy trying to capture the foliage before it disappears I’ve had little time to shoot the birds. But also, we don’t have the number of birds we had last year. Fewer… Read More ›
LITTLE CREATURES IN AUTUMN – Marilyn Armstrong
We have quite a collection of creatures on our deck. Not only did the little chipmunk get up on the deck today, he managed to get up on the feeder, too. I have no idea how he did it. Good… Read More ›