CBWC: Smaller than a Bread Box or Bread Bin Dedicated to the little critters that live in my backyard. Smaller than a bread box (squirrels have to tuck in their tails) and always fighting to get that last seed to store… Read More ›
Wildlife
CMMC – APRIL CLOSEUP OR MACRO
CMMC – April Closeup or Macro I’ve been getting very cozy with my macro lens, so this couldn’t come at a better time. Of course, I’ve also been doing closeups of flowers and birds using different lenses as well, occasionally doing… Read More ›
A VERY SMALL CHIPMUNK
We used to have big fat chittering chipmunks everywhere on the property. They were about the size of a small squirrel. Meanwhile, in the same woods, there is a very small version of the bigger chipmunks. Our new ones really… Read More ›
BRIGHT-EYED, BUSHY TAILED, AND HUNGRY
Bright-eyed, bushy-tailed and hungry, too I was up very early this morning because the Blue Jays were deeply offended that at 7 in the morning, their breakfast hadn’t yet arrived. They get more raucous everyday. It was cold and I… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
THE VERY FATTEST SQUIRREL
We escaped the snow that hit most of the rest of New England. We’re right on the edge of many storms. They pass us closely, just a few miles away. But when Hurricane Sandy devastated this area, the storm passed… Read More ›
NO ELECTION FOR THE BIRDS
It’s still autumn out there. All the oak trees have turned bronze, but a lot of red and yellow leaves are still on the trees. It has been a beautiful autumn, no matter how awful other things have been, the… Read More ›
KINDA LIKE A VERY SMALL AND FURRY CREATURE
Kinda like a tiny little chipmunk As I was watching the coffee brew, I watched our “least Chipmunk” skittle up our deck and jump onto the feeder. As her little cheeks got stuffed with seeds, she would run off to… Read More ›
KINDA LIKE BIRDS OF MANY FEATHERS
Kinda like Birds of Many Feathers I have to admit, I have taken a lot of pictures of birds. i know this because when i look for pictures — any kind of pictures — the page is dominated by photographs… 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 ›
LIVING THROUGH A DROUGHT
It hasn’t rained in weeks and it has been very hot. The trees are dropping green leaves which is a very unhealthy sign for the trees. It means that the roots are dying and many of these trees will die… Read More ›
