The last time I blogged was in May of 2024. That was a lifetime ago it feels like. I keep wanting to restart, but it seems impossible to fill in these last couple of years and I don't know what to say. I'd love to add all of our cool nature photos - and I might someday, but for … [Read more...]
Raccoons in the yard
We've had a few raccoons around this year. We haven't been seeing the opossum at all but have had several raccoons coming through. I shot this video with our mobile Birdfy unit. We were trying to capture videos of something that we thought was coming out from under the red … [Read more...]
Pollinators In Action
We have not yet seen any monarch butterflies, but we have seen a lot of other pollinators! I ordered a poster for the wall that shows us the Common Butterflies of the Midwest so we are working on seeing as many as we can and improving our butterfly identification. Here's some of … [Read more...]
5 Weird Recent Sightings
Sometimes we just have to document some of the weird and unusual things we see! This is a group of such items from the month of May. #1 - We saw chipmunks! Yikes! Chipmunks are destructive and luckily we haven't really had a problem with these guys. We actually were at a … [Read more...]
Spring Flowers
I love springtime. I think the older I get the more my favorite season it becomes. There's so much potential! My irises are really doing awesome this year. So far, I just have the white ones, but tons of blooms and then this purple and white one. I should have some more … [Read more...]
Wren raids the Robin nest in the kennel
We have the 2 American Robin nests we are watching: The Kennel Nest and the Light Nest. The Kennel Nest was built a few days before the Light Nest. Both are in high visibility and high traffic areas of our yard. A pair of robins has tried nesting at the Kennel before and was not … [Read more...]
