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What do you feed the birds in your Backyard?

June 27, 2009 Elizabeth

I thought I’d ask around about what types of seed other birders have success with.  Here is what we feed in our backyard and where: We have a pole that has a few different feeders on it: A 12 Seater Medium Sized Bird Feeder – Filled with Black Oil Sunflower Seeds A 4 … [Read more...]

BirdWatching Bird Feeding, Peanuts, Safflower, Suet, Sunflower, Thistle

Rescued a Wood Frog

June 26, 2009 Elizabeth

We recently did some work on the entrance to our crawl space.  We haven’t yet finished and put a cover on it, so it is a bit of a toad trap.  When we let the dog out, we try and check the trap and make sure that no toads or frogs have accidentally jumped in the … [Read more...]

Frogs, Summer Wood Frog

Back to Birdwatching

June 21, 2009 Elizabeth

Well, I’ve abandoned this site just for a short period of time. I’ve worked the last 13 days in a row.  Today is my first day off.  I’m glad that little stretch is over and now my summer can really start. UPDATES: Steve has been seeing several toads regularly. We … [Read more...]

BirdWatching BirdWatching

Raccoon comes into the Feeder Area

June 1, 2009 Elizabeth

We were in the house in the evening and I happened to look outside.  I saw a very large raccoon sitting at the base of our feeders. Steve and I both were at the door talking and I took my time to get the camera. The raccoon didn’t seem disturbed by us one bit.  We … [Read more...]

Summer Raccoon

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