Steve has been snow blowing some trails for critters so this place has been busy! Turkeys are coming through every day and roosting for the night in the woods out back. Fox Squirrels are here all throughout the day. We have cardinals, blue jays, titmice, nuthatch, downy, hairy … [Read more...]
A winter starling
Last summer we had starlings nest in the area for the first time ever. We have always seen a few here and there especially when flocks of blackbirds descend upon us briefly. However, we've never really had them around in the winter. So, here's a winter starling and it seems like … [Read more...]
Tank Update
We still have our 55 gallon aquarium going (in continuous operation since December of 2014). We haven't added any new fish recently. The community recently lost one of the YoYo Loaches though. So, we are at 2 loaches, 1 bristlenose pleco, 5 giant danios, 6 cardinal tetras, 1 … [Read more...]
Giving Duke Medication
Sigh. It is so hard to trick an aging, hearing & vision impaired basset hound to take necessary medication. The more his hearing & vision fail, the better his sense of smell gets I think & it was already good! He gets a med for his Cushing's twice a week & … [Read more...]
Wild Turkeys visit regularly
We've been having a group of Tom and Jake turkeys visiting pretty regularly. They are super fun to watch! We aren't putting down much seed or corn intentionally on the ground, but they eat anything that the songbirds cast off and they also eat bugs that remain in the warmer areas … [Read more...]