It's been a really dry spring here so the Bird Bath has been a happening spot! Check out this video compilation from our bird batch cam. We put the GoPro out for about 2 hours on 5/14/2022 and these were all of the visitors. The featured photo here is of a Brown Thrasher … [Read more...]
Well Fed Snake
We ran across this very well fed spring snake! We are hoping that he got a pinkie rather than one of my early toads! … [Read more...]
Spring 2022 – Backyard updates
We holed up this winter and I never really put the cameras out. We were birdfeeding and watching and counting all winter, but we had a lot going on and I just didn't have the desire to document things here. But, seasons change and spring is back and the winter doldrums are … [Read more...]
Robin Nesting Again
Last year we had a mama robin try to nest in this place behind our garage on an unused shelter for a dog run. She was unfortunately not successful last year. Not sure what happened, but she sat the nest for a while and then left and had no hatchlings. This is a spot we … [Read more...]
Orioles and Grosbeaks returning!
This week we had the Baltimore Orioles returning, in small numbers still. We've also been seeing the Rose Breasted Grosbeaks. Right now, we have just 2 or 4 grosbeaks. We'll usually see a few more as we get closer to summer. We also spotted the Eastern Towhee this week, … [Read more...]
New Sighting – White Throated Sparrow
I'm really working on getting better at identifying sparrows and learning more about their behavior. For a long time, I just wasn't interested in them. Small, stripey, brownish mostly ground feeding bird, sparrow, moving on. I'm clearly partial to woodpeckers, but I've been … [Read more...]
