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Recent Yard Sightings! Beetles, Snakeskins and more

July 13, 2022 Elizabeth

Rainbow!

We've been seeing some interesting things here in the yard, here's a few recent sightings! … [Read more...]

Insects, Lizards Turtles and More, Summer

Feeder Action

June 12, 2022 Elizabeth

Summer Feeder

It's always fun when summer is here and we start to see mating behaviors, nest building, feeding of hatchlings and seeing the fledglings begin to come to the yard. Here's some pictures of the finches that are still flocking together around here and also a few stills of … [Read more...]

BirdWatching, Summer

Wild Turkey Visits

June 10, 2022 Elizabeth

Wild Turkey

We've had a few turkeys around. This hen was right in the front yard though, about 5 feet from my window! She pecked around and meandered through the yard. … [Read more...]

Summer, Wild Turkey

A Monarch Story

August 26, 2021 Elizabeth

Monarch Butterfly Newly Emerged

I've gone remiss from blogging again! I haven't been putting out the bird cams and have had a pretty busy summer. I originally shared these stories and photos on my Facebook page and in text messages with my mom over a number of days/posts/comments and I wanted to consolidate and … [Read more...]

Insects, Landscaping, Monarchs, Summer

Buckets of Frogs

August 29, 2020 Elizabeth

PSA - Check your egress for frogs/toads after the rain the last couple days. We caught & released 15 frogs this morning from our crawl space egress. Wood frog, leopard frog and green frog all about the same size. I rescue a few from here all the time. I try to check everyday, … [Read more...]

Frogs, Summer green frog, leopard frog, Tilda, Wood Frog

Duke has vertigo

August 7, 2020 Elizabeth

More dog trouble - My rescued basset hound, Duke (age 9) seems to have vertigo. We thought he had a stroke (he still might). At 3:30 am today, he woke us up stumbling down the hall and running into walls. After a day at the vet, he's home and resting now. The vet thinks it is … [Read more...]

Dogs, Summer Duke, Tilda, vertigo

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