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A fox in the yard

January 23, 2011 Elizabeth

Steve was going to let the dogs out the back door today, but noticed that all of the squirrels took off at the same time.  He looked around to see if he could see a hawk or something but didn’t notice anything. He put the dogs on their tie outs and they both immediately … [Read more...]

Winter Fox

A storm of ducks

February 25, 2010 Elizabeth

We had a winter storm here on Monday night.  Tuesday morning I was leaving for work, and 4 ducks were in the end of the driveway. We are about a mile from the river and other sources of water. We see waterfowl flying throughout the year, but rarely in winter.  Most of … [Read more...]

BirdWatching, Winter BirdWatching, ducks

Long time no blog

January 4, 2010 Elizabeth

It’s been a long time since I’ve blogged.  For New Year’s I thought I should write some kind of blog and get back on track with this.    Update on Shadow (my found Plott Hound):  We ended up not keeping Shadow. No one ever contacted me from the Michigan … [Read more...]

BirdWatching, Dogs, Fall, Winter BirdWatching, Blogging

Merry Christmas from our Backyard

December 25, 2009 Elizabeth

    Merry Christmas to you and your family from all of us! Rain & Quincy … [Read more...]

Dogs, Winter Christmas, Quincy, Rain

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