A few minutes ago, while I was in the Back Yard Buffet, refilling the water bowl and keeping an eye on Gulliver as he wandered around the yard, a small hawk zoomed into the Buffet. It paused very briefly right in front of me as I stood near the brush pile, but thankfully didn't linger. …
First snowfall
Put together the first snowfall of the season with blustery wind and very cold temperatures. Then throw in a brand new brush pile that the birds are absolutely loving, and suddenly you have open house at the Bird Buffet. The juncos, mourning doves, blue jays, sparrows, titmice, chickadees, and more all spent an exciting day …
To share or not to share?
Even the birds and the bees have a problem with sharing!
A little rain and a lotta lazy!
Rain was threatening, and I was feeling lazy, so I hung around the house for some back yard birding instead of heading to the park for a trail walk. As it turned out, lazy wasn't a bad choice, and I ended up having loads of fun just sitting on the bench in my back yard. A lady …
A pileated surprise!
We had a surprise "guest" at dinner time tonight, and he hung around for a portrait shoot.
One more week to go
For the past three weeks I've been on a self-imposed break from my regular trail walks so I can take an online course in photoshop for photographers. As a result, I haven't had much news to report from along the trail. Photoshop doesn't come easily to me, but it is a lot of fun, and hopefully will lead to improvements in my …
Back Yard Birding and more
I know some people take their feeders down when spring arrives, but we still like to keep some food and water available for these little creatures. So the other day I parked myself on a back yard bench to decide how to rearrange the feeders, and here are a few of the visitors that stopped …
SEEN ALONG THE TRAIL 